Tennis elbow braces and golfers elbow braces come in many different shapes and configurations. In a recent blog we reviewed some of the most popular tennis elbow braces on the market. They all have common characteristics: Changing tasks will change the amount of elbow strain and the amount of pain The tighter the brace, the [...]
All modern gyms and physical therapist’s offices have some form of a slant board or incline board. Slant boards are used by athletes, rehab specialists and personal trainers to effectively stretch calf muscles and rehabilitate injuries such as shin splints, plantar fasciitis, heel spurs and achilles tendonitis. Any athlete should consider using a slant board [...]
Selecting a shoulder brace is not an easy process. You can select a shoulder support for any shoulder injury and in varying support levels for each injury. Shoulder braces are also difficult to size correctly because every person has a different body type (i.e. thin/heavy,short/tall,male/female,muscular/normal). Since most shoulder braces are sized using simply chest circumference [...]
Welcome to my Return2Fitness Sports Medical blog site. We discuss Sports Medicine topics including injury resources and information about braces, supports,insoles,cold & hot therapy, electrotherapy, inversion therapy, wobble boards and more…If you have any any ideas for future topics or anything you’d like to share about what I’ve posted please let me know. ~Bruce the [...]
If you participate in sports that put strain on your back you will eventually suffer lower back pain. Aging also increases the odds of lower back pain as core muscles deteriorate. As I mentioned in my last blog, golf is a leading cause of lower back pain because of the spine torque involved in a [...]
Most golfers go right to the driving range and start pounding balls. I know from personal experience that this practice can produce two negative consequences. Since a good golf swing is predicated on a flexible range of motion, your swing will not flow freely until you are completely warmed up after a couple holes. For [...]
Postural issues are a big contributor to many different injuries. Poor posture itself can be caused by many things, but in most cases, a very sedentary lifestyle, poor training techniques and the use of high heels etc are the main culprits. Injuries related to poor posture tend to be overuse injuries which build up over [...]
If you spend a lot of time doing repetitive motion hand or wrist tasks in your job, hobby or sport, chances are you will experience the numbness and pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome. If you are able to identify and treat it early on you will save yourself a lot of pain and aggravation. [...]
For many years I wondered how hanging upside down from a bar could be of any benefit. I rejected the concept if for no other reason than it looked impossible for me to get in that position (let alone get down). When I was exposed to modern inversion therapy I realized that the new, easy [...]
Although athletes and physical therapists have known how to use heat therapy for many years, there is a new “leading edge” product that will set a new standard. This new product combines the benefits of Far Infrared Ray Heat Therapy with the latest rechargeable battery technology to provide “pain relief on the go” with cordless [...]
Welcome to my Return2Fitness Sports Medical blog site. We discuss Sports Medicine topics including injury resources and information about braces, supports,insoles,cold & hot therapy, electrotherapy, inversion therapy, wobble boards and more...If you have any any ideas for future topics or anything you'd like to share about what I've posted please let me know.
~Bruce the Old Jock - "A 60 year old still competing thanks to modern sports medicine & rehabilitation"
