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Training the Weakest Links
Training the Weakest Links Cures for lower extremity dysfunction in Triathletes. Written by: Dr David Ness, CCSP, ART, CGFI As triathletes most people spend the most time training to swim, bike, and run. You train usually 2-3 days or more on each aspect of the triathlon race. As training and in season racing begins nagging
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Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS): Causes and Treatment
Written by: Dr David Ness, CCSP, ART, CGFI Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is a condition that affects runners and other athletes that causes pain in the lateral (outside) part of the knee. It is an inflammation of the lower part of the band that inserts on the outside of the knee caused by the IT
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Stress Fractures
Stress Fractures April 3, 2011 Written by: Dr David Ness, CCSP, ART, CGFI Stress fractures, also known as fatigue or hairline fractures, are caused by repeated stress or heavy, continuous weight. They are much more likely to occur in the lower extremities, which bear the body’s weight, than in the upper. A sudden increase in
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Swimmer’s Shoulder
Swimmer’s Shoulder Written by: Dr David Ness, CCSP, ART, CGFI Swimmer’s shoulder (SS) is a term used by swim coaches to describe pain in one or both shoulders. The pain associated with SS is in the front of the shoulder. Under these muscles passes the supraspinatus muscle and tendon, which is a rotator cuff muscle.
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