Sports Injury Prevention
Expert tips and techniques for preventing sports injury.
Share Your Favorite Tip for Preventing Sports Injuries
Do you have a favorite way to warm up, cool down, or prevent sports injuries? Share your injury prevention tips with other sports medicine readers.
Do you have a favorite way to warm up, cool down, or prevent sports injuries? Share your injury prevention tips with other sports medicine readers.
Your Workout Routine: 5 Things You Should Never Do When You Exercise
Many people getting into the groove of a workout routine and let some pretty important things that can make their workout routine effective and safe slide. Are you one of them? Here, 5 common workout routine mistakes to avoid.
Many people getting into the groove of a workout routine and let some pretty important things that can make their workout routine effective and safe slide. Are you one of them? Here, 5 common workout routine mistakes to avoid.
10 Tips for Safe Workouts
Things to keep in mind when beginning or changing your exercise routine.
Things to keep in mind when beginning or changing your exercise routine.
How to Recognize Unsafe or Dangerous Exercises
What are safe and unsafe exercises? How do you know what exercises to avoid? Today we determine the safety of any particular exercise in terms of the risk of injury to the person performing that particular movement.
What are safe and unsafe exercises? How do you know what exercises to avoid? Today we determine the safety of any particular exercise in terms of the risk of injury to the person performing that particular movement.
Exercise and Immunity
Moderate exercise may boost the immune system function, but intense exercise can have the the opposite effect.
Moderate exercise may boost the immune system function, but intense exercise can have the the opposite effect.
Bike Helmet Basics - How to Fit a Helmet
Cyclists need to wear a properly fitted helmet to avoid serious head injuries from falls.
Cyclists need to wear a properly fitted helmet to avoid serious head injuries from falls.
Staph and Community Acquired MRSA Infections in Athletes
Due to close contact, athletes may be more likely to get Community Acquired MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus), a type of bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics.
Due to close contact, athletes may be more likely to get Community Acquired MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus), a type of bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics.
ACL Injury Prevention - Tips for Athletes
Athletes can reduce their risk of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries by adding training drills that require balance, and combined strength and speed.
Athletes can reduce their risk of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries by adding training drills that require balance, and combined strength and speed.
Protecting Your Eyes
More than 90 percent of all eye injuries can be prevented with the use of appropriate protective eye wear. What you need to know about protecting your eyes when playing sports.
More than 90 percent of all eye injuries can be prevented with the use of appropriate protective eye wear. What you need to know about protecting your eyes when playing sports.
Can Athletes Get an Edge with Sports Massage?
Athletes frequently get massage before and after athletic events or training, but are the benefits more than psychological?
Athletes frequently get massage before and after athletic events or training, but are the benefits more than psychological?
Mouth Guards - Mouth Protection
Mouth guards reduce the risk of broken or lost teeth and other jaw and mouth injuries. Learn more about the selection and use of mouth guards for sports.
Mouth guards reduce the risk of broken or lost teeth and other jaw and mouth injuries. Learn more about the selection and use of mouth guards for sports.
10 Tips for Safe Workouts
Simple tips to prevent exercise-related injuries.
Simple tips to prevent exercise-related injuries.
How to Prevent the 5 Most Common Sports Injuries
Tips for dealing with the most common sports related injuries
Tips for dealing with the most common sports related injuries
Muscle Cramps
Information on the causes, cures and prevention of muscle spasms.
Information on the causes, cures and prevention of muscle spasms.
The Warm Up
A proper warm up can reduce injury and improve performance.
A proper warm up can reduce injury and improve performance.
How to Prevent Sports Injuries
Injury rates can be reduced by 25% by taking these preventative measures.
Injury rates can be reduced by 25% by taking these preventative measures.
ACL Injury Prevention - Tips for Athletes
An orthopaedic surgeon tells how to help prevent ACL injuries.
An orthopaedic surgeon tells how to help prevent ACL injuries.
'Prehab' to Avoid Rehab
Athletes of all levels can avoid many sports injuries with prehabilitation.
Athletes of all levels can avoid many sports injuries with prehabilitation.
Running on Sand or Grass May Increase Risk of Injury
While running on sand or grass would seem to decrease the risk of sports injuries, sports medicine experts see more sprains, strains and tendonitis from running on these uneven and inconsistent surface.
While running on sand or grass would seem to decrease the risk of sports injuries, sports medicine experts see more sprains, strains and tendonitis from running on these uneven and inconsistent surface.
Tips for Avoiding Germs at the Gym
Some practical ways to avoid unnecessary illness and prevent the spread of germs at your health club.
Some practical ways to avoid unnecessary illness and prevent the spread of germs at your health club.
How Much Exercise Does It Take?
How much you need to exercise depends upon your goals and your current level of fitness.
How much you need to exercise depends upon your goals and your current level of fitness.
Ten Tips to Prevent Colds and the Flu this Winter
With more of us spending time indoors in the winter, it's easier for germs to spread. Learn how to keep coughs, colds and the flu from finding you this year.
With more of us spending time indoors in the winter, it's easier for germs to spread. Learn how to keep coughs, colds and the flu from finding you this year.
About Sports Sunglasses - Function or Fashion?
Athletes wear sunglasses for the way they look as much as for the way they protect.
Athletes wear sunglasses for the way they look as much as for the way they protect.