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Injuries & Injury Prevention

• NEW!!! Running Injuries, Sports Injuries& Treatment for Pulled Muscles - A guide to cutting your recovery time by days, if not weeks! I get a lot of questions from people asking about specific treatments for sports injuries, like running injuries and other common pulled muscle complaints. The unfortunate thing about most of these requests is that the injury occurred some time ago. This time lapse between the injury occurring, and treatment sort, is the biggest stumbling block to a full and complete recovery.

• NEW!!! Running Injuries, Sports Injuries& Treatment for Pulled Muscles A guide to cutting your recovery time by days, if not weeks! I get a lot of questions from people asking about specific treatments for sports injuries, like running injuries and other common pulled muscle complaints. The unfortunate thing about most of these requests is that the injury occurred some time ago. This time lapse between the injury occurring, and treatment sort, is the biggest stumbling block to a full and complete recovery -www.thestretchinghandbook.com

• Achilles Tendonitis & Achilles Tendon Injury -Prevention & Treatment Strategies for Achilles Injury Part 1 - Every week I get asked for information on Achilles tendon injury. So instead of constantly referring people to other sites, I thought it was time to write an article on Achilles tendon injury myself. Achilles injuries are commonly associated with sports that require a lot of running, jumping and change of direction. Excessive twisting or turning of the ankle and foot can result in a rupture or strain. The sports that are most susceptible to Achilles injury include running, walking, cycling, football, basketball and tennis.www.thestretchinghandbook.com

• Conquering Every Day Aches & Pains - Are you destined to hurt just because you've passed a certain age? Mary Jurisson, M.D., a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., says you're not. Here she shares some simple tips to help you reduce the aches and pains of everyday life - The Mayo Clinic

• New Ultrasound Therapy For Tennis Elbow - Works for Other Ligament, Tendon Injuries, Too - From tennis elbow to jumper's knee, a new ultrasound needle treatment reduced pain and restored function in 65% of patients treated, according to researchers at a meeting of specialists. And the best part is that it worked in patients who had already failed treatment with traditional measures. - Web MD....more

   

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