When To Worry About Leg Cramps What Is A Leg Cramp? A leg cramp often called a charley horse, is a sudden sustained and involuntary contraction of the muscle fibers. These cramps can be exercise-related or non-exercise-related. Cramps arising from exercise are most common, and they generally stem from overuse of the leg muscles. Studies …
Hot and Cold Therapy – Which Is Best? I often get asked by my patients when they should use heat or cold therapy. The short answer is that heat therapy is a vasodilator, causing blood vessels to become dilated or increased in size, and is used to increase blood flow to an injured area. On …
Ankle Sprains: How to Know if it’s Serious Ankle sprains are one of the most common ankle injuries in athletes who are involved in running and jumping sports such as soccer, basketball, and volleyball. There are three ligaments at the lateral ankle (outside of the ankle) that are most often sprained – the anterior talofibular …
16 Reasons Why You Should Play Tennis for Your Health If you’ve been thinking about increasing your physical activity, and you’re looking for a new (or renewed) activity to try, why not try tennis? Did you know that… People who participate in tennis 3 hours per week (at moderately vigorous intensity) cut their risk of …
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