by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Jun 2, 2016 | Sports injuries |
Tid Bits of Info More than 1 million trampoline-related injuries have been reported in the past 10 years. Many times the safety netting around the “back yard” trampoline is not installed properly and can lead to over-aggressive maneuvers. Nearly all fractures...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | May 26, 2016 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info It has been reported that the four major league sports paid out 1.5 billion dollars to injured athletes. People with scores equal to or less than 14 were responsible for up to 85% of the injuries reported. The FMS score is directly related to...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | May 19, 2016 | Conditioning |
Tid Bits of Info Local bike shops have experts that can “fit” you to your bike to make the ride more enjoyable and help to avoid an injury. Casual speed on a bike is 12-14 mph. Casual speed riding for 30 minutes can burn nearly 400 calories on someone who...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | May 12, 2016 | Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info Autografts come from the patient’s body and allografts come from a donor. Some studies indicate that allografts are used approximately 80% of the time for a revision (“re-do”) surgery. Hamstring autografts are more prone to failure than the...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | May 5, 2016 | Foot & Ankle |
Tid Bits of Info Shoe strings or laces that are made of natural fiber tend to stay tied more effectively but are subject to “dry rot” more easily. Try on running shoes later in the day and after you have been weight bearing because your feet will be slightly...
