Posts Tagged ‘Injury prevention’

Hip Pain: 5 Simple Exercises You Can Do Anywhere

Hip pain occurs in 1 of every 4 women over the age of 50.  Many men also experience annoying hip…

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Hip Pain

Hamstring Strains: 5 Important Exercises for Recovery

Hamstring strains occur at high rates in sports requiring running and sprinting. One of every 3 injuries in soccer is…

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Hamstring Injury

Afraid of Falling? 3 Simple Balance Exercises

Almost 10 million Americans report problems with balance.  About 40% of people over the age of 60 experience problems with…

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Improve balance

Osteoporosis Exercises: 5 Ways to Strengthen Your Spine and Hips

Osteoporosis occurs when there is a reduction in bone mass resulting in increased susceptibility to fracture.  It is the most…

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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome:  How a Physical Therapist Can Help

Patellofemoral pain syndrome refers to pain in the front of the knee or around the kneecap (patella).  It is the…

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Exercise for knee pain

Ankle Impingement Syndromes in Ballet Dancers

What is Ankle Impingement? Overuse injuries account for approximately 68% of injuries in ballet dancers.  Ankle impingement is an overuse…

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Dance injuries

Bodyblade Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercises

Proper coordination between different parts of the body is required to maintain normal shoulder function.  As mentioned in previous articles,…

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Bodyblade shoulder exercise

Kinetic Chain Exercises Linking the Shoulder and Hip

Overhead activities such as throwing require proper sequencing of different body parts.   The lower body, trunk, shoulder, arm, and hands…

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kinetic chain shoulder

5 of the Best Exercises for Overhead Shoulder Mobility

Loss of overhead shoulder mobility occurs slowly over time from your daily routines and habits.  A subtle loss of mobility…

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shoulder stretches

5 of the Best Hip Mobility Exercises

Hip stiffness leads to many painful conditions in and around your hip.  In older adults, limited hip mobility is associated…

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Hip mobility exercises