Category : Injury Prevention
Stand Up: Your Life Could Depend On It
March 30th, 2012Check out this article from Medical News Today entitled, “Stand Up: Your Life Could Depend On It”. The Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study, the largest ongoing study of healthy ageing in the Southern Hemisphere, showed “inactive people who sat the most had double the risk of dying within three years than the active people [...]
“It’s great to have an athlete work on an athlete because she knows what I need.”
March 16th, 2012Check out what one of our satisfied clients had to say about SOL Performance Training and come join us! “This is my third year of Ironman distance triathlon training and I needed some ART work done on my calves and achilles. Tammara is great to work with and she totally knows what she is doing. [...]
Specialized Training and Coaching for the Injured Athlete, Athletes with Chronic Injuries/Orthopedic Issues and those just wanting to get in shape or are new to fitness at SOL Performance Training
March 5th, 2012Did you know that being injured is not a reason to stop exercising? Let us show you how to do so safely and effectively at our new fitness facility, SOL Performance Training located at 3900 Piedmont Avenue in Oakland. SOL Performance Training provides coaching for athletes who are recovering from an injury or with unique [...]
Barefoot running: bad or beneficial?
December 22nd, 2011For those of you who have been out and about and seen someone go running past you in what seem to be super weird looking shoes with toe holes or even completely barefoot and wondered what it was about, check out this article from MSNBC: Fitness entitled, “Barefoot running: bad or beneficial?” For additional information [...]
If you have a child participating in a contact sport, don’t miss our September Free Community Lecture, “Understanding the Signs, Symptoms & Dangers of a Concussion” one week from today
September 7th, 2011Join us next Wednesday, September 14th for our Free Community Lecture “Understanding the Signs, Symptoms, & Dangers of a Concussion”. It will be presented from 7-8pm by SOL’s Amy Salisbury, ATC at SOL PT in Oakland. If you have a child that is participating in a contact sport (football, basketball, soccer, etc.) or are an athlete [...]
RSVP to our Free Community Lecture at SOL Oakland on 7/20: “Running Past Your Injuries: Understanding Common Running Injuries!”
July 8th, 2011Don’t miss our July community lecture entitled “Running Past Your Injuries: Understanding Common Running Injuries and Self Management Using Kinesiotape. It will be presented on Wednesday, July 20th from 7-8pm by SOL’s Aracelly Latino-Feliz, MPT at SOL PT in Oakland. Click here for additional information about this lecture. You can also view our complete Free [...]
How to prevent and treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner’s Knee)
March 22nd, 2011Click here to check out this article from Runners World on how to prevent and treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner’s Knee). If you have any questions, just give us a call at 510.547.1630 (Oakland) or 831.425.3588 (Santa Cruz). We are always here to help. Sports + Orthopedic Leaders has clinics located in both Oakland (SOL PT) [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
