Training Articles - Injury Prevention

• Sporting Injuries and Pain

  An important part of dealing with an injury is understanding and handling the pain, both to allow the body to fix the damage and also to live with the injury while it heals. It can be tempting, especially for committed athletes, to carry on training after they are injured.

• Regaining Fitness after a Road Accident

  The process of rehabilitation after acquiring an injury through a road accident can be a long and slow one, and you will likely require the support of a range of professionals.

• Why so many cyclists suffer from low back pain

  Cycling enthusiasts, especially older riders, are likely to have some form of low back pain. The exact cause or source of the low back pain is often tricky to determine. The muscles, joints and nerves in the low back region are a complex system that are inter-weaved and work together

• Findings related to Patellar Tendinopathy

  Patellar Tendinopathy commonly known as "Jumper's Knee" is caused by the over use of the Patellar Tendon. The key warning sign of "Jumper's Knee" is a shooting pain just below the Patella, commonly known as the kneecap, when walking, working out, or performing daily activities. The overuse of the Patellar Tendon represents approximately 15% of all soft-tissue injuries in athletes

• Back Pain: Prevention and Treatment

  This article provides information which will allow for a better understanding of the likely hood of suffering from back pain, and how many of these conditions can be treated or prevented

• Back Injuries In Young Athletes

  This article is a review of the various problems related to common back injuries in young athletes

• Back Pain

  This article provides information about artificial disc replacement surgery, pre-operative preparation, the surgical procedure, and post operative recovery

• Overuse Injuries and training year around for one sport

  This article provides information about injuries associated with the year around practice and participation in the same sport.

• Why cyclist experience upper back pain

  Cyclists tend to have neck and upper back problems for several reasons which we will discuss in this article. I will suggest some good solutions as well, so keep pedaling and read on

• A Review of Knee Rehabilitation Methods

  This article investigates which methods of rehab should be used with different types of knee surgery. The knee injuries selected for review include the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and osteoarthritis

• Insulin Problems

  A review of the issues related to insulin problems for student athletes competing in sports.

• ACL Rehabilitation: Getting Back in the Game

  The focus of this article is on injuries occurring to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and what it takes to overcome such adversity

• Runner's Foot Injuries

  This article discusses a number of common injuries suffered to the foot (Plantar Fasciitis, Metatarsal Stress Fractures, blisters, Metatarsalgia, Morton’s Syndrome, Turf Toe, and Sesamoiditis).

• Rehabilitation of Common Runners Foot Injuries

  This article provides suggestions on how to properly care for common foot injuries in runners (Plantar Fasciitis, Metatarsal Stress Fractures, blisters, Metatarsalgia, Morton’s Syndrome, Turf Toe, and Sesamoiditis).

• Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction

  This article discusses the processes related to Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) surgery and rehabilitation

• Muscle Balance: Getting it Right

  Muscle balance is important in the prevention of injuries and may assist in the development of maximum speed and improved muscular performance. If not addressed, through a well thought out and disciplined training program, muscle imbalances can slow down and possibly result in injury to the young athlete.

• Concussion Syndrome

  This article discuss concussion syndrome and the effects of concussions on individuals. Concussions are a serious injury and should not be overlooked under any circumstance. There are numerous steps that can be taken to help prevent concussions and care for them

• Here's a good rehab program to help an injured athlete stay fit

  Advice on how to help an injured athlete maintain a reasonable level of fitness

• How to treat damaged soft tissues with Rice

  How the body reacts to injury and advice on treating soft tissue injuries

• Lower leg injuries - how to stay trouble free

  Research shows exactly how the muscles in the ankle and lower part of the leg function during running, and provides clues about how to keep the areas between your knees and your feet injury free

• How to recognise and minimise over training in your athletes

  The signs and symptoms of over training and provides a method to monitor athletes for the onset of over training

• A common-sense guide to minimising the risks of getting hurt

  A look at how an appropriate warm up and flexibility work will help minimise injury

• How carbohydrate can help to protect against muscle damage

  An explanation of the causes of muscle fatigue and a carbohydrate loading protocol to support training and competition

• If you coach children, you have to take particular care to avoid repetitive stress

  The problems that a young athlete experiences when their body cannot cope with the stress associated with a repetitive movement

• Have you ever been stitched up?

  A review of the causes and cures for stitch

• 10 practical guidelines that will help you avoid getting injured

  Some advice as to how to avoid injury

• Would you like to take control of sports injuries?

  How coaches and athletes can be proactive in the prevention of sports injuries

• Is heel pain stopping you from training?

  The signs, symptoms and treatment of plantar fasciitis (heel pain)

• Low back pain

  The physiology and anatomy of the spine and some of the reasons for low back pain

• Concussion in gymnastics

  The signs and symptoms and treatment of concussion

• Shoulder care for throwing athletes

  An overview of how the shoulder joint functions and how proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) training can play a significant role in both injury prevention and improved performance

• Joint Problems

  The range of treatments for one of the most common problems faced by strength training athletes - joint pain

• Serious back training for rugby players

  The possible reasons for lower back problems and advice as to how you can look after your back

• Back to basics

  How to look after your back with consideration to posture and stretching exercises

• Biomechanical consideration following injury - a return to sport

  An overview of the various stages of the injury healing process so that you may maximise the effects of your rehabilitation and help prevent a reoccurrence of the injury

• Warm up properly, and reduce the risk of sports injury

  The four key stages of an effective and complete warm up

• Is your body adequately coping with the training load?

  Why not giving your body the rest it needs may lead to a sports injury disaster!

• The psychological side of injury

  An explanation of the emotional stages an athlete goes through when injured

• Aerobic Water Exercise & Aquatic Therapy - Part 1

  Why water aerobics, or aquatic exercises, are a superb form of exercise for injury rehabilitation and maintaining fitness

• Aerobic Water Exercise & Aquatic Therapy - Part 2

  Some of the more practical ways to use aquatic therapy and deep water exercises

• Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Achilles Injury - Part 1

  An overview of the causes of Achilles tendon injuries

• Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Achilles Injury - Part 2

  An overview of the treatment of Achilles tendon injuries

• Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Achilles Injury - Part 3

  An overview of the rehabilitation process from an Achilles tendon injury

• Stretching - why should I?

  Why it is crucial that stretching becomes part of your training programme

• A pain in the shin

  Seven tips that might help prevent you experiencing shin splints

• Good stretch or bad stretch?

  How to determine if a stretch is suitable for you or not

• What is the most common injury athlete's experience and how do I combat it?

  One of the most common sites of injury, regardless of the sport, is the lower back region.

• 21 Injury prevention tips

  How to be proactive in preventing injury

• Here are 10 practical guidelines that will help an athlete avoid getting injured

  The compulsive streak in an athlete's character, which drives them to practice hour after hour, day after day, is their worst enemy when it comes to handling injuries

• Is it sensible to exercise when you are ill?

  Advice on what to do when you do not feel 100%

• Try this eccentric method of getting rid of muscle soreness

  Advice on how to prevent muscle soreness

• Groin pain and groin pull injury

  A guide for the identification and prevention of groin injuries

• Hamstring injury treatment and hamstring stretching exercises

  Why hamstring injuries are so common and what you can do to prevent them

• Injury prevention for tennis and other racket sports

  Guidance on key injury prevention exercises for tennis and other racket sports

• Preventing heel injury

  The cause of plantar fasciitis and the preventative actions that you can take

• Hamstring Injury Rehabilitation

  How you can assist an athlete in the recover from a hamstring injury.

• Preseason Injury Prevention Strategy

  A new injury prevention strategy that coaches and athletes can easily implement to prevent preseason training injuries

• Treatments for Back Pain

  A review of what are known as traditional treatments vs. complementary or alternative treatments for back pain

• Treatment for soft tissue injuries

  A guide to cutting your recovery time from injury by days, if not weeks!

• First Aid for Sports Injuries - The Critical First 3 Minutes

  Advice on the actions to take in those first few critical moments following an injury

• Preventing heel injury

  The cause of plantar fasciitis and the preventative actions that you can take

• Ankle injuries and complicated ankle injuries

  An overview of the importance of the structures and functions of the ankle, damage that can occur through common ankle injury, the importance of proper diagnostic techniques, the proper use of initial treatments and how functional rehabilitation increases ankle mobility

• Pain in the Shin

  The signs and symptoms of shin splints, the preventative action you can take to reduce the chances of experiencing the injury and how to treat shin splints

• Muscle Cramp and Spasm

  The causes, prevention and treatment for muscle cramps and spasms

• Golfers Elbow, Elbow Tendonitis and Elbow Pain

  A guide to the treatment and prevention of golfer's elbow

• Pulled muscles, scar tissue and re-injury

  How scar tissue affects recovery and re-injury of pulled muscles

• Cool down - recover faster and avoid injury

  Why it is important to undertake a cool down program after training and competition

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

  The causes, symptoms and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

Literature Review - Injury Prevention

• Providing help with injury rehabilitation
• Advice to help overcome chronic health conditions
• Injury prevention and treatment
• Understanding injury causes
• A successful operation..?
• Getting off to the right start following injury
• Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness - DOMS
• Successful treatment and rehab
• Avoiding re-injury
• Allowing for recovery
• Feeling better may be the key recovery parameter
• Are sports medicine journals relevant and applicable to practitioners and athletes…?
• Advice on anti-inflammatories
• Injury avoidance made easy… …Don't do the things that cause it - but what are they..?
• Injury - how to identify the things that cause it
• Injury - case studies on avoidance - and improving performance..!
• Rest and be merry
• Why the hamstring problem?
• Working out what contributes to injury
• What else can be done to reduce injury occurrence?
• Identifying those at risk of injury
• Rehabilitate early to reduce chronic debilitation
• Chickens and eggs
• Boning up on injury avoidance
• Neural strategies to avoid injury
• Eccentricities
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• DOMS heightened by heat and humidity
• 'How do I avoid injury?'
• 'How long until I am back from this injury?'
• The price of poor recovery
• Recovery factors
• Straight over the top of your head!
• Recovery matters
• Recovery is doing nothing
• Sport can be a pain!
• Learning skills can prevent injury
• Injuries and causes
• Understanding injury through fatigue in females
• Ice-baths help performance in the heat
• …but do not help with recovery
• How to and how not to rehab an ankle sprain
• To exercise or not after injury
• Maintain to avoid strain
• Probiotics may help shorten post-race GI symptoms in marathon runners

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