"No pain. No gain!” We’ve all heard that phrase. It’s certainly catchy, and it’s thrown around in gyms all the time. But what does it mean and is it true? Some people believe if they don’t feel pain when they are working out, their workout was...
It’s fall! That means it’s time for football! Before hitting the gridiron, it’s important to know your athlete is physically ready for the competition. Foot and ankle injuries are common in sports especially football. Thankfully, it is possible to reduce the risk of football ankle...
It’s common sense that proper nutrition is essential for healthy living. It’s also common sense that eating highly processed food everyday isn’t the way to go. Unfortunately, if we don't take the time to cook our own meals, we’re more likely to reach for whatever...
Prevention is the best medicine especially when it comes to back injury. It’s much easier to prevent than to repair. Your back is critically important for your ability to perform all your daily activities including your job. Most back pain arises from using your back...
Flexibility refers to the ability of your joints and muscles to execute their full range of motion. Many day to day activities like walking, getting out of bed and lifting children all require flexibility. Maintaining flexibility allows us to remain mobile and to do these...
Dry needling has been used as an effective treatment for chronic pain since the 1940’s but has gained a recent popularity as less traditional approaches to therapy become more and more mainstream. In the past when an athlete was injured, the traditional diagnosis to aid the...
According to the American Sports Medical Institute, the number of youth baseball injuries has continued to rise. The number of Tommy John surgeries performed on youth players has doubled since 2000. Younger players are more prone to injury than adult players because their bones, growth...
What is Golfer's Elbow? Golfer's Elbow is pain in the elbow caused by overuse of the arm, forearm and hand, and can also be caused by injury to the muscles and tendons inside the elbow. Golfer’s elbow is very similar to tennis elbow in that...
Running’s high impact means it causes extra stress on the joints of the legs and the spine. When athletes perform a high impact sport over and over again injuries are likely to occur. That’s why 70% of runners will experience an injury this year. Most of...
Because of the social stigma attached to speech disorders, many children with language disorders have a difficult time making friends. In fact, about 50% of children with developmental language disorders also have emotional, behavioral, or social difficulties if not a combination of all of them....