Sports and Athletic Injury Prevention Tips
Sports & Athletic Injury Prevention Tip # 13 – Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)!
Sports scientists have reported that there are critical periods in the life of a young person in which the effects of training can be maximised. They have also concluded that it can take anything from eight to twelve years of training for a talented athlete to achieve...
Sports & Athletic Injury Prevention Tip # 12 – Shoulder Injuries:
Shoulder problems are one of the most common, if not THE most common, injuries sustained in the gym. The shoulder is a complex joint and can easily be damaged. Very often, once a shoulder is injured, it provides grief for a very long time, or even forever. The most...
Sports & Athletic Injury Prevention Tip # 11 – Preventing Tendinitis:
Tendinitis, also known as tendonitis, is the inflammation of a tendon. Tendinitis is a type of tendinopathy - a disease of the tendon. Tendinosis is similar to tendinitis, but requires different treatment. Tendinitis refers to larger-scale acute (sudden, short-term)...
Sports & Athletic Injury Prevention Tip # 10 – Avoid shin splints!!
Avoid shin splints!!! Shin splints, or pain along the bone on the front of the shin, are also quite common causes of leg pain from sports injuries. This condition is typically a result of overworking the muscles, tendons, and bone tissue of the legs. For shin splints,...
Sports & Athletic Injury Prevention Tip # 9 – Work With Proper Form!
Work With Proper Form: When you lift weights or do any other form of exercise, remember that form and technique are key. You want to be safe? Pay attention to what you’re doing. Learn how to do each exercise and do it carefully and with focus. Don’t look for shortcuts...
Sports & Athletic Injury Prevention Tip # 8 – Get a Sports Physical Examination!
Get a Sports Physical Examination! Before sports seasons begin, find a sports medicine physician who can help assess readiness for sports, address any medical issues that may cause risk of injury and offer recommendations to ensure safe sports participation. Good...
