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Many sporting activities push you beyond your physical limits to achieve a goal. But when you push hard enough, there’s a high risk you can get injured. Whether you’re a professional athlete who built a career around a sport or a weekend warrior just passing time, no one is immune to sports-related injuries. Why Visit
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What Is Sports Nutrition?
Athletes and physically active individuals focus a lot on enhancing their performance, from the number of hours they sleep or rest to the type protective gear and footwear they use when exercising or playing a game. One extremely important aspect of sports performance is nutrition. Sports nutrition refers to food intake that focuses on providing
Read MoreHow to Avoid the Most Common Sports Injuries
The most frequently occurring sports injuries as reported by doctors are sprains, strains, fractures, and dislocations. Even if you don’t play a sport but you do live a fairly active lifestyle, then you are prone to these injuries. Fortunately, there are steps that you can take to reduce your risk of injury. It is important
Read MoreWeight Training and Knee Injuries
Getting into a weight training program is great for your heart and other muscles, but it puts you at risk of injuries – particularly knee injuries. When you lift weights, you are placing a lot of extra pressure on your knees, because they must not only support your body’s weight but also the weights you’re
Read MoreWhat Can a Sports Medicine Physician Treat?
A sports medicine doctor treats a wide range of orthopedic injuries sustained while playing sports or engaging in moderate to strenuous physical activity. This type of injury can also happen while doing everyday activities and pulling or twisting a joint or muscle the wrong way. If you lead a fairly active lifestyle and you have
Read MoreCommon Summer Sports Injuries
Summer allows you to partake in all sorts of sports activities thanks to those long, glorious sunshiny days. However, it also holds potential for a lot of injuries as people are out boating, riding motorcycles, and mountain biking, and more. The potential for trauma caused by operating either a bike or even a skateboard at
Read MorePreventing Throwing Injuries
Sports injuries involving the arm and shoulder are among the most common orthopedic problems. They’re also among the most preventable. Take, for example, rotator cuff and other shoulder and elbow injuries resulting from repeatedly throwing a baseball. Most of these injuries can be avoided by following these commonsense rules: Don’t Throw Too Much This may
Read MoreWhat is Sports Medicine?
Sports medicine is a medical branch that focuses on the maintenance of physical fitness, as well as treatment and prevention of sports-related injuries and exercise. Sports medicine doctors are specialist physicians who have completed medical school, appropriate residency training, and specialization in sports medicine. Advanced training may include specializations in family, internal, or emergency medicine, pediatrics, or orthopedic surgery. Many also
Read MoreTop Frequently Asked Questions About Sports Medicine
Sports medicine focuses on the treatment and prevention of injuries arising from sports and exercise. It helps athletes as well as physically active people improve their performance, recover from injury, maintain fitness, and prevent future injuries. Below are a collection of FAQs regarding sports medicine. Q: What Does a Sports Medicine Physician Do? A sports
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Achilles Tendonitis
The largest tendon in the body is the Achilles tendon, and its function is to help you walk, jump, run, and move about. But, in accordance with Greek mythology for which it is named, this tendon can represent a major weakness. This tendon is subject to severe inflammation (tendonitis) that can completely immobilize you. To
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