Sports Medicine Blog
Common Autumn Injuries – How to Prevent Yard Work Woes
The fall & winter seasons open you up to potential for all sorts of physical injuries. No, we're not talking about the strain from lifting a dozen pumpkin spiced lattes per week, although that may already be an epidemic. Instead, we're referencing outdoor and yard...
What can Vestibular Therapy help with?
Did you know there is a treatment for dizziness/room spinning? If you feel dizzy, off-balance, or like the room is spinning, you do not have to live with it! Many conditions that cause these sensations are treatable. The best part is, you may not require very many...
What the heck is Craniosacral Therapy?!
Craniosacral Therapy (Cranio) is a gentle, hands-on approach that was developed by John Upledger, Osteopathic Physician. It is a way to treat the central nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and the tissues that support these vital structures....
Better Than Coffee, WHAT?!
Let’s face it, we love our coffee and we love our caffeine! It’s that little bit of a hit that we need in order to wake up and think. We are willing to sit in our cars in long lines for it, we tell our spouses not to talk to us until we’ve had our coffee, we learn new...
The Snow is here! – Tips for shoveling your snow safely?
There is no denying that winter is here and the number of shoulder and back injuries are on the rise with all the shovelling that is hard to avoid! The best way to keep that upper body safe and sound is to learn proper posture...
You Dictate Your Own Recovery Period!
Here at Collegiate Sports Medicine, we give you the freedom to do just that! You are so busy with work, sport & just living your lives – you don’t have time to be injured! So in order to get back to living like you did before an injury, we believe the control...
Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)
Some important questions… Do you urinate more than 8x per day? Do you leak when you cough/sneeze/laugh/exercise? Do you feel like you can't hold urine with strong urges? Do you feel that your bladder isn't fully empty after voiding? Do you have heaviness or pressure...
Top Five Injuries in Volleyball
Injuries happen in every sport, and can happen at any time. Some can be prevented through proper form and conditioning, but other injuries can happen in an instant. As with any other sport, volleyball has injuries that occur more frequently than others. Here are the...
Foot Pain
What is causing my foot pain? Foot pain can come from a variety of pathologies. Some of the most common are: Plantar Fasciitis / Fasciopathy Achilles Tendonitis / Tendinopathy Metatarsalgia Morton's neuroma Bunions / Hallux Valgus Plantar Fasciitis / Fasciopathy The...
Ankle Sprains
It can happen during the middle of a game when you land on someone’s foot, or with something as simple as stepping off the curb. Next thing you know your ankle has rolled under you and now it’s swollen and painful. Ankle sprains are a very common sports injury, so why...