by Dr Drew | Feb 21, 2017 | Healing Modalities, Mind & Body, Sports Medicine, wellness
Sports-related injuries benefit from physical therapy, as do many other types of injuries and musculoskeletal problems. You can amp up the benefits of physical therapy with massage therapy, thus helping your body to heal faster. What physical therapy does Physical...
by Dr Drew | Dec 20, 2016 | Mind & Body, Sports Medicine, wellness
Want to exercise better, gain additional mobility, or amp up your strength training? With creative visualization, all of these goals are possible. Author and Social Psychologist Bo Bennett says visualization is daydreaming with a purpose. Creative visualization...
by Dr Drew | Oct 15, 2015 | Sports Medicine
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Collision Sports A recent article on Yahoo Sports detailed findings from an autopsy on former NFL Linebacker Adrian Robinson. Robinson committed suicide in May of 2015 and his family allowed his brain to be evaluated at the Boston...
by Dr Drew | Sep 11, 2014 | Sports Medicine
The muscles of the rotator cuff play an important role when spiking and serving the ball. The power to perform these moves comes from the shoulder. Rotator cuff tendinitis is usually not acute and the damage builds up over time as the tendons become fatigued and...
by Dr Drew | Aug 28, 2014 | Sports Medicine
Patellar tendinitis is a common issue in volleyball because it is caused by overuse and repetition. Players are constantly spiking, blocking and doing other forceful jumping activities and this tends to aggravate the tendon. The tendon that is affected connects from...
by Dr Drew | Aug 19, 2014 | Sports Medicine
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears often occur in volleyball as the result of a player jumping up and then landing awkwardly. The knee joint is made up of the shinbone tibia), thighbone (femur) and kneecap(patella) and ligaments help to connect these bones...
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