Rehabilitation
Concussions Are an Epidemic in Women’s Sports Too
"You play like a girl." That schoolyard taunt and others like it have fueled the popular perception that women's sports are not as aggressive or as dangerous as their male [...]
Prevent Shoulder Injuries With Stabilization Exercises
Stabilization exercises for the shoulder are commonly used in rehabilitation. However, you should perform them on a regular basis to protect your shoulders from injury. The shoulder is the most [...]
How to Return to the Field After an ACL Injury
Surgery and rehabilitation after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury can be a long, stressful process. It takes most professional athletes almost a year to return to their sport. However, [...]
3 Steps to Coming Back Better From an Injury
Want to return from a sports injury even better than you were before it happened? It may sound impossible, but it's not. Many athletes have mentally (and in some ways [...]
Basketball Balance Training For Court Performance and Injury Prevention
Good balance is essential to success on the basketball court. As a basketball athlete, you've chosen a sport that requires an abundance of unbalanced movements—like perimeter defense, contested jump shots [...]
Core Strength: Not Just the Abdominal Muscles
Training the core is more complicated than simply performing Sit-Ups and engaging the abdominal muscles. A strong core also means strengthening the muscles of the hips, shoulders and spine. Since [...]
adidas Basketball Releases "The Return of Derrick Rose," Episode 2: HOPE
On Aug. 22, adidas and Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose debuted the “Return of D. Rose,” Episode 1: “BELIEF,” kicking off a documentary series following Rose as he prepares [...]
Special Considerations for Rehabbing Female Soccer Athletes
Women use different muscles and biomechanics than men, and to properly heal injuries, women's soccer rehab programs need to take this into account. An unfortunate fact is that female athletes have [...]
Improve Arm Strength and Prevent Injury With These Pitching Workouts
For many years, pitching workouts have widely consisted of long runs and limited weightlifting for shoulder protection. Although conditioning is important, it shouldn't be the basis of a pitching workout. [...]
Three Training Lessons Learned from the London Olympics
For a fab fortnight, the 2012 Summer Olympics showcased amazing athletes, poignant stories and rousing competition. There's no doubt that the next generation of Olympic athletes were inspired by stars [...]