Could Hamstring Muscle Injury Cause Back Pain? By Kathie Owen You often hear about athletes who are unable to play their sport due to a pulled hamstring. In fact, a pulled hamstring is one of the most common muscle pulls or muscle injury. Your hamstrings are a group of three muscles that help extend your legs at the hip and flex them at the knee. A pulled hamstring is a strain or tear in the...

By Vincent Smythe What are pulled chest muscle symptoms? In order to discuss symptoms of chest injuries, lets first classify the phrase;"pulled a muscle in my chest". Pulling a muscle is not quite a true reflection of what is happening to your chest. You either have a tight muscle or you tear it. Pulled chest muscle symptoms will either refer to a muscular injury or the dreaded tendon...

By Joe Heiler Football is a high speed game of violent collisions, and with split second changes of direction. As a result, injuries to muscles and joint structures frequently occur due to the high demands placed upon them to produce, and absorb, force in an instant. Some injuries are unavoidable due to contact, but non-contact injuries can be cut dramatically using smart strength training...

By Robert Harden Working out is great for your health and your physique. However, it does come with some risks. Every time you push through a workout you put your body at risk for injury. A fitness injury can be painful, inconvenient, and ruin your exercise regimen. Thankfully, though, there are ways to keep your body in top condition at every workout. In addition to practicing proper...

By Andrew Berkey Plyometric training is a form of exercise training designed to increase muscular power. Athletes such as basket ball players, football players and boxers have incorporated plyometric training into their training regimen, adding explosive power to their game. Athletes can gain a tremendous advantage using plyometric training in their workouts, provided the exercises are...

By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Three-time Olympian and coach Pat Connolly gave me these tips for building flexibility to help you prevent falls, pulled muscles and back problems. Head-to-toe strength and flexibility help you achieve and maintain good balance. A muscle should be strong through its whole range of motion. Learning to relax that muscle helps it stretch and increase its range. When...

By Satyajit Mohanty Definition of Injury "Unintentional or intentional damage to the body resulting from acute exposure to thermal, mechanical, electrical, or chemical energy, or the absence of such essentials as heat or oxygen." Causative factors for sports injuries: Intrinsic factors Age Gender Body size Injury history Fitness level Muscle strength/Flexibility Skill...

By Steve A Johnson Achy muscles are a very common problem and can involve more than just one muscle. It can also involve tendons, ligaments, soft tissues, bones, and organs as well as muscles. Muscle aches are most related to tension, over use, and injuries to the muscle. It can also be more serious and can be a sign that there is a bigger problem affecting the whole body. Like the flu,...

By Robert Vignoli Active Release Technique (also known as ART) is an advanced massage technique specifically designed massage for muscle and muscle attachments, tendons, and the fascia surrounding the muscles, to release and relieve tension in these areas. It can relieve such "overuse" problems as carpal syndrome, shoulder pain, shin splints, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems...

Pulled Muscles By Richard Romando A human body gets its shape and all possible flex movements due to the presence of muscles. The contraction of the muscles voluntarily helps in moving the legs or hands while walking, or to turn the neck when somebody calls from behind. The muscles are made up of elastic fibers that make these movements possible. Yet these bands of fibers are prone to...