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Identify Your Weaknesses to Build a Training Plan

The best way for athletes to become better performers is to train, of course. Visualization techniques and better nutrition will...

Why Stretching is an Essential Part of a Performance Based Athletic Program

Most athletes are already well versed with the importance of being adequately warmed up prior to workouts and competition. Unfortunately,...

Sports Nutrition – The New Muscle Foods

If you’re an athlete, chances are that the traditional muscle-building foods have been drilled into your head – eggs. Steak, chicken,...

Basic Sports Nutrition Concepts for Young Athletes

Proper nutrition is an important part of any sports training program. You can train to improve your fitness and your technique, but if...

Knowing When You’re Overtrained, and How to Avoid It

Every serious athlete understands the importance of focused training. It’s impossible to continue to improve at a high level of...

Integrating a Diet Plan into Your Training

Like any high performance machine, your body needs fuel. To a large extent, the type of fuel you put into your body (that is, the food...

The Importance of Effective ACL Injury Prevention and Training

Knee injuries are one of the most common and potentially devastating afflictions that can plague athletes. ACL injuries are particularly...

Take Your Game To The Next Level

Being a skillful athlete will make you competitive, but customized sports enhancement training is what makes elite athletes elite. Take...

How quick are you? Follow The Leader

Watching basketball players on the court can certainly leave you with your head spinning. They move this way and that, spin left and then...

Athletic Injuries In Adolescents

Due to the physiological changes occurring in the body of younger athletes, they may be at special risk of injury. The weight and load on...

Avoid the “Breaking Point”

Today we’d like to talk about the importance of preventative care when it comes to high school injuries. Almost fifty-percent of such...

Got Nutrition? What you eat could mean the difference between being first or last.

If you have been given a customized sports enhancement training program by your Downers Grove Sports Enhancement Strength, Speed and...

Physical Therapy for Downers Grove Athletes

Getting back into physical and mental shape after a major sports injury can be one of the toughest obstacles to overcome. Because of the...

Knee Pain in High School Runners Linked to Hip Strength Imbalances

Patellofemoral pain (PFP), or “runner’s knee”, can occur in athletes who put heavy stress on their knees. The pain is characterized by a...

Treating Ankle Injuries with Sports Physical Therapy and Lace-Up Braces

Of all the sports, basketball tends to exert the most pressure on the foot and ankle, and it’s not hard to figure out why. Given the...

Handling Small Sports Injuries- Downers Grove Physical Therapy Can Help

Athletes suffer injuries all the time. Fortunately not all of them require a trip to the emergency room or an extended visit with a...

Complex Training in Downers Grove

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

Think golf isn’t a sport? Tell that to Tiger Woods.

Prevention is the name of the game when it comes to golf-related sports injuries. The extreme level of torque applied to the core of the...

Explosive Movements and Their Corresponding Injuries

A ruptured hamstring can be a painful injury to an athlete and one that takes weeks in which to recover. Athletes are constantly...

Despite Perils of Heat Exhaustion, Many Parents Lack Faith in Coaches’ Ability to Identify Ris

As most of the country continues to experience record-breaking heat, more and more coaches, parents, and health experts are becoming...