Avid Sports Medicine Blog
Thrive From Home with Avid’s Employee Wellness Solutions
The change in work environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a significant adjustment. While many will continue remote work well into the new year, creating a home office, finding time to relax and also staying active can be quite the challenge. However, at Avid Sports Medicine we offer Employee Wellness Solutions to help with all these things and more.
Understanding Neck Pain
Understanding Neck Pain Have you ever woken up with a crick in your neck? Do you carry around tension in your shoulders all day that creates pain in your neck? Neck pain is one of the most common complaints among adults. Up to 10% of the population has neck pain at...
Ergonomics 101 + 5 Hacks You Can’t Ignore
By working from home, you are probably spending a large part of your day in front of a screen or sitting on a table for a longer duration. As a result, you may have observed certain work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) like tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and/or specific back pain. In this post, we will discuss ergonomics, its principle, and a few working hacks that you can implement today!
4 Ways to Adapt to Your New Home Workspace
Finding a space in your home to get meaningful work done can be an environmental and physical challenge. Optimizing the ergonomics of whatever work surfaces and spaces you have at home is important to avoid injuries.
Understanding Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain can be described as pain felt in the lumbar spine which lies just below the thoracic spine and directly above the sacrum. Learn about causes of LPB, activities to try at home and when to seek medical
Building Strong Foundations in the New Year: Reasons your Fitness Resolutions Should Include a Strength Training Program
Strength training, also known as resistance training, is the intentional development of physical fitness by utilizing resistance exercises to develop musculature. The most well known benefits of strength training are increased muscular strength and endurance – two major components of health-related physical fitness. However, the increase in muscular fitness also translates to a more ideal body composition, increased cardiorespiratory fitness, and improved flexibility.
Understanding the Roles of Sports Medicine Professionals
Co-authored by: Ameera N. Teal MS, CSCS, EP While the physician has a central role in the prevention, examination, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for athletic injuries, they work with a diverse network to navigate patient referrals for the best treatment methods....
Deep Gluteal Syndrome
Deep gluteal syndrome is a description for pain in the buttock due to entrapment of the sciatic nerve. In the past, most pain in this area was attributed to piriformis syndrome.
Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT) Treatment
What is EPAT? Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT) or EPAT treatment is an advanced non-invasive procedure that uses acoustic pressure waves for healing musculoskeletal pain. EPAT improves the regenerative potential in an area that has degenerated...
Sports Injuries After 40
Long gone are the days of hitting your forties, settling down and taking it easy until retirement. As more of us live well into our late seventies and eighties, the prospect of staying physically active for longer is a very real one. In fact, it's not uncommon to see...
Sprain vs. Strain: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
What is the difference between a sprain and a strain? While the terms are often used interchangeably, strains and sprains are two different medical conditions. A sprain is an injury to the ligament, a piece of tissue that connects the bones of a joint. An ankle sprain...
Tendinitis and Tendinosis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
What is the difference between tendinitis and tendinosis? The tendon is a flexible band of tissue that connects muscle to bone. Tendons are remarkably strong and are able to withstand all of the day to day stresses and pressure...