What is Achilles Tendinitis?
Achilles tendinitis is an inflammatory condition that involves the 'Achilles tendon,' the tendon that anchors the calf muscles on the back of your leg to your heel bone. This tendon is involved in walking, running, and jumping. Tendinitis is the condition in...
Stop Doing Exercises That Hurt You!
by Dana McDaniel, Strength & Conditioning Coach at Performance Sport-Care In our facility, corrective exercise and strengthening exercise is an important part of our treatment of patients. In the world of health care, Doctors make treatment decisions that...
What is “Golfer’s Elbow”?
Medial epicondylitis, also known as "golfer's elbow," usually results from an overuse injury to the forearm, specifically, the muscle-tendon attachment(s) of the flexor/pronator muscle mass to a bony prominence located along the inner elbow called the 'medial...
Are The High Protein Diets Followed by Bodybuilders/Weight Trainers Safe?
Among the “controversial” nutrition practices often criticized in newspapers/magazines and other media articles are the high protein diets followed by bodybuilders, strength athletes, and CrossFit enthusiasts. Registered dieticians, the health professionals...
Pectoral Muscle Tears Are Increasing
In gyms and playing fields throughout the United States pectoral muscle tears have been observed with increasing frequency. In one year alone, 2015, five cases of pectoral muscle tear were reported by the Minnesota Vikings football team. Over a recent two-year...
Nutrition That May Help Heal Concussions
Several scientific studies and investigative papers published in recent years have suggested that certain nutritional interventions may help patients that have sustained a concussion or a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This prompted the U.S. Department of...
Concussion Recovery May Take Longer Than We Think
Looking Beyond Current Beliefs A recent study led by Anthony Kontos, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh now suggests that recovery from a concussion might take much longer than the presently accepted range of 7 to 14 days. This 7 to 14 day recovery period,...
Nutrition For The Female Athlete: To Win And Avoid Injuries
Poor or sub-optimum nutrition is more common in female athletes than in male athletes. Proper diet is of the utmost importance in order for active individuals to maintain adequate energy during intense bouts of exercise/activity and for recovery afterwards. In...
How Women Can Prevent Knee Ligament Injuries And Develop Great Looking Legs
Every year 350,000 people seek ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery in the United States. An estimated 24 to 30% of high school athletes who undergo ACL reconstructive surgery re-tear their ACL within the next several years. Young women...
Proper Weight Selection For Rapid Muscle Building Progress
by Dana McDaniel, Strength & Conditioning Coach at Performance Sport-Care If I was to ask people who lift weights what key factor is required to make the most progress toward building a strong, well developed body, most people might reply by saying things...
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