March 2018

The American Birkebeiner (Birkie) is perhaps the largest and longest cross-country ski races in America and North America. From Cable to Hayward, WI, skiers race either 31 miles for the freestyle race or 34 miles for the classic race. It’s grueling. Yet it draws more than 10,000 athletes from around the world each year to […]

From being a favorite pastime sport for many children up through college to being a competitive team sport, baseball is one of the most popular American sports. With the likes of Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, and Barry Bonds still being the sports heroes of many Americans, it’s no surprise that youth baseball and […]

When you think of swimming, you don’t typically think of the role hips play. Granted, pain in the lower extremity, such as a hip injury, caused by swimming is quite uncommon in the sport. However, the hips and legs play a crucial role in swimming biomechanics and pain can make it difficult to swim correctly. […]

As parents, we want nothing but the best for our children. We encourage them to play sports as part of their healthy childhood development. We push them to excel in school and academics. As a parent, you want nothing more than to see your child succeed and whatever he or she is doing and to […]

Every single person who is physically active wishes for one thing – to remain injury-free. Even if you’re not as physically active as you should be, you probably fear an oncoming injury if you start working out. Although you cannot prevent all injuries 100% of the time, there are certain steps you can take to […]

It’s no secret that muscles go through a lot of stress when we work out. Especially if we’re starting a new type of workout or working new muscles, soreness and tightness can occur both immediately after or 24-48 hours after a workout. There are two types of muscle soreness: (1) pain during or immediately after […]

Whether you’re an athlete, weekend warrior, just beginning, or looking to stay physically active; whether you’re young, in the prime years of your life, or heading into older age, muscle, strength, endurance, and movement are probably what you think about most. If you’re a young athlete, your priority is building or maintaining a fitness level […]

Growing older is always something we’re trying to prolong. Like trying to prevent summer from turning to fall and heading to winter, we helplessly look for ways to prolong the inevitable. From simple things like taking daily vitamins and exercising to taking it to the extreme with surgery, many of us look to science and […]