Injury Prevention

Injury Prevention for the Athlete

Too often an athlete’s season is ended or hindered by injury that could have been prevented. It is not only the responsibility of the coach and athletic trainer to prevent injury, but the athlete’s as well. There are certain steps that can aid an athlete in lowering their chance of injury. Read more…

Dynamic Warm-Up

A proper warm-up before activity helps reduce the risk of injury. This Dynamic-Warm Up Series can help a variety of athletes in various sports warm up properly. Read more…

Static Stretching Vs. Dynamic Warm-up

Static Stretch: A stretch performed with a prolonged hold and is used to increase the length of soft tissue or the flexibility of a specific muscle.
Dynamic Warm-up: A series of movements that are performed through the length of muscle, but not held in one single position for a long period of time. These exercises utilize more than one muscle at a time. Read more…

Self-Test for Muscle Imbalance

Athletes are more susceptible to injuries when one muscle group is tighter than its opposing group. There are three muscle groups that are most likely to cause problems and be too tight. The three muscle groups are the hip flexors, the hamstrings, and the calves (includes Achilles tendon).
There are a series of self tests that can tell the athlete if they are too tight in that particular area, and how to stretch that muscle group. The stretches given below are just some examples; there are other stretches that can be used. Read more…

ACL Injury Prevention

Each year there are 80,000-250,000 ACL injuries, 50% occurring in athletes between the ages of 15-25. Our ACL Prevention Program identifies athletes’ vulnerability and develops individualized, sport-specific preventative programs for each athlete. Read more…

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Injury Prevention for the Athlete	Dynamic Warm-Up	Static Stretch Vs. Dynamic Warm-up	Self-Test for Muscle Imbalance	ACL Injury Prevention