Flexibility and Your Performance

Bump Instability

Individuals participating in overhead sports, including volleyball,

are at risk for a variety of injury, especially those involving the shoulder. One of the most traumatic injuries to the shoulder that a volleyball player may experience is a dislocation of the shoulder resulting in potentially severe pain in the shoulder and numbness or tingling below the elbow and into the hand. Athletes experiencing these symptoms should seek evaluation by a sports medicine physician. If complete loss of shoulder function occurs from a

 shoulder dislocation, the athlete must seek immediate attention

from the sports medicine physician.

READ MORE about shoulder injury prevention through strengthening, functional training and proper technique.

Swimmer's Shoulder

Pain in the Knee

Performing repetitive activities such as running, jumping,

ascending and descending stairs, squatting, and in some cases just walking, can cause inflammation and pain just below the knee cap (patella) in the patella tendon which may also be tender to touch. Jumper's Knee, is a fairly common condition in athletics and usually has a gradual onset. This condition can occur to an athlete in any sport, although it is more common in cross country, track and field, basketball, volleyball and soccer. The inflammation occurs due to factors such as weakness in the quadriceps, tightness in the hamstrings, and excessive foot pronation. As with many sports injuries, strengthening and flexibility are keys to prevention. View our prevention tips and treatment methods. Click KNEE to read more.

Recipe for Recovery

from Steadman Hawkins Nutrition Science Center 

Whether you are recovering from surgery, a broken leg, a tendon injury or your sport, nutrition plays an important role. Eating a well-balanced diet that includes all the food groups such as dairy, meat or meat substitutes, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats is a good place to start.   It is also good to limit foods and snacks that have lots of sugar and/or fats which provide little nutrients to one serving or less per day.

View our complete article listing tips and nutrients helpful to your recover, such as anti-inflammatory nutrients. Click FOOD & RECOVERY.   Toast to good health with a nutritional smoothie using the recipes below. 

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

6 oz. low-fat strawberry yogurt

1 frozen banana, sliced (tip: freeze any bananas that get to ripe in your house. Take off the peel, place in baggie, & freeze)

½ cup unsweetened frozen strawberries

8 walnut halves or 2 Tbsp. ground flaxseed

¼ cup (2 ounces) skim milk

Place yogurt and milk in blender and blend.   Slowly add banana, strawberries, and walnuts blending until smooth and creamy.

Mango -Pineapple Smoothie

6 oz. low-fat pineapple, mango, or lime yogurt

1 cup frozen unsweetened mango

4 oz Dole or Del Monte pineapple tidbits and juice

2- 3 Tbsp. shredded coconut

Place yogurt, pineapple, and coconut into blender and blend. Slowly add frozen mango blending after every couple pieces are added.

from Proaxis Therapy

Greenville County Injury Prevention Program

The physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and strength coaches at Steadman Hawkins, Proaxis Therapy, and Acceleration Sports Institute collaborated to build The Greenville County Injury Prevention Program.   This program was developed to reduce the number of injuries, and associated health care costs, that occur in Greenville County high school athletes.

Dr. Hawkins Named

"Top Shoulder Surgeon"

Dr. Richard J. Hawkins, a renowned shoulder surgeon with Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas - a practice of Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center - was recently named to Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review's list of "65 Outstanding Shoulder Surgeons and Specialists".  Read the entire article on our WEBSITE.

Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas joins other Upstate organizations in the sponsorship of Coaches 4 Character series. 

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