What Are The Most Common Youth Sports Injuries?
We learned in our last article that youth & adolescent sports injuries are fairly common, unfortunately. It is likely that if your child plays a competitive sport for a few years that he or she will have an injury severe enough to keep them out of multiple practices or games. We discussed how bicycle falls, […]
What Sport Causes The Most Pediatric Injuries in Florida?
As we have discussed in previous articles, youth sports are growing rapidly across the United States. Northeast Florida is no exception to this, partially due to our great weather year-round. Close to 50 million kids and teenagers play competitive youth sports each year in the United States. (1) Sports keep kids active, they are fun, […]
Pain To 1st Place! – How This Patient Quickly Started Cycling Again!
Today we want to highlight (brag on) the awesome work of one of our favorite patients! Rodger is an active cyclist and runner who was having low back pain during his rides. This pain bothered him during his runs and it had forced him to quit cycling for a period of time. When we first […]
The Best Treatment For a Groin Muscle Strain!
In our last blog, we discussed some facts about groin muscle strains including differentiating this injury from other types of groin pain, what causes the sports injury, who is at most risk for this injury, and how stubborn this injury can be when trying to recover from it. We discussed how youth athletes and active […]
Painful Facts About Groin Injuries & Why They Occur!
Groin injuries are all too common in youth sports today. They also are prevalent among active adults and recreational athletes as well including walkers, soccer players, baseball / softball players, basketball players, skaters, and those who participate in other activities. The most common types of groin injuries include adductor (muscle) strains, muscle pain, joint dysfunction, […]
Cupping Gives Quick Relief to These Conditions
Most of us have seen the circular marks or bruises on professional athletes on TV or at runners at a local race from cupping therapy! We often see these marks near the shoulders, neck, or on the legs of the athlete. But what conditions is cutting actually good for an effective at treating? Our last […]