by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Sep 5, 2019 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Health Conditions, Hip |
Tid Bits of Info 50% of all sports injuries occur at the tendon. Tendons are leather-like and transfer force from the muscle to the bones. Tendinopathy involves inflammation and degeneration of the injured tendon tissue. Eccentric contractions of muscles are...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Aug 15, 2019 | Hand & Wrist |
Tid Bits of Info 80% of all thumb fractures involve the base of the metacarpal bone. Bennett fractures involve the articular surface and can pre-dispose the joint to arthritic changes in the future. Bennett fractures occur when an excessive load is placed on...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Oct 5, 2018 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist |
Tid Bits of Info The average speed of a professional bowler is 95-100 mph (150-160 km/h). 5 major cricket playing countries are South Africa, Australia, West Indies, New Zealand, and England. Cricket can be played a number of ways and one way can last 5 days....
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Dec 7, 2017 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Health Conditions, Knee & Leg, Spine & Neck, Sports injuries |
Tid Bits of Info Tendinopathy refers to disease of a tendon. Tendons connect muscles to bones. Over-use, excessive force, repetitive movements and compression are some of the most common causes of tendon damage. Rest alone does not heal tendinopathy. Rest...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Apr 28, 2016 | Arm, Elbow & Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Knee & Leg |
Tid Bits of Info Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of a muscle cell. Hyperplasia is a splitting of a muscle cell to increase the number of cells. Never strength the same muscles on 2 consecutive days. Strength train a muscle group 3x/week with a day of...
by ACE Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute | Apr 21, 2016 | Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Health Conditions |
Tid Bits of Info Over 200 million people worldwide have suffered from osteoporosis. Bone mineral density (BMD) is used to determine if one has osteoporosis. 2 million men have been diagnosed with osteoporosis in the U.S. and > 16 million have a low BMD....
