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Dry Needling: Powerful, Drug-Free Pain Relief for Athletes
Athletes suffering from serious or chronic soft tissue injuries are often prescribed powerful anti-inflammatory drugs to combat pain and inflammation....
How to Recover After Getting Hit by a Pitch
That fastball came in like a heat-seeking missile. The target: the middle of your back. Whether it was intentional or not doesn’t really matter. You toughed it out, making sure [...]
New App to Help Pitchers Avoid Tommy John Surgery
Photo via ESPN With Tommy John surgery—a procedure that replaces an injured ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow—being performed with increasing frequency on young baseball pitchers, Dr. James [...]
Ask the Experts: Should I Perform the Leg Press?
Q: Is it OK to perform Leg Presses as my main lower-body exercise? A: No, if you're an athlete, you should not perform the Leg Press. Pressing a huge amount [...]
5 Exercises for Training the Rotator Cuff
One of the biggest misconceptions about training the rotator cuff is the use of bands to help improve recovery and stabilization of the cuff. In...
Bodhizone’s Unique Approach to Fitness and Injury Prevention
Dr. Scott Weiss The main goal of every training program is to ultimately prevent injury. Yes, you want to improve your fitness, but staying healthy and injury-free should [...]
Running Away From Foot Orthotics
When you break a bone, you go to the doctor, get it set and have it fitted for a cast. Once the bone heals, the cast is removed and you start [...]
The Challenges of Returning From an Injury
Returning from an injury is a grueling process that can be physically and mentally challenging. A great example is Derrick Rose's long-awaited return from an ACL injury. The length of [...]
Athlete’s Guide to Back Injury Rehabilitation
Are you suffering from a lower back injury? The following are some strategies your team physician, athletic trainer, physical therapist or conditioning coach may use to help you get back [...]
Brian Lebo Named STACK Expert of the Month
Brian Lebo, owner and director of Athletic Performance Training Center (North Royalton, Ohio), has been named STACK's Expert of the Month for November 2012. He will receive a $500 cash [...]