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Consequences of an unsupported flat foot
As someone who takes care of a wide variety of athletes, I get to see a lot of people who participate in various sports come in with many types of repetitive or sometimes traumatic injuries of the lower extremities. One of the most common causes of repetitive strain injuries to the lower extremities is people
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Lower Back Pain & the Triathlete
Triathlon training and racing takes its toll on the lower back. Long hours on the bike, the pounding of the road when running. Throw into the mix on top of your training are work, and everyday life that adds on the stress and strain to the lower back and spine. Statistics show that between 60-80%
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Muscle of the Month – Iliopsoas Muscle
For those of you that enjoyed last month’s featured muscle, we have the latest installment of Muscle of the Month. The Iliopsoas muscle is often overlooked in training and in the treatment of lower back pain. In this addition of the muscle of the month we will look at ways to tell if you have
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Dr. Casey Swann joins the team.
Dr. Ness is pleased to announce that Dr. Casey Swann has joined our practice at Performance Sports & Wellness in New Paltz. Dr. Casey Swann graduated from Southern California University of Health Sciences with her doctorate of chiropractic in Spring 2012. She is full body certified in Active Release Technique and holds certifications in Graston
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Bad posture alters children’s throwing bio-mechanics causing injury.
I saw another rotator cuff injury in my office recently where the childs’s slumping posture caused a bio-mechanics imbalance in the shoulder and caused an injury from the demands of pitching. Children who have a slumping posture develope imbalances in the muscles that stabilize the scapula, rotator cuff, and spine. This causes a decrease in the space
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Muscle of the Month – Multifidus Muscles
It’s June 1st, time for Muscle of the Month. The multifidus muscles are groups of muscles that are deep and are attached to the spine. They attach from your tailbone (sacrum) at every spinal level all the way up to the top of your neck, and span 3 spinal segments per muscle. These thin muscles
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Preventing Early Season Injuries; Shin Splints
So as the days get longer and warmer as spring approaches I wanted to remind everyone to take it easy as you switch to running outside. The following are the most frequent causes of shin splints, and other types of lower extremity sprain, and strains: Running Downhill Running on a canted (slanted) surface Running in
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Dealing with Handlebar Palsy.
Have you ever felt numbness, tingling or weakness in your hands when you have been riding your bike? This common condition is an irritation of the Ulnar nerve and is called Handlebar Palsy, when it effects the Median nerve is actually Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. These nerves supply the fingers of your hand with sensation, and
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Active Release Techniques and its use in sports injuries, and performance.
Active Release Techniques (ART) is a patented state of the art treatment for a wide range of soft tissue injuries, and nerve injuries. It is used by most professional sports teams, Olympic athletes, performers, and triathletes. It is also used to treat repetitive strain injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome, and other overuse syndromes that are
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Vassar College Athletics – Holmes, Distance Runners Shine for Brewers At Matthew Vassar Meet
Vassar College Athletics – Holmes, Distance Runners Shine for Brewers At Matthew Vassar Meet. More ECAC qualifiers and broken school records from our women’s Track & Field team. ask me anything .