Sports Injuries
Scaphoid Fractures: How They Happen, Signs You Have One, and How To Treat It
The scaphoid bone is one of eight carpal bones in the wrist. It is situated on the thumb side of the hand and wrist connecting the two rows of carpal [...]
Top 3 Exercises to Relieve and Prevent Knee Pain
Knee injuries and knee pain plague athletes and the general population, alike. Knee injuries can be caused by multiple factors, such as traumatic injuries, overuse injuries and non-contact injuries. One [...]
Just Tore Your ACL? Do These 4 Things Before Surgery
The period after an ACL injury can be a difficult time. While your mind is full of questions as to your future in sport or what procedure to undergo, there [...]
Become a Better Mover With This 10-Minute Foot and Ankle Prep Series
The foot-and-ankle complex is perhaps the most overlooked region in sports. Not only are these two areas that tend to get frequently injured, but they're also absolutely critical to elite [...]
‘Weird’ Hip Pain That Won’t Go Away? Try These 4 Fixes
Are you dealing with a strange, unexplainable pain in or around your hips? Maybe you can’t pinpoint exactly where it’s coming from, describe quite how it feels or even remember [...]
What Exactly are ‘Overuse’ Injuries? Inside the Epidemic Sidelining Youth Athletes
Overuse injury. The term itself seems fairly self-explanatory. Something in the body was used too much, and it led to injury. But with overuse injuries at an all-time high among [...]
Megan Rapinoe Overcame Three Torn ACLs To Become the Star of Women’s Soccer
Megan Rapinoe is the reigning queen of soccer. The 34-year-old forward just led the U.S. Women's National Team to its second consecutive World Cup title, earning the Golden Ball (presented [...]
How Strength and Conditioning Coaches Can Identify Heat Illnesses
Roughly one year ago, Maryland football was going through a spring conditioning practice when 19-year-old Jordan McNair collapsed from heat stroke. He was not placed in an ice bath or [...]
How Exam Weeks Greatly Increase an Athlete’s Risk of Injury
With the school year nearing its conclusion, final exams are a major hurdle for student-athletes. While no one’s ever mistaken finals for a pleasant experience, just how much of a [...]
Knowing Whether and When to Use—And Not Use—a Knee or Ankle Brace
Every year, many athletes suffer devastating ankle injuries, knee sprains and ACL/MCL tears. And most of these injuries aren't even contact-related. Why are knee and ankle injuries so common? The [...]