Health blog Category: Sports Injuries
From Tee to Treatment: Physical Therapy for Golf Injury Recovery
Golf is a sport that requires complete full body movements that are not always the same for the average golfer. With a golf swing you will use everything from lower body movement up to mild rotation of the neck. If you have any imbalances throughout the body whether it’s involving strength differences or mobility impairments it can start to affect other areas of the body to try and compensate for these imbalances.
Some common injuries that arise with golfer are:
- Lower back pain
- Rotator cuff injury
- Medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow)
- Wrist injuries
- Knee injuries
Why Do Injuries Occur?
What You “Knee’d” to Know About ACL Tears
“Pop!” That’s the dreaded sensation an athlete may feel in his/her knee while maneuvering around an opponent on the field. Following an awkward landing or a sudden change in direction, the popping sensation is often followed by severe pain with weight bearing. It is also common to experience, loss of range of motion and swelling of the knee. The injury may indicate an ACL tear, which can certainly sideline you from returning to your sport for months, sometimes even years.
Read full blogPreparing for Your Sports Season: Athletes
If you’re a student athlete who participates in sports year-round, you might maintain a higher level of physical activity throughout the summer. Overall though, the general lack of physical activity that spans over the summer means fitness levels decrease significantly and, the return to the fall sports season is more difficult. It’s all the more reason why proper preparation is key.
When returning to any sport, it’s important to treat the body appropriately, with care and attention.
Read full blogPlantar Fasciitis: A Common Foot Problem
Ouch! If you’ve ever had plantar fasciitis, you know just how excruciating those first few steps are when you get out of bed in the morning. It can feel like you’re stepping on a knife as the tight connective tissue on the bottom of your foot stretches out. As someone who has had a recurrence of plantar fasciitis over the years, beginning in high school, I can tell you first hand just how painfully necessary it is to address the underlying cause to avoid flare-ups.
Read full blogHow Advanced Physical Therapy Improves Sports Performance
When you think of sports, it’s easy to imagine the thrill of the game, the rush of adrenaline, and the joy of victory. But as any athlete knows, with sports also comes the risk of injury. Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, injuries can happen. That’s where Loudoun Sports Therapy Center and our advanced physical therapy treatments come into play. We are proud to provide specialized treatments and sports performance programs to get you back to the sports you love.
Read full blogWhat Are You Doing to Prevent Fall Sports Injuries?
The leaves turning and the cooling of the air brings back the clatter of football and the squeak of sneakers on a basketball court. Along with a return to these dynamic sports subsequently has an uptick in ankle and knee injuries. Let’s talk about how to prevent these injuries!
One of the best things to do for injury prevention is to have a well balanced, dynamic routine for stretching and strengthening to prevent those injuries to our athletes.
Read full blogChronic Ankle Instability
Have you sprained your ankle more times than you can count? You are likely suffering from what is called chronic ankle instability, aka CAI.
Why does this happen? Once you injure your ankle once, unless rehabbed well, the function of the ankle itself is forever altered. Every part of your body has little internal GPS sensors called proprioceptors. The function of these proprioceptors decreases following ankle injuries. With this decline in function, your ankle has a hard time knowing where it is at in space and therefore has a hard time righting itself when walking on uneven surfaces or running.
Read full blogRock Climbing Injuries to Lower Extremity and Ankle
Rock Climbing can lead to many different types of musculoskeletal injuries. Some of the most common injuries to the lower body include;
- Meniscal tear
- Stiffness, swelling, feeling like the knee is going to give out, catching in the knee.
- Knee ligament tear
- Swelling, instability, loss of range of motion.
- Morton’s Neuroma
- Sharp burning pain with standing and walking between two toes, tingling in foot.
Rock Climbing Injuries to Lower Extremity and Ankle
Rocking Climbing can lead to many different types of musculoskeletal injuries. Some of the most common injuries to the lower body include;
- Meniscal tear
- Stiffness, swelling, feeling like the knee is going to give out, catching in the knee.
- Knee ligament tear
- Swelling, instability, loss of range of motion.
- Morton’s Neuroma
- Sharp burning pain with standing and walking between two toes, tingling in foot.
Running for Beginners
You see people running every morning out your window. You’re wishing you could be that person. Well, you can!
Here are some tips before you begin your new running journey:
Ease Into It!
I learned my lesson in college when I set a goal for running 3 miles and achieved it in the first day. I wasn’t in the proper shape to be running even though I considered myself pretty active and fit.
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