Dislocated shoulders are common in contact sports such as football, rugby, hockey and lacrosse. Other sports that may cause the injury include downhill skiing, volleyball, and soccer. You also may be genetically susceptible to a dislocation, particularly if your shoulder goes out often or easily. What is a dislocated shoulder? It’s what happens when the bones making up your [...]
Bruises are easily the most common injury suffered in football. What with the constant physical contact from helmets, knees, shoulders and sometimes shoes, every football player is bound to walk off the field with at least one bruise. These bruises, a grisly discoloration of the skin, also known as hematoma or contusions, occur when blood [...]
Concussions are one of the top 10 most common injuries football players can sustain. But we largely misunderstand this injury. For instance, a concussion is not a bruise to a brain caused when the head has a forceful impact with a hard surface like the ground or another player’s helmet as it is commonly believed. [...]
(Part of the Football Injury series. Other articles in this series: High Ankle Sprains and Sam Bradford and Football Injuries: Sprained Neck.) Injuries are a part of football. Every player in the league will suffer an injury at some point in their career, whether it’s a torn ACL, pulled hamstring or concussion. The good news is that [...]
(Part of a series on football injuries. See High Ankle Sprains and Sam Bradford.) When it comes to sports injuries and football, neck sprains are pretty common. But football players can get them in some of the most unusual ways. Take Gus Frerrotte of the Washington Redskins, for instance. He suffered a neck sprain during [...]
This is good news for a Rams football team that’s had a very disappointing season due to injury: on Friday quarterback Sam Bradford took the majority of work with the first unit at practice in preparation for the Rams’ Sunday game against Cleveland. Coach Steve Spagnuolo said Bradford looked “pretty good. Better than last week. Still [...]
Hockey is not as brutal on the body as football, where full contact is possible on every down, but due to the high-speed collisions on a rink, a hockey player can find himself suffering from a serious knee injury like an ACL tear. It helps that hockey players have powerful legs due to the constant [...]
Congratulations! You’ve completed the St. Louis Rock and Roll Marathon. How should you recover? Should you run or shouldn’t you? What should you eat? Here’s my advice for you. Immediately After the Marathon As soon as you cross the marathon finish line, do the following: Grab something light to eat. You want to focus on food [...]
Football season is here, and with so many high school and college athletes participating in this contact sport, one of the most common injuries that will be seen is a hip pointer. Although most athletes, coaches and parents have heard of a hip pointer, in my experience, very few people really understand or know what [...]
