Health blog Category: Sports Injuries
Lower Back Pain & Your Exercise Program
As 2026 begins, many individuals are making significant lifestyle changes to improve their health and wellness. For many, this includes starting a new exercise program and joining a gym. While strength training offers numerous benefits including; increased muscular strength, enhanced metabolism, and weight management, it can also lead to injuries when performed improperly. One area particularly vulnerable to injury during resistance training, especially when using free weights such as dumbbells or barbells, is the lower back.
Read full blogFoam Roller: How to Loosen a Knot
Ever had a stubborn knot in your neck, back, leg, really anywhere in the body? These knots can be painful and make daily motions difficult and uncomfortable. But what do you do when you can’t seem to stretch our that knot? As physical therapists, we are always looking at different techniques and exercises to incorporate into our sessions with patients. We challenge and work their bodies so they become stronger, more flexible, and more mobile.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy for Athletes: Sterling, VA
Athletics are a key part to some individuals happiness whether it is for their own mental health or physical health. Whenever you start participating in an athletic based sport there is always an inherent risk to injury. However, if you take the proper precautions prior to or while engaging in a sport, you can significantly reduce the chances of this occurring.
Throwing Athletes
For throwing athletes, there are a multitude of injuries that can occur.
Read full blogSource of Elbow Pain
Many people have heard of and will use terms like ‘tennis elbow’ and ‘golfer’s elbow.’ What exactly are these conditions and what’s the difference? The truth is, not much. Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow are both overuse injuries that are caused by any activity that requires repetitive motion of the arm and wrist.
The difference between the two conditions:
The difference lies in where the elbow is inflamed.
Read full blogHow to Recover from an ACL Tear with Physical Therapy
The phrase “ACL Tear” can strike fear into the hearts of athletes and fans alike. It’s an injury that often means season-ending surgery and a long road to recovery. We see headlines like “6 to 12 Month Recovery” and wonder:
- Will that athlete ever be the same?
- Why does it take so long to recover from ACL surgery?
- What is an ACL, and why is it so vulnerable to injury?
Plantar 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 blogFrom 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?
How 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.
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