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Shoulder Impingement

Injuries to the shoulder are very common. From golf to football, athletes can easily overwork these muscles and tendons causing pain and...

Developing Athlete Mental Skills

Part of customized, sports enhancement training is the development of an athlete’s mental skills. This incorporates confidence, focus...

Speed Training: Ankling

There are many great sprinting exercises to increase an athlete’s speed. Speed training should be part of any sports training as every...

Physical Therapy For Ice Hockey

On the list of one of the most dangerous sports around is ice hockey. This is a fast moving game where the puck can reach speeds in...

Downers Grove Customized Sports Enhancement Training Programs

A customized sports enhancement training program is a must for athletes looking to take their training to the next level. To become...

Balance Pads- A Must With ACL Injury Prevention Training

Just as the name suggests, a balance pad is a training device used by many athletes to help improve balance. Balance training is...

Complex Training

An athlete gearing up for competition is most likely familiar with the term complex training. Just as the name indicates it is a...

When Severe Collisions are a Fact of Life in High School Athletics

A recent collision that sent San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey to the disabled list underscores the risks posed to high school...

Hone Your Skills With Summer Time Workouts

As summer approaches many young athletes hang up their shoulder and knee pads, sticks and helmets for yet another year. But it is...

Simple Speed Training Exercises

There are many techniques a trainer uses in their efforts to helping athletes run faster. While it is true that some athletes are born...

Don’t Overdo Your Workouts

It is the job of any physical therapist to quickly aid and rehabilitate an athlete who has injured himself. It is also part of the job to...

Train Like a Professional Athlete In Downers Grove

Downers Grove custom strength, speed and agility training is designed for the athlete who wants to train like a professional. This...

The Keys to Running Faster

Helping athletes run faster is the goal of many soccer, basketball and even football coaches. Speed training is simply part of the team...

Avoiding Pitchers Elbow

It’s that time of year…spring! And with the blooming of the crocuses and forsythia, comes the much-anticipated sport of baseball! Many...

For High School Athletes, Year-Round Playing Can Contribute to Injury

Faced with increased competition and the ever-promising allure of college scholarships, high school athletes are working harder – and...

Kinesio Taping

Kinesio taping or elastic therapeutic sports tape is a technique that uses the body’s own healing process. Made from cotton and acrylic...

Yankees Pitcher’s Mysterious Arm Injury Underscores the Importance of Effective Physical Thera

Recently, New York Yankees pitcher and All-Star Phil Hughes suffered a mysterious arm injury that had team physicians baffled....

Skin Infections

Nothing can put a halt to a wrestling practice like a tiny scratch or scrape. What could be a nuisance to a football or basketball player...

Natural Ability will Make You Good; Training Will Make You Great

Many children are born with a natural athletic gift. Athletic ability simply comes easy to them. But those aren’t the only ones who will...

Why Women are More Prone to ACL Injuries

Women are four to ten times more likely to injure their Anterior Cruciate Ligament (better known as the ACL) than men. Studies have shown...