Sports Medicine + Injury Prevention

June 17, 2011

Whether you're a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, most of us who participate in any sport on a regular basis have endured a common athletic injury at one time or another. We accept this as part of the game, and carry on through our aches and pains the best we can. It's only when we do serious damage to a bone, joint or muscle do we seek out the advice of a specialist. The problem with this logic is that by the time we seek help, much damage has already been done. The key to injury prevention in sports is proper conditioning, and there is a huge amount of information available to help you do just that.

Proper conditioning for your sport is essential for injury prevention. Sport-specific conditioning programs focus on strengthening the muscles and joints that perform complex and repetitive movement during activity. All athletes can pick up some tips on proper training and injury prevention in the patient education page designed for endurance athletes.