We have all heard that in order to be a good high school athlete you shouldn’t limit yourself to one sport all year round. If your love is football, you should run track in the spring. Or if volleyball is your sport, you should consider basketball or soccer during the off season. As a Physical […]
Sports Medicine“I’m falling apart!” is something I commonly hear when interviewing patients. “After one thing is better a new one pops up!” is also a common complaint. It may seem to many that their body is working against them. In my experience, I’ve learned it’s often something deeper, a message regarding the health of the body as […]
Myofascial ReleaseGolf season is in full swing! While this pastime is enjoyed by many, it can be a violent sport. This may sound extreme since the only contact it involves includes a 1 pound club with a 1.62 oz ball, but the truth is golfers of all ages and skill levels are at a risk for […]
Sports MedicineIf you sit in an office chair at work, chances are you experience stiffness, soreness and pain at times. The dilemma with sitting for any length of time is that your body isn’t in an ideal position for your joints and muscles. This sets you up for potential problems with your back, legs, shoulders, neck […]
Workplace SafetyThe recent so-called fight of the century between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather was covered in controversy afterwards by the revelation that Pacquiao fought with a rotator cuff tear. Did that give Mayweather an unfair advantage? Should they schedule a rematch so they can both fight on a level playing field? How would an injury […]
Sports MedicineIt’s time to throw away the winter doldrums and embrace the warmth and glorious sun that comes with spring in Wisconsin!!!! For many of us, it’s to dust off the lawnmower and shovel, and start cleaning up the yard and garden. To avoid injury, it’s important to keep a few things in mind when starting […]
Injury PreventionThis post was originally published at TreatingTMJ.com So what exactly is TMJ hypermobility? Well hypermobility is characterized by early and/or excessive forward gliding (translating) of one or both TMJs. This excessive forward gliding results in laxity of the surrounding capsule and ligaments and the temporalis tendon. The over-stretching of these structures over time can lead […]
TMJ13 year old baseball phenom featured in Sports Illustrated; College basketball scholarship offered to 10 year old; 14 year old signs professional soccer contract; While one would think these are stories of fiction, they are actual headlines, and stories of children who are being pushed further into sport specialization at earlier and earlier ages. Specialization […]
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