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
December 5, 2008 By 3 Comments
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.
Injury Prevention, It’s A Parents Responsibilty Too
November 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I recently wrote an article over at SportsGirlPlay about the responsibity of parents to help in injury prevention for our children. “Catastrophic injury can usually be prevented if coaches pay attention to what is happening with a child athlete during a training session,” said Thompson. “Some kids train six or seven hours a day. Coaches [...]
Smarts Thoughts On Youth Sports
October 2, 2008 By 2 Comments
The Basics Of Functional Movement
September 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This will be the first in a ocassional series contribtion exclusively for TrackMom.com from Jose Nartea Jr. He has helped many youth and adult athletes maximize their performance through enhanced quality of functional movement for increased athletic performance. Enjoy ! Functional Human Movement Principles By: Jose A. Nartea (Jr.), ATC, CSCS, RKC Think for a moment, how many [...]
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