Sports Injuries On The Rise

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                      Broken  Distal  Right  Tibial Youth sport Injuries are on the rise and seem to be more and more in the news lately. Much of the increase has to do with year round one sport activity

More Talk On Warming Up

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   Dynamic Stretching vs. Static Stretching  Taylor Tollison  of Elitesoccerconditioning.com has written a nice article on the basis of static and dynamic stretching.Thanks to Taylor for allowing this reprint. As coaches and trainers we will perform anything from plyometrics to sprinting to reduce injury and increase performance.  The real question is whether the type of stretching [...]

Stabilizing Ankle Exercises

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Ankle injuries can short circuit an athletes season and cause repetitive nagging  pain if not resolved properly.  Runners most commonly sprain ankles by stepping in a hole or tripping on a tree root or rock while training.

Treatment and Prevention For The Achilles Tendon

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  Unfortunately, treatments for Achilles tendonitis and tears have not changed or improved much over the past 30 years. Depending on the severity of your tendonitis, you will be guided through the following “solutions” or “cures”. I’ll give you the treatment and my opinion and experience with it.

Youth Runners and Cross County Running

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  Trackmom.com’s favorite Middle Distance and Long Distance  Guest Contributor Alisa Harvey.  She’s wriiten a great article on the basics of cross country competiton and your youth athlete.   Youth Runners and Cross Country Running   Once a young runner has devoted a few solid weeks of training on the grass, dirt, and/or trails and their bodies have [...]