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Injury Prevention
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Staying Fit in the “Off” Season
May 31
With spring soccer season winding down and summer try-outs approaching, some of your coaches may give you a few weeks off. Although you may be “off” from scheduled practices...
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How to Step Up and Down a Curb with a Walker
May 23
Listed below are safety tips and step-by-step approach on how to carefully and properly take on the challenges of a curb while using your walker.
Tips for walker:
Walker should...
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How to Step On and Off a Curb with a Cane
May 18
Listed below are safety tips and step-by-step approach on how to carefully and properly walk over a curb while using your cane.
Tips for proper cane fit:
Cane should be...
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How to Step On and Off a Curb Using Crutches
May 16
Listed below is a step-by-step approach on how to safely and properly walk over a curb while using crutches.
Tip: When walking up and down a curb with crutches, remember...
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Load vs. Capacity
Mar 21
Musculoskeletal injury, whether sudden or from repetitive use, often boils down to the imbalance between load and capacity. Many factors play a role in an individual’s experience of pain,...
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Aerobic Fitness and Injury Risk
Feb 23
A great deal of research has emerged in the past decade that shows a correlation between aerobic fitness levels and injury risk. This research has studied populations of elite...
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Balancing our Body
Feb 18
Our bodies do amazing work to keep countless variables in check without us even knowing. There really is something to the yogic ideal of achieving balance in one’s life—scientifically...
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7 Quick and Easy Stretches for Golfers
Feb 15
During these freezing cold and dreary days, it’s the perfect time to start daydreaming about sunshine and hitting the links! Golf season is right around the corner and we...
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Why Try the Pose Method for Your Running Injury?
Feb 12
The Pose Method of running is effective largely because much of its injury-prevention recommendations are consistent with those of academics who have conducted running gait research in laboratories. Theoretically,...
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Research on How to Stay Comfortable At Work
Feb 7
In a recent article titled, “It's Time to Have a Rest: How Do Break Types Affect Muscular Activity and Perceived Discomfort During Prolonged Sitting at Work," researchers used electromyographic...
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How to Avoid More Snow on Your Driveway After the Plow Comes Through!
Jan 25
Don't you get frustrated AFTER you have spent all the time and effort in shoveling your driveway AND THEN the snow plow comes through and it piles up AGAIN...
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3 Exercises That Can Keep Your Neck and Back Happy While at Work
Jan 17
Many people are sitting at their work station for hours on end while working from home or at the office. Prolonged sitting can create increased neck and back stiffness,...