Sports Medicine Articles

Time to start your Houston Marathon training program. This brings up the rather controversial topic of stretching. There are those who advocate no stretching, those who stretch as a warm-up, those who stretch only when nursing an injury, those who recommend static stretching and those ...

An overhead athlete is anyone who participates in sporting activities where the arm is abducted and externally rotated. For example, this would include throwing a ball, all serving motions, swimming, and golf. The following information is also essential for those who wish to maintain a ...

Congratulations for your participation in the MS150. For some this is an annual event and just another long training ride in preparation for the upcoming race season. However, for many this is the big event of the year, and for others this is perhaps their ...

Do not let your age have a negative or erroneous affect on your training. The days of calculating your target heart rate with an age related bias are over. For many of us forty and older, the old 220 minus your age equals your maximum ...

This painful condition is a common complaint in both the running and non-running community. Yes, there are people who do not run and they too have foot injuries. Most Plantar Fasciitis diagnoses are actually an injury to the Plantar aponeurosis, Flexor digitorum brevis and/or the ...

Ilio-Tibial band syndrome (ITBS) is the most common cause of lateral knee pain in runners and cyclists. It is recognized by the sharp, burning pain that feels almost as if you have a localized area of road rash from a bike crash. This friction is ...

Healthy Lumbar CurveThis article is not intended for those who have back pain. Rather it is for healthy active people who wish to stay that way, by avoiding or correcting the problems that affect 70% of the population. Duke University found treating back pain costs ...

Now that spring is just around the corner, many of us are in full swing with our workouts. Hopefully, your workouts have gradually increased in intensity and include adequate stretching, rest and a healthy diet to reduce the chance of injury. Unfortunately, in today’s fast ...