Ice vs. Heat: How to Decide Which is Best for Your Injury
Hard as it is to admit, we humans are prone to injury, and the more active we are, the likelier we are to hurt ourselves at one point or another. The good news is there’s
Is it Ever OK to Push Through the Pain During Exercise?
You often hear stories of Olympic or professional athletes who heroically fight through pain or injury to secure a win. It’s not even uncommon to come across a story of your average marathon runner gritting
How to Prepare Your Athlete for Summer Success…and Beyond
School may be out for summer, and while student athletes may be tempted to take it easy, experts say taking an extended break from conditioning can backfire once school starts back up. If athletes fail
Preventing Throwing Injuries in Young Athletes
Youth sports have come a long way from the days when kids played on local Little League or Pee Wee teams once a year for short seasons. Even elementary-aged kids are playing increasingly competitive sports,
How Your Plasma or Stem Cells Can Help Ease Joint Pain
If you suffer from joint pain, you know how hard it can be to perform everyday tasks, much less doing the activities you enjoy. If you have exhausted every conservative treatment option available to you,
Easy Steps to Protect Children from Accidental Injuries
Bikes, scooters or skateboards—if it has wheels, the chances are good that your child will experience a fall related to it at some point. But how bad that fall is can depend greatly on how
Five Tips for a Happy, Healthy Spring
Spring is here, which means we’ll be mowing lawns, grilling out and enjoying more time outdoors in the beautiful weather. But the season also brings new risks for injury and illness — and emergency room
Teenage Tennis Phenom Nets Recovery From Injury
For 17-year-old Maia Sosa, not only did her tennis serve devastate her opponents, it also caused this teenage prodigy a lot of pain. “I felt pain for a few years, and I thought it was