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Injury Prevention - Cross Training

October 21, 2008

What is Cross Training?

Cross training refers to a training routine that uses different forms of exercise, apart from the normal drills commonly associated with a sport. Cross training is often utilized for many reasons, including weather changes, facility and equipment availability, and most commonly, for injury rehabilitation purposes. Read more

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Sports Hernia

August 16, 2008

Sports hernia or Athletic Pubalgia is an injury to the groin or lower abdominal region which does not recover even with many months of rest, medication and physiotherapy. It affects mostly the elite athlete but an increasing number of “weekend warriors” are struck down with this frustrating injury. The most obvious symptom is pain in the groin area especially during athletic activity. A diagnosis is made after a thorough history and assessment, as well as investigations like X-ray and MRI are done to rule out other conditions. Keyhole surgery (Laproscopy) can be done to repair the injury with an expected return to sport in a month. Read more

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Hamstring Exercises for Long Distance Runners

June 11, 2008

It’s common for runners to feel severe cramps in their hamstring or even tearing their hamstring while running. These tend to occur when the hamstring is either tight or weak. “But how come it can happen to me when I’ve been doing my hamstring curls in the gym?” one may think. The answer to this question comes from how you strengthen your hamstrings.

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‘Clunking’ Shoulders - Part I

April 1, 2008

Clunking or clicking shoulder is a common complaint with swimmers where the shoulder ‘clicks’ when under strain. It is also common to other sports where the overhead arm motion is thrown repetitively with force like badminton, tennis and cricket bowlers. Inflammation is a symptom, not a cause. This shoulder condition is often misdiagnosed as a rotator-cuff impingement or tendinitis (inflammation). But this is not entirely accurate as rotator-cuff impingement is simply a symptom, not the cause of the problem. You will still need to find out what is causing the inflammation in the first place.

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