Monthly Archives: April 2014

In response to an increasing number of young athletes tearing their anterior cruciate ligament, the nation’s leading group of pediatricians has issued a a report that recommends ways to prevent such injuries in the first place. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends specific types of physical training that can reduce the risk of ACL injury as […]READ MORE

Massage therapy not only alleviates muscle soreness after exercise, but it also improves general blood flow – even for people who don’t work out. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that massage has benefits for people regardless of how much they exercise, researchers recently discovered. Their study, published in the Archives […]READ MORE

Researchers have some simple advice for people trying to lose weight: set your alarm clock and head outdoors to get some early sunshine. It might seem a little dubious, but a study published in the journal PLoS ONE found that exposing your body to light at the beginning of the day can lower your body […]READ MORE

Patients who want to have the best results after having joint replacement surgery should try to shed any excess pounds they carry. Although most patients who are overweight sincerely want to lose weight after joint replacement, research shows that an equal number of patients actually gain weight after hip or knee replacement. But those who were able to […]READ MORE

Shoulder injuries are pretty common, particularly injuries with the rotator cuff, a group of four muscles and their corresponding tendons that make it possible to move the arm out away from the side of the body and rotate the shoulder. A recent study, published in The Bone and Joint Journal, was conducted to see if physical therapy without […]READ MORE