Santa Cruz Physical Therapy - COAST Rehab
Blog URL http://www.coastrehab.com/blog/
Located Capitola, California USA
Tags physical therapy, massage therapy, physical therapists, personal trainer, fitness, health, orthopedic, rehab, rehabilitation
Health and lifestyle information from COAST Rehab - Santa Cruz County's largest physical therapy provider specializing in sports medicine.
Latest Blog Posts
- New Option for Damaged Knee Meniscus on Oct 31, 2009 in Other
Until recently, a torn meniscus had three surgical options—remove part or all of the meniscus, sew the torn edges together, or replace the entire meniscus with a cadaver meniscus (transplant). Repairing (suturing) the torn edges can only be...
- Stretching:when and why on Aug 17, 2009 in Exercise Injury Prevention
Stretching seems to be a bit of a mystery to most people. Everyone has heard of it, perhaps even tried it, but few people seem to know why or when to stretch. Stretching isn’t necessary for muscles to perform, but stretching is nece...
- Overuse Injuries: Are Dogs Smarter than Humans? on Jun 14, 2009 in Injury Prevention
As stated previously, most overuse injuries are 100% preventable. Yet, they remain the most common of all injuries. For example, various studies have estimated that up to 70% of runners sustain an overuse injury each year. Because over 80% of these...
- Help yourself help your country. on Apr 4, 2009 in Exercise Fitness
As the population of the United States ages, it will consume more health care. Older people suffer diseases and other medical problems to a greater extent than younger people. And with health care prices continuing to rise much faster than other good...
- Preventing workout injuries. on Feb 4, 2009 in Exercise Injury Prevention
How many people do you know who have suffered an injury while working out? More than a few? If you have ever sustained an exercise-related injury, then you know that an injury can be more than just an inconvenience. Most people never resume exe...
- The Benefits of Exercising in Water on Dec 7, 2008 in Exercise Other Sports medicine
Water is a wonderful environment to perform exercise. Most people who have splashed around, floated or swam in a pool of water are keenly aware of the buoyancy and resistance to movement that water provides. Buoyancy and drag forces, combin...
- The Pediatric Athlete on Sep 11, 2008 in Injury Prevention Other
Injuries to professional athletes such as Tom Brady (ACL, MCL) and Kobe Bryant (finger) are frequent headline news. Yet injuries to the fastest growing population of athletes, children between the ages of 9-18, seldom make the headlines. Acc...
