Setting Sight on Concussion Prevention
Concussions remain a hot-button topic in professional sports these days, but as the fall season starts up, many younger athletes are starting football, soccer, volleyball, and other sports where concussions occur at a fairly high rate. Football and soccer are the biggest offenders, but a concussion can occur in any sport where a player can […]
Running Your Knees into the Ground?
Running gets a bad wrap for being bad for the knees. Any time an activity and an injury (think tennis elbow) get linked together, that’s usually taken as a sign that if you do that activity long enough that you will experience that issue. There may be some kernel of truth to that thought, but […]
Buckling Down on ACL Tears
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are a common and devastating injury, especially in athletes. If you regularly watch any sports or sport news shows, you’ll see a new player sitting out for a season with an ACL tear seemingly every week. ACL tears occur more commonly in sports like basketball, football, and soccer that involve […]
Resistance to Change – Runners and Resistance Training
It should be no surprise that the city of Eugene has a lot of runners. It’s hard to miss the TrackTown moniker on the various buildings and signs throughout town, and it’s even harder to miss all the runners, regardless of the weather. Running can be a greatly rewarding and enjoyable activity, but runners have […]
Youth Athletes who Play Multiple Sports are Healthier, Happier
In an era of specialization in sports involving athletes of all ages, physical therapists join most medical experts in agreeing that young athletes generally remain mentally and physically healthier, achieve greater success, and learn to enjoy a lifetime of physical fitness when they opt to play multiple sports. In contrast, allowing youths to specialize in […]
Pain in the Butte – Dealing with Muscle Soreness
So you worked out yesterday, maybe hiking up Spencer’s Butte for the first time in months or you hit the gym and really felt great hitting that heavier set of dumbbells… and you woke up today sore. So sore, in fact, you couldn’t even roll out of bed without groaning like a bear waking up […]
Lower risk of ACL injury this sports season
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), high school athletes account for about 2 million injuries and around a half-million doctor visits each year. But few of these injuries, says Eugene physical therapist Craig Iseli, are as costly to a student-athlete and his or her family that a torn ACL. “An ACL […]
Tennis elbow more common off the courts
While tennis elbow and its sister ailment, golfer’s elbow, sound like the unfortunate results of overly active country club memberships, these repetitive use conditions affect more than just those who regularly hit the links or swing a racket. In fact, tennis plays a factor in fewer than 5 percent of all tennis elbow diagnoses. But […]
Avoid injury this golf season
Golf is often considered a safe, low-impact, leisurely activity for people of all ages and abilities. But don’t underestimate the impact it can have on the body.
Avoid these five running mistakes during 5K season
“…running injuries, are often a result of jumping into training, without the proper strength, flexibility, and form” said Iseli, Limitless Physical Therapy