4 Common soccer injuries and prevention techniques
NASL is about to begin and soccer fever has gripped Canadians. The FC Edmonton team has even gotten Albertans kicked about the new season! The explosive matches encourage a lot of people to take to the field themselves for a round of recreational sports. But you should also be aware that as the sport brings joy, it also brings pain in the form of injuries if proper precautions are not taken. Here is a quick list of most common injuries that might trouble your soccer dreams and prevention techniques to keep them at bay.1. ACL TearsThe Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
Different Massage Styles and Their Benefits
If good food is a treat for your taste buds, a good massage is a treat for your body and soul. The soft tissue massages concentrate on your body’s target structures including your muscles, tendons, ligaments, or other connective tissue such as fascia. Therapeutic masseuses use varying techniques for targeted relief with various types of massages. These massages vary in whole range of massage depths, pressures and durations.1. Sports massageA sports massage is carried out not just with the understanding of general anatomy and physiology, but also with the individual client’s needs and demands of the sports they play. The
Getting Back To Normal After Injuring Your Pelvis
Pelvic injuries are very critical as they restrict body movement. You might not be able to complete even your daily chores such as bathing and meal preparation because of a pelvic bone. The fracture which is caused because of a severe trauma to the pelvic region mostly occurs due to a fall, physical activity or an accident, leaving patients with restricted motion for a long time. Getting back to normal is a difficult process which demands patience. The severity of the injury and many other factors like age of the patient, location of the fracture, etc are considered to determine the mode
What is exercise therapy? How will it help you recover?
No one likes being confined to the bed with an injury or pain caused by chronic ailments. But, when you are suffering from mobility constraints caused by an injury, you have to refrain from doing regular chores or any other strenuous physical activity. Exercise therapy is an alternative recovery therapy that works around your injury while indulging you in light exercises performed according to a predetermined design. The therapy has been proven to be beneficial physically as well as mentally for patients causing an overall improvement in health status.What is exercise therapy?Exercise therapy is a treatment technique which follows a regimen or
How to prevent overuse injuries
Sudden affinity for recreational sports or over enthusiastic gym sessions can work against you, if you do not listen to your body. Over-stressing your ligaments, tendon, muscles and bones can lead to micro-trauma which will gradually develop into overuse injuries. Overuse injuries are treated with various procedures such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, medication and, in severe cases, surgery. These painful injuries can be easily avoided if you follow simple prevention measures and continue with your active lifestyle. What is an overuse injury? An overuse injury occurs when you stress your joints, muscles, bones, tendons or ligaments repeatedly without allowing it to heal.