Strength Training for Runners
Runners naturally build up strength in their legs, but without a strength training regimen, the hips and core are weak and the body as a whole is vulnerable to injury.
Runners naturally build up strength in their legs, but without a strength training regimen, the hips and core are weak and the body as a whole is vulnerable to injury.
Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure performed through an incision about the size of a buttonhole. An arthroscope is a small tube that contains a system of lenses, a video camera, and a light.
Understanding your ACL anatomy is critical to injury prevention. The ACL is one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect your thigh bone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia).
The purpose of surgery is to repair something that has been damaged so that a patient can live an active life. Without physical therapy, the full effectiveness of a surgery is not realized.
The body’s ability to heal itself is truly amazing. What’s even more incredible is that this healing occurs while we sleep!
Did you know that the ACL is the most commonly injured ligament in the knee? Every year orthopedic surgeons perform over 100,000 ACL surgeries.