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Sports injuries
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4 Tips to Keep Your Child Optimistic After a Sports Injury
Feb 14
Injuries can happen to anyone. But, when it is your own child, it can be really tough! Knowing how to support your youth athlete when they sustain an injury...
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4 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Knee and Foot Pain in Growing Athletes
Jan 12
A common complaint we hear from pre-adolescent and adolescent aged athletes is that their knees or feet are consistently sore or irritable. A lot of time, these same athletes...
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Self Hygiene Tips for the Soccer Athlete
Nov 19
Nobody wants to be the stinky kid, right?! It’s important as an athlete to recognize the responsibility you have to maintain good hygiene in order to avoid unnecessary issues...
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Can Ankle Mobility Prevent Knee Injury?
Nov 1
Squatting is among the most functional of all human movements and is frequently regarded as a starting point in the movement assessments for many healthcare practitioners. Much like any...
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PEACE and LOVE for Injury!
Oct 13
Soft tissue injuries need PEACE and LOVE! What do these acronyms actually stand for? Click on the link below to find out more!
https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2019/04/26/soft-tissue-injuries-simply-need-peace-love/
Omaha Physical Therapy Institute is an outpatient...
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Simple Stretch for Anterior Knee Pain
Aug 25
Do you have anterior (front-sided) knee pain? If this pain came on gradually without any known cause or obvious trauma/injury, you may benefit from a very basic course of...
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Does Running Technique Matter?
Jun 21
Many people recognize the importance of technique when they become familiar with a sport. For instance, a basketball player is quite familiar with proper shooting form, a golfer the...
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Does Strength and Power Equal Confidence in ACL Rehab?
Jun 14
Is there a correlation between the amount of strength and power an individual has with their confidence in returning to play their sport after ACL reconstruction surgery? A recent...
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Sport Specialization Among Young Athletes
May 17
Sport participation can offer several benefits to children and adolescents when dosed appropriately. But, over the past several years, youth athletics has changed considerably. It has changed from child-driven,...
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7 Exercises to Reduce the Risk of Knee Injuries in Soccer Players!
Apr 21
It is important to make sure you are regularly challenging your neuromuscular system and training it to tolerate the loads you take on as a soccer player. Research has...
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Injury Resistance- Practice Like you Play
Mar 24
Injury in sport can happen to anyone. As speed and impact increase in higher level competition, so does the likelihood of injury. This is why, in most sports, injuries...
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COVID-19 Home Workout For Runners
Mar 21
Many of us have more free time at home these days presenting us with ample time and opportunity to examine whatever we choose to about ourselves. I personally am...