Repetitive Motion Injuries Created inNewsletter Library A repetitive motion injury (or overuse injury) involves doing an action over and over again, as with a baseball pitcher throwing a baseball, a tennis player hitting a tennis ball, typing at a computer keyboard, and most notoriously, typing with your thumbs on the tiny keypad of your phone….

Care of Concussions Created inNewsletter Library Concussions are becoming increasingly common, especially among school-age athletes. It has been estimated that there are up to 3.8 million sports-related concussions in the United States each year. Concussions are problematic as, by definition, a concussive injury involves some degree of trauma to the brain. A concussion injury literally…

Whiplash – Getting Well Naturally Created inNewsletter Library,Injury Rehab & Prevention You’re driving to work and stop for a red light. You’re minding your own business and – bam! – your car rocks forward and backward, slammed in the rear by another car driven by some guy yakking on his cell phone. Or you’re a…

The Mysteries of Injuries Created inNewsletter Library,Injury Rehab & Prevention A person with an exercise- or sports-related injury has many questions: When can I start exercising? When can I get back to my sport? What can I do to prevent this from happening again? The answers to these questions are relatively straightforward. But for some,…

Childhood Sports Injuries Created inNewsletter Library,Kid’s Health Kids get hurt all the time. They’re running, they’re jumping, they’re crashing into things. Kids want to have fun, and when they play, they play full-out. So, when kids play real sports, stuff happens.1,2 Whether your kid plays soccer, baseball, football, or studies karate, a broken bone, sprained…

Tennis Elbow Created inCommon Conditions Treated,Repetitive Use Injuries Tennis elbow often gets better on its own, but the majority of people who have persistent pain show improvement through non-surgical treatment. Tennis elbow is actually a misnomer in that it occurs in roughly only five percent of people who play tennis. Anatomically, the cause of tennis…

Plantar Fasciitis Created inCommon Conditions Treated,Body Pain About 90 percent of people will recover from plantar fasciitis within a few months following conservative treatment. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common explanations of heel pain. It is caused by inflammation to the thick band that connects the toes to the heel bone, called the…

Preventing Sports-Related Injuries with Your Birmingham Chiropractor If you partake in physical activity of any kind, be it working out at the gym, organized sports, or anything in between, you may be susceptible to several injuries. Indeed, tennis elbow, patellofemoral syndrome, ACL tears and other knee injuries, shin splints, hamstring strains, groin pulls, and ankle…