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Physical Therapy for Injuries

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Written by AstroNutrition 5 October 2011
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Physical therapy is an aspect of sports medicine.  Physical therapy refers to a variety of treatments used to help speed up the healing process for sports related injuries. 

Physical therapy encompasses a range of therapies including for instance, strength training, mobility and stretching motions, massage and even electrical stimulation.

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Best Ankle Strengthening Exercises

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Written by AstroNutrition 30 September 2011
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When it comes to keeping in good shape and ensuring a healthy physique, strengthening exercises are very important.  If you injure or hurt yourself during a workout you are less likely to continue with your fitness program in the longer term.  Not only this, but bad injuries can continue to haunt you throughout the rest of your life, particularly if they don't heal well. 

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Knee Braces for Runners

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Written by AstroNutrition 14 June 2011
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Running is a terrific exercise and can be an amazing way to stay in shape.  Not only this but the runner’s high really is so good that runners will keep getting out there come rain or shine just to feel that great high. 

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Active Recovery From Workouts

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Written by AstroNutrition 25 March 2011
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Active recovery refers to a style of recovery from workouts that allows for continued activity rather than a cessation of all physical exercise.  Recent research has in fact revealed that active recovery can be a better and faster means of recovering from an intense workout or competition than complete rest.  As such, more and more athletes are veering towards active recovery periods

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Exercises for Tennis Elbow

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Written by AstroNutrition 13 October 2010
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Tennis elbow is a fairly common and well known injury which is caused by persistent stress on the elbow. Also known as lateral epicondylitis, this condition results in significant pain and swelling around the elbow.

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Hernias

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Written by AstroNutrition 9 August 2010
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A hernia occurs when the mass of muscles and tissues known as the fascia of an organ burst out of the cavity which contains them. Hernias most commonly occur in the lower torso, when the fascia protrudes the abdominal cavity.

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5 Ankle Stregthening Exercises

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Written by AstroNutrition 6 November 2008
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<meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 2.4 (Win32)" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> The ankle is the area on the body which is most commonly injured. Because almost each <a href="http://astronutrition.ca/advanced_search_result.html?submit=Search&submit.y=0&submit.x=0&keyword=sport&search_in_description=1">sport </a> or exercise involves the feet and ankles, it is very difficult to do much when you have an ankle injury. Here are five exercises to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.prevention.com/cda/article/3-moves-to-strengthen-your-ankles/c7d0ba28da363110VgnVCM20000012281eac____/fitness/body.by.design/leg.exercises">strengthen</a> your ankles and feet: </div> <ul class="links inline"><li class="comment_comments first"><a href="/blog/5_ankle_stregthening_exercises#comments" title="Jump to the first comment of this posting.">1 comment</a></li> <li class="node_read_more last"><a href="/blog/5_ankle_stregthening_exercises" title="Read the rest of 5 Ankle Stregthening Exercises.">Read more</a></li> </ul> <div class="big_links"> <a href="/blog/rss.xml" class="blog_rss">Subscribe to Astro</a> </div> </div></div> <!-- /node-inner, /node --> <div id="node-8214" class="node node-teaser node-type-blog"><div class="node-inner"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="/blog/3_stages_healing" title="The 3 Stages of Healing">The 3 Stages of Healing</a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="comment-count"> 1 comment </div> <div class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-user">Written by AstroNutrition</span> <span class="submitted-date">8 March 2008</span> </div> <div class="terms terms-inline"> in <ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy_term_72 first"><a href="/blog/blog_topics/exercise_and_fitness" rel="tag" title="">Exercise and Fitness</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_563"><a href="/blog/keywords/bones" rel="tag" title="">bones</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_767"><a href="/blog/keywords/cartilage" rel="tag" title="">cartilage</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_801"><a href="/blog/keywords/healing" rel="tag" title="">healing</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_467 active"><a href="/blog/keywords/injury" rel="tag" title="" class="active">injury</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_492"><a href="/blog/keywords/pain" rel="tag" title="">pain</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_1015"><a href="/blog/keywords/rehabilitation" rel="tag" title="">rehabilitation</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_267"><a href="/blog/keywords/sports" rel="tag" title="">sports</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_1013"><a href="/blog/keywords/tendons" rel="tag" title="">tendons</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_1014 last"><a href="/blog/keywords/therapy" rel="tag" title="">therapy</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"> Most people have at one time or another been injured whether it be from sports, or otherwise. Some injuries if not properly healed can cause a lifetime of pain or promote further injuries to surrounding bones, joints, tendons and cartilage. </div> <ul class="links inline"><li class="comment_comments first"><a href="/blog/3_stages_healing#comments" title="Jump to the first comment of this posting.">1 comment</a></li> <li class="node_read_more last"><a href="/blog/3_stages_healing" title="Read the rest of The 3 Stages of Healing.">Read more</a></li> </ul> <div class="big_links"> <a href="/blog/rss.xml" class="blog_rss">Subscribe to Astro</a> </div> </div></div> <!-- /node-inner, /node --> <div id="node-6309" class="node node-teaser node-type-blog"><div class="node-inner"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="/blog/5_tips_to_improve_your_running" title="5 Tips to Improve Your Running">5 Tips to Improve Your Running</a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="comment-count"> 14 comments </div> <div class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-user">Written by AstroNutrition</span> <span class="submitted-date">2 May 2007</span> </div> <div class="terms terms-inline"> in <ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy_term_72 first"><a href="/blog/blog_topics/exercise_and_fitness" rel="tag" title="">Exercise and Fitness</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_467 active"><a href="/blog/keywords/injury" rel="tag" title="" class="active">injury</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_466"><a href="/blog/keywords/jogging" rel="tag" title="">jogging</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_446"><a href="/blog/keywords/running" rel="tag" title="">running</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_267"><a href="/blog/keywords/sports" rel="tag" title="">sports</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_241"><a href="/blog/keywords/stretching" rel="tag" title="">stretching</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_447"><a href="/blog/keywords/training" rel="tag" title="">training</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_117 last"><a href="/blog/keywords/walking" rel="tag" title="">walking</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="content"> <p>It seems so easy, just put on some shoes and start running.  Yet we are all at different stages, from beginner all the way to expert, and we could all use a little advice.  You never know what new helpful hint may improve your physical or emotional levels. 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