Sports Injuries and Muscle Overuse – the pain is real!

Whether you are an avid runner, sports enthusiast or sitting at a desk or in a car all day- overuse of muscles and sports injuries can occur.

Overuse and Sports Injuries:

What are some signs that you might be experiencing adhesion/scar tissue accumulation:

1. stiffness in your neck, elbow, hands, knees or back, sometimes associated with bursitis or tendonitis;

2. increased pain or throbbing when exercising;

3. reduced flexibility and limited range of motion;

4. loss of muscle strength;

5. inflamed joints or frequent joint pains;

6. signs of ...

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How to Relieve that IT Band Pain

IT Band Syndrome is commonly caused by lack of strength

Published
March 4, 2013
Hello,

I’ve been struggling with IT Band Syndrome since 2005 when I started training for the Big Sur marathon in 2006. It got so bad at mile 18 that I had walk most of the way. After the marathon, it came and went when I ran. There would be periods when it was fine then there would be periods when it hurt (like the tendon ...

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