Transitioning to Indoor Workouts as the Weather Changes - 10/01/2009
While some Americans are able to exercise outdoors almost year round, most of us must move our workouts indoors for at least a few months. Transitioning in some sports or activities is easier—or at least more obvious—than in others.
- 09/05/2009
By creating a pathway from the brain to the limbs, nerves make muscles move and allow skin to feel sensations, including pain, temperature and pressure. A blocked, or \"trapped,\" pathway can impede the nerves’ normal processes, resulting in pain or reduced mobility.
Regaining Full Range of Motion After Knee Surgery - 09/05/2009
In order for you to walk, run, sit or kick comfortably, your knee—the largest joint in the body—must be able to move through an arc of about 130 degrees, from completely straight, or fully extended, to completely bent, or fully flexed. Two muscle groups control this motion: the quadriceps on the front of the thigh contract to fully extend the leg and the hamstrings on the back of the thigh contract to fully flex the knee. The second important structures are the soft tissues (ligaments and joint capsules), which control movements providing joint stability.
- 08/30/2009
No one enters into surgery lightly. Before you underwent surgery to repair your rotator cuff, you probably weighed all the pros and cons with your doctor, so it is understandably disconcerting to discover you have retorn your rotator cuff.
Stenosis and Leg Pain - 08/29/2009
It may seem counterintuitive, but the pain you feel in your legs may actually be caused by a problem in your spine called stenosis. As we age, areas of the spinal column can become pinched or narrowed, resulting in the constriction and irritation of nerves surrounding the spine. This may result in a variety of problems, including pain or numbness in the back, shoulders, arms and the legs. In its most severe form, spinal stenosis can have a dire effect on bowel and bladder function.
How Safe Is Soccer for Children? - 08/29/2009
A great sport for building endurance, dexterity, speed, agility, coordination and teamwork, soccer is a game played by both boys and girls. As far as safety is concerned, the injury rate in soccer is estimated to be between one-fifth and one-half that of football, America’s other favorite fall sport. Still, with more than three million kids playing youth soccer, injuries send about 120,000 children to the emergency room each year. Many of their injuries could have been prevented through good conditioning, proper use of protective equipment and common sense.
Protecting and Repairing Meniscal Injuries - 08/29/2009
Although some athletes return to the game soon after a meniscal injury and others take months to recover, there is a good reason for this variation. To repair this athletic injury, especially common in soccer or football, treatment depends on the type and severity of the injury, the activity level of the patient and the response to treatment.
Strength Training Benefits in Older Adults - 08/29/2009
Strength training has benefits for all ages, but it can be a neglected part of an exercise regimen for men and women aged 50 years and older. Research suggests that when performed correctly, strengthening exercises are a safe way to improve fitness and health, even in older adults who have health conditions such as arthritis.
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