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

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...

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

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

Across the past few years, many states have passed laws to help prevent concussions in high school athletes.  Specifically, most laws...

A functional capacity evaluation is typically used after an injury has occurred on the job. The owner’s of the business then have a...

The muscle that connects the bones of the legs and the pelvis is called the groin. If you’ve overstretched this muscle during a game or...

Along with a torn ACL a torn meniscus is right up there with the top knee injuries plaguing athletes. The purpose of the meniscus (the...

Our Downers Grove physical therapy programs are individualized for every athlete we treat. They are tailored to their athletic injury...

Says a latest Stanford University study performed by the Department of Orthopedic Surgery1. The female anterior cruciate ligament may be...

Suffering from a severe injury can be devastating to an athlete’s career. Minor injuries requiring physical therapy happen all the time;...

Reaction time is the time it takes for a person to respond to a stimulus. In the world of sports, the time between being presented with a...

Many people have experienced a leg cramp at least once in their life. Usually a quick rub or gentle massage to the affected area and you...

Osgood Schlatters disease afflicts many young athletes usually between the ages of 10 and 15. It is caused by rapid growth and is a very...

We all know what happens when we put sugar in a vehicle’s gas tank. Is the human body much different? Well, for one thing, it won’t make...

A pulled hamstring is a common injury among athletes who run track. It’s true that sprinters or hurdle jumpers seem to suffer this injury...

When we think of athletics, we typically focus our attention on the body parts that do the moving – the pitcher’s arm, the running back’s...

For generations mothers have always admonished their children to stand up straight and stop slouching but for an elite athlete, the...

A common misconception about physical therapy is that once the structured element of the therapy is completed, the athlete’s work is...

There’s a lot of science behind what it takes to help an already fast athlete run faster. Developing fast twitch muscles through...