Category Archives: Sports Medicine Articles

To the uninitiated, billiards players may not be at high risk for personal injuries that athletes in contact sports, such as football, basketball, and wrestling, are exposed to. However, according to sports medicine doctors, this is not so because...

A wrist injury among athletes comes from overuse of the joint, such as in the case of players in tennis, baseball, and billiards, with a few cases of trauma. Fortunately, wrist injuries can be effectively treated with a combination of the REST prot...

Jumping injuries are common among athletes, and most often present as Jumper’s knee. Jumper's knee is considered a common tendinopathy that affects skeletally mature athletes with as many as 20% of athletes affected by it. The medical condition is...

Most non-divers believe that diving is not as dangerous as contact sports. But this is not so because the body hitting the water has the force of a collision and the risk for orthopedic injuries like fractures are high. For example, British dive...

While billiards players may not be jumping from tall heights, running at high speeds, and engaging in strenuous body contact with other athletes, they are at high risks for injuries. The most common injuries are often to the back and neck. Becau...

Athletes and individuals undertaking their own fitness programs are all guilty of pushing themselves too hard and too fast at one point or another. While pushing your physical limits is a must to achieve better results, there is a limit to the amou...

Excessive strains placed on the shoulders during pitching and batting can lead to shoulder pain in baseball players. Pain the affected shoulder is usually the first sign of trouble, which can necessitate a visit to a Healthpointe clinic for prop...

When your hips are injured, your sports performance can suffer due to the pain that is invoked with virtually every movement. You may experience debilitating pain that will put you on the bench for a few games, perhaps even throughout the entire co...

Dancers are at high risk for back pain because of the strenuous demands that their bodies are subjected to during their practices and performances. But the lumbar spine is the most common site for back injuries among dancers, especially among balle...

Athletes are special individuals in many ways and their high risk for sports hernia is just one of the signs. Keep in mind that a traditional hernia as it happens in non-athletes is different from a sports hernia although these conditions share man...