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What Can Happen When You Ignore a Muscle Injury?
After a workout or demanding sports practice, sore muscles are to be expected. While you’ve likely heard the phrase “No pain, no gain”, you also know that not all discomfort is created equal. “Good” pain often falls under the category of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), which occurs six to eight hours after your workout…
How Serious Are Soft Tissue Injuries?
Soft tissue injuries occur when the body’s muscles, tendons or ligaments experience a degree of trauma. Oftentimes, these injuries happen suddenly – for instance, stepping too sharply and spraining an ankle – or may occur gradually as a result of overuse. Many people experience soft tissue injuries when they don’t let their muscles fully recover…
Why Knee Injuries Should Be Taken Seriously
The knee is the largest joint in the body and one of the most complex. Its size, location and functionality make it vulnerable to a host of injuries, from sprains and tears to broken bones. Many patients require intense physical therapy following a knee injury, rather than simple rest and ice. Many knee injuries happen…
Causes of Shin Splints & How to Avoid Them
After an intense workout session, you feel a shooting pain down the front of your leg and assume it’s muscle strain following a break from exercise. Yet in many cases, the pain is caused by shin splints, also known as medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). The discomfort is caused by inflammation of the tendons, bone…
Stretches for Pinched Nerve Pain
When a nerve root is compressed, damaged or inflamed, you certainly feel it. Commonly known as a pinched nerve, this condition results in numbness, tingling, weakness or a painful sensation, typically around the neck, shoulders or somewhere along the spine. What Causes a Pinched Nerve? Nerve signals in the body have been aggravated, amplified or…