All too often in the process of an athlete wanting to get bigger, faster , and stronger the focus is placed on how much weight the athlete can lift. It is not to say that strength is not important, because it is. However, the first...
How an athlete moves is affected by many different variables. Unfortunately, most of these variables we have little or no control over. Age, physical developmental changes such as sudden growth spurts in both height and muscular development affect how the young athlete moves. Other factors...
By: Chris Green, ATC/L, CSCS Spring is here, warmer weather is coming and more people will be participating in outdoor recreational activities, many of which involve running. Unfortunately this increase in activity also leads to an increase in injuries. Did you know that hamstring injuries...
Anterior knee pain or patellar femoral pain is a common complaint of active individuals, and especially females. Studies have shown that patellar femoral knee pain affects 1 out of every 10 active adolescent girls. Patellar femoral pain is typically associated with an irritation of the...