Category : Injury Prevention
SOL Physical Therapy partners with US Olympian to help out in community
March 11th, 2011The US 2008 Olympian and top US marathon runner, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, is teaming up with Sports + Orthopedic Leaders (SOL) to give back! Tomorrow, March 12th, 2011, Magda will be on hand to present a talk on Mental Preparation for the Lake Merrit Joggers and Striders Running Group who are training for the Oakland Marathon to be held March 26-27, 2011. We are [...]
SOL 2011 Free Community Lecture Series Schedule
March 4th, 2011We are pleased to announce the schedule for our 2011 SOL Free Community Lecture Series. Our presenters have all chosen topics that they are passionate about and would like to share with you. We hope that you will find the workshops to be both fun and educational. All workshops are FREE and will be held on Wednesday [...]
Jasmine Gittens, ATC Presents TNT Injury Prevention Clinic
February 3rd, 2011This Saturday, February 5th, SOL’s Jasmine Gittens, ATC will be presenting an Injury Prevention Clinic for a Team in Training Marathon team of about 60 new runners in Emeryville. Click here to learn more about Team in Training. Be sure to check out our blog for additional articles on running and injury prevention. Sports + Orthopedic [...]
Jasmine Gittens, ATC Presents TNT Injury Prevention Clinic
February 3rd, 2011This Saturday, February 5th, SOL’s Jasmine Gittens, ATC will be presenting an Injury Prevention Clinic for a Team in Training Marathon team of about 60 new runners in Emeryville. Click here to learn more about Team in Training. Be sure to check out our blog for additional articles on running and injury prevention. Sports + Orthopedic [...]
SOL Partners with Olympian to Help Out in Community
December 23rd, 2010The US 2008 Olympian and top US marathon runner, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, is teaming up with Sports + Orthopedic Leaders (SOL) to give back! On March 12th, 2011, Magda will be on hand to present a talk on Mental Preparation for the Lake Merrit Joggers and Striders Running Group who are training for the Oakland Marathon to be held March 26-27, 2011. We [...]
Cross Training
November 16th, 2010What is cross training? Well, for many people, they believe it to be all or a combination of swimming, biking, and running. Cross training is actually an additional training activity that can improve your overall performance, accelerate your recovery, and decrease risk of injury. Cross training doesn’t have to involve combined sports specific activities, i.e. [...]
Climbers Beware: Tips and Tools for Climbing Injury Free
November 12th, 2010Surprisingly, studies over the last five years examining the prevalence and type of injuries present in (indoor) rock climbing demonstrate that more than fifty percent of climbers training in gyms are injured each year. Repetitive strain or overuse injuries account for the majority of these occurrences, with acute muscle pulls and strains coming in second. [...]
Proprioceptive Training, Part Two: Injury and Proprioceptive Deficits
October 29th, 2010How does damage or altered proprioception occur? After an injury, or just not using our bodies can create less stimulation to the proprioceptors. It’s “use it or lose it” with our constantly changing nervous system. The body can lose some of its proprioceptive ability due to pain which will have an effect on muscular activation [...]
Proprioceptive Training, Part One
October 25th, 2010Have you ever wondered about your ability to sense movement? Your ability to know where you are in space? The unconscious perception of movement and the ability to know where you are spatially with orientation to other objects against gravity arises from the stimuli and the receptors within the body itself. Every precise, coordinated movement [...]
Core Stability Exercises for Runners
October 7th, 2010Many runners have asked us for a hip and core stability program. These are common areas of muscular imbalances or weakness. Here are my favorite fundamental core exercises designed for runners. This does not take the place of weighted exercises to gain power and strength, but you have to have proper stability and mobility as a foundation for strength. Stability is the ability to control motion. In this sequence you are training the neuromuscular system and the brain.
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