Returning to Sports After Injury

Now that the weather is getting warmer, we are starting to see the benefits of living in Idaho.  People are getting outdoors to hike, bike, swim, and run.  Baseball, softball, and other summer sports are starting, and  so are the injuries that accompany them.  At the beginning of the spring season, orthopaedic centers and physical [...]

Misconceptions of “The Core”

Core strengthening, training, and stabilization have become popular terms in exercise discussion.  However, they are often misused or referred to incorrectly.  Core exercises are often thought of as exercises of abdominal muscles (crunches, etc), or back muscles (lat pulls, rows, roman chair, etc.).  Although these are great for strengthening certain muscles of the trunk, they [...]

Ski & Snowboard Conditioning

To all you skiers and snowboarders out there!!   Are you ready to hit the hills or do you need some “tuning up” like your skis?  
 
We are offering a sking/snowboarding injury prevention and training course that will help you to find what your weaknesses are that may lead to an injury and how to strengthen/stretch them [...]

Hamstrings & Injury Prevention

If you are an athlete, you are at a higher risk of injuring a knee when the hamstring muscles are much weaker than the quadriceps.  This is why strength and flexibility are great for preventing injury to the hamstrings and/or the knees.
 
Athletes are also at risk for hamstring and knee injuries when the gluteal muscles [...]

Snapping Hip Syndrome

Your outfit should be snappy, not your hips.  Unfortunately with marathon season underway that is exactly what ends up happening in many recreational runners.  Robie Creek anyone?
            Many runners begin feeling a snapping, popping or sometimes a painful sensation in their hips whenever they run, squat or stand up.  This is because tendons of the [...]

Trampolines: Jump into summer and not the ER

Spring is in the air and so are little kids – when they jump on trampolines that is.  They may be fun, but they can also cause some major injuries.  To avoid injures you should NEVER let more than one person jump at a time.  If there is more than one person, the lighter of [...]

Shin Splints

The term ‘shin splints’ is a catch-all phrase for lower leg pain that occurs below the knee, usually on the inner edge of the tibia (‘shin’ bone).  Medial tibial stress syndrome is the most common cause of shin pain.  This pain originates from an inflammation of the outer layer of the tibia and/or the connective [...]

Tendinitis & The Ankle

Tendinitis is an inflammation of the tendon. Tendinitis of the ankle can involve the Achilles tendon, the posterior tibial tendon, or the peroneal tendon. This condition usually results from trauma but can result from underlying inflammatory diseases or illnesses such as reactive arthritis (formerly called Reiter’s syndrome), rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. All forms of [...]

If The Shoe Fits…

Foot pain affects over 80% of seniors.  Pain with our feet can be the first sign of more serious medical conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, and nerve and circulatory disorders.  These more serious conditions need to be properly evaluated by a physician and treated medically.  But, a study in 2005 found that a lot of [...]

Ankle Sprains and Fractures

Ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries. Sprains are injuries to the ligaments of the ankle, causing them to partially or completely tear as a result of sudden stretching. They can occur on either or both of the inner and outer portions of the ankle joint. Ankle sprains more commonly happen when [...]