Achilles Tendonitis Stretches and Exercises
Best IT band stretches and exercises for runners
If you’ve suffered from IT band syndrome, then you already know that the iliotibial band can be a frustrating knee injury to try to rehab from. We’ve found the following Best stretches for IT band syndrome. Some the stretches and exercises demonstrated in the video can help prevent the development of iliotibial band and other [...]
How to use the GRID foam roller for the IT band
Using a foam roller (we prefer the GRID foam roller from TP Therapy) can be helpful for myofascial release of the iliotibial band. There’s some controversy about whether the IT band and other fascial tissue can actually stretch. Our perspective is the the use of the foam roller in conditions like IT band syndrome may [...]
One simple stretch to help fix low back pain
Low back pain and discomfort is something that most people experience at some point of their life. Fortunately, over 90% of acute low back pain will get better in 4 weeks or less. However, if you find that you keep getting flare ups of low back pain, this one simple stretch may help your low [...]
High impact sports may improve bone density in older athletes
[ad = 1] Sports Health-High Impact Sports Participation May Improve Bone Mineral Density in Mature Ath A recent sports medicine study on bone density in older athletes in the November/December issue of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach determined that there may be significant gains to be made when older athletes participate in higher impact exercise activities.A total of 560 [...]
Common injuries in runners
Running injuries tend to involve the lower extremities and are most often the result of overtraining (or lack of proper recovery). The most common running injuries we see are: IT Band Stress Fractures Runner’s knee Shin Splints Plantar Fasciitis Achilles Tendonitis Iliotibial Band Syndrome (IT Band Friction Syndrome) IT Band problems usually present as pain [...]
Yoga helps with low back pain
A recent small study on the benefits of yoga for low back pain published in the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine by researchers at Boston University found that 12 weeks of hiatha yoga had a significant improvement in low back pain in comparison to patients that continued traditional treatment for their low [...]
