Category Archives: Sports Medicine

Are you ready to enter the world of amateur sports as an older adult? You will likely have concerns about your physical safety, particularly in terms of your risks for injuries considering your age and physical condition. Fortunately, you can ta...

Tears on the Shoulder Think of a rotator cuff tear as a tear on your shoulder. The rotator cuff is composed of four tendons and muscles converging around the shoulder joint just above the humerus (the upper arm bone above the elbow), forming a c...

Female dancers face a wide range of health issues during their professional careers, mainly because of the physical stresses and mental pressures placed upon them. These health issues range from bone injuries to menstrual irregularities that arise...

With even Hollywood taking notice - thanks to Concussion, a movie about a doctor raising awareness of the dangers of concussions among National Football League players – awareness about concussions among athletes is increasing. Specialists in neuro...

Many athletes will dismiss blows to their heads as nothing, especially when there are little to no symptoms. But according to sports medicine specialists, concussions can have serious complications when left undetected and untreated! Keep in min...

Who says that just because you have grown older that you cannot engage in contact sports? You can still relive your glory days, although you must take more precautionary measures to reduce the risks of sports injuries to your older body. Otherwi...

According to neurology specialists, two of the most common injuries among athletes, especially football and baseball players, are contusions and concussions. The professionals at any of the Healthpointe clinics, such as the Anaheim clinic near F...

Exercises for lower back pain are designed to stretch and strengthen the three types of muscles supporting the spine, including: extensors (gluteal and back muscles), flexors (iliopsoas and abdominal muscles), and obliques (side muscles). Before...

Athletes have higher risks for suffering from moderate to severe lower back pain because of the movements that their spine, hips and entire back have to undergo during practices. Fortunately, the frequency, severity and duration of lower back pain...

Among athletes, overhand throwing motions place very high stress on the shoulders, particularly on the parts that keep them stable. With repeated throwing motions, the risks for a wide range of overuse injuries increase until such time that surgery...