New Treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries
Living with the everyday strain of a difficult health condition or disease can be overwhelming but there is hope. Many are still unaware that there is relief from symptoms and improvement in functio ...
Think Yourself Strong
Many competitive athletes are familiar with visualization techniques; by imaging a race or competition from start to finish - and imagining themselves achieving their goal during this event - the athl ...
Massage: An All-Around Wellness Solution
A massage is the apex of luxury. What could be more extravagant than soaking in the warm oils of a Swedish treatment and sinking into the bliss of an herbal mud bath after a good hour of deep tissue k ...
Positive Thinking Day
Not sure if this is the right category, but I'm pretty sure positive thinking will go a long way to help you relax. Did you know September 13th is Positive Thinking Day? How cool is that? And wow ...
Hamstring Injuries & Stretching
City Sports Magazine has a helpful diagram of the hamstrings which are in the back of the upper legs. They are attached to parts of the pelvis on top and just below the knee joint at their bottom. P ...
Swimming to recover from injury
Swimming is a great sport for those who are recovering from an injury. Being in the water makes the body weight seem less than actual, thus making it easier.
If you want to try swimming while you ...
Exercising when recovering form injury.
Getting into an exercise routine is difficult by itself, but it gets even harder if you are recovering form an injury. But, it is also the one time when your body needs it the most, as the right exer ...
Common Misuse Injuries
Intrinsic Injuries (Stemming from internal bodily causes)
* Musculoskeletal misalignment in neck, back, etc.
* Musculoskeletal weakness
* Inflexibility of muscle
Extrinsic (Stemming from traini ...
Protective gear, defensive riding keeps bikers safe from injury
Helmets are not the only way to prevent bicyclists from injury in an accident. "The point of bicycling is recreation in most cases," says Greg Harper, a 48-year-old biking enthusiast and manager of Ha ...
ACL injuries growing problem for young female athletes
First she heard the pop, then she felt the pain. Sixteen-year-old Lindsey Robinson tore the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in her knee during the last game of the 2005 soccer season. She's been s ...
