How To Strengthen Calf Muscles
The calf muscles at the back of the lower leg are important to target when strength and weight training for speed and agility. Calf pain can arise from a variety of conditions ranging from accidental trauma to nerve conditions. Calf pain in the absence of trauma or other symptoms is commonly due to a muscle cramp. Learn how to do calf muscle exercises in this strength training video. Here are...
Sports Medicine : Treatments For Shin Splints
Shin splint treatment usually involves changing shoe wear, stretching and exercising to alleviate symptoms. Alleviate the discomfort and inflammation of shin splints with help from a physical therapist in this free video on sports medicine and shin splints. Find out how to treat muscle ailments with help from this free video series on physical therapy. Learn more about shin splints treatment and...
Goal Setting For Sports Injury Recovery
The concept of injury recovery can seem depressing to all athletes, whether injured or not. I can remember the sports medicine room at my university and the collection of injured athletes from all different sports. We were the “broken” and some of the healthy athletes avoided the room all together in fear of injury being contagious. However, we all know that injury is a part of sport and the...