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Training Articles - Injury Prevention
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Articles - Injury Prevention

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- 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 Reviews - Injury Prevention
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