Currently viewing the category:
"Sports Injuries"
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, or DOMS is a condition where your muscles feel pain a day or two after hard or unfamiliar exercise. DOMS is thought to more likely be worse with exercises that emphasize eccentric muscle contraction, where the muscle lengthens as it contracts. Examples of eccentric contraction include negative weight lifting (like lowering [...]
Continue Reading →I have a patient who complains of acute pain right under the right butt cheek, and inner part of the thigh. It is a persistent pain that has been bothering him for weeks and also feels stiff. He is in his mid 50s, professional, and in good health other than “high” cholesterol, for which he [...]
Continue Reading →Muscle strain to the calves can occur while engaging in heavy leg use, such as jogging, hiking (especially uphill), cycling, and basketball or other sport that requires frequent running. This is due to damage to the muscle fibers, tendon, fascia (muscle covering) and/or blood vessels. But before you assume that your calf pain is a [...]
Continue Reading →Walk-FIt: Relieve Foot and Lower Back Pain
