Guest blog by Heidi Mills BSc (Hons) GSR – a Graduate Sports Rehabilitator who writes for www.sportsinjuryclinic.net. The achilles tendon is the thick tendon which can be felt at the back of the ankle. It attaches the two main calf muscles (Gastrocnemius and Soleus) to the heel bone and transmits the forces they produce to […]
Joint Injuries in Athletes
Guest blog by Elizabeth Carrollton, a medical writer for Drugwatch.com Joint injuries are a very common problem in athletes, especially in weight-bearing joints. Sprains and strains are common in knees and ankles, while hips are more prone to overuse injuries, like bursitis and tendinitis, as well as muscle strain and stress fractures. All of these […]
Peroneal Tendon Tearing
How do they tear? Most commonly the peroneal tendons tear by fraying. They are placed under repetitive stress and have tears within the tendon that slowly tear apart. Symptoms are not always clear. Since tendons themselves have no nerves inside them, pain is often transmitted to other areas. Tendons connect muscle to bone. The muscle […]
4 More Rehab Exercises to Help you Bounce Back After an Injury
Earlier this month we shared 3 rehab exercises you can do by yourself to bounce back after an injury and/or surgery. Continuing down that path to recovery, here are 4 more simple rehabilitation exercise that will guide you back to full strength following an injury or surgery. Dynamic Hamstrings [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6m4V8J2o37Y] Start by lying flat on […]
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