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How to Treat and Heal a Pulled Groin
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How to Treat a Pulled Groin

Tenderness and pain in the area where the abdomen meets the top of your legs can be signs of a pulled groin. Over-stretching or tearing...

Prevent an ACL Injury
Physical Therapy

How to Prevent an ACL Injury

Every year the U.S., nearly 250,000 people tear the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) located in the center of the knee. Some ACL injuries cause significant...

How to Prevent IT Band Syndrome
Physical Therapy

How to Prevent IT Band Syndrome

Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is a common overuse injury that causes mild to severe knee and/or hip pain. ITBS accounts for one in ten cycling...

Top Youth Sports Injuries
Injury Prevention

Top Youth Sports Injuries and Tips for Avoiding Them

Youth sports in the United States are some of the most popular recreation-related activities for children, teenagers, and their family members who support them along...

Top Tips to Limit Injuries in the Gym
Injury Prevention

Top Tips to Limit Injuries in the Gym

A successful workout can give you a dopamine rush and leave you feeling great throughout the day, but how much is too much? Our bodies...

CrossFit Injury Prevention Tips and Techniques
Injury Prevention

CrossFit Injury Prevention Tips and Techniques

CrossFit is one of the most popular fitness trends in the last decade and shows no signs of slowing down soon with nearly 5,000 CrossFit...

Most Common Injuries
Injury Prevention

Most Common Injuries

Living an active lifestyle can be a great way to stay in shape but it can also lead to some common injuries from time to...

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Injury Prevention

Preventing injury when returning to physical activity

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted many parts of our lives, including keeping us from going to the gym for our normal workouts. Maybe you’ve longed...

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Injury Prevention

How to Prevent DIY Injuries During COVID-19

Throughout the nation we are seeing a rise in in the implementation and extension of stay-at-home orders to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.  This is leading...

Crossfit Strength training
Injury Prevention

6 Steps to CrossFit Injury Prevention

By Nadia Jones, DPT, SCS resident, Tuscaloosa (University of Alabama Rec Center) CrossFit is a fitness routine consisting of a variety of functional movements, including power...

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Injury Prevention

ACL Injury Prevention in Young Female Athletes

By Shelby Troyer, PT, DPT, MS Full-time PT and Sports Resident If you have a teenage daughter, perhaps she or one of her peers has...

Fall Prevention Tips
Injury Prevention

Fall Prevention Tips to Make Your Home Safer

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), three million people are treated for fall injuries in emergency departments across the country every...

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