Category: sports injury

Athlete injury – When to see a doctor

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Sports Injury: Seeing a doctor vs. ignoring the pain When is it time to see an athlete injury doctor? Tennis players, swimmers, cyclists or runners run the risk of suffering tennis elbow, an aching shoulder, sore knees or pain in your heel. Whether your a professional athlete or a weekend warrior working out and physical …

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ACL Tear? Are You Ready Fo Rehab?

ACL Rehab

Your Career Does Not Have To End After An ACL Tear Have you injured you ACL?  You may be ready for rehab. Pain management physicians will begin by increasing your range of motion through physical therapy. The objective is to build strength to the damaged region. Football players, skiers, trail runners, soccer players, who suffer a …

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Practicing Safe Yoga — 5 Tips to Avoid Injuries

Can yoga wreck your body? A recent article in the New York Times 1 argues that it can, quoting the increase of yoga-related injuries in recent years as the number of yoga practitioners has soared. Indeed, the number of yoga injuries treated in emergency rooms or doctors’ offices rose to 5,500 in 2007, according to …

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Contact Sports Injuries

Acute & Chronic Sports Injuries

What is an impact contact sport? Sport like hockey, football, rugby especially on a pro level, can result in serious injuries. Injuries come with the territory for professional athlete’s. Keep in mind though not just professional athletes run the risk of injury, any person on the football field, swimming, shooting hoops, hitting the ski slopes, …

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