Whether you are a high school athlete or just like to exercise for fun, improving your body’s ability to exercise is a good challenge.There are many different components that athletes include in training regimens, including balance, strength, nutrition, hydration, mental health, and flexibility. One of the most effective ways to train is to ensure you are improving your joint performance and stability. This focus can allow you to run longer, cut faster, and throw better. Joint Stability Improve your sports ability through joint stability. When a joint is more stable, muscles can function better. For knees, ankles and hips try balance exercises on uneven surfaces such as foam or a folded towel. Try standing on one leg while doing small knee bends. Joint Flexibility Joints need to be flexible in order to move through their proper range and allow muscles to pull correctly. For many people who are runners, stretching must be done every day to maintain muscle and tissue elasticity. Dynamic stretching is often best, where the stretch is done in a moving fashion, such as in Yoga. This is different than a prolonged stretch. Joint Strength Incorporate strengthening exercises into your sports routines. This is especially important for runners and weekend warriors. A little strengthening exercise can go a long way to prevent sports injuries and soreness. The stronger your muscles are around your joints, the better ability you have to play and avoid injury. Joint Coordination You have an inherent sense of where your joints are in space (proprioception) and how they are moving in space (kinesthetic sense). This allows your brain to coordinate the muscle movements around your joints. By improving your balance and coordination with specific exercises, you greatly reduce the chance of injury and will enhance your sports performance. If you would like to enhance your ability to run, play sports and prevent injury, then talk to one of our physical therapy specialists today. Improve Your Sports Performance
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“Carrie at DPT’s Blue Bell office listened to my concerns and supported my personal goals. My sessions with her have been meaningful and effective. I feel stronger and am looking forward to returning to the tennis court and ski slopes with my new knee." - Lisa M. "I feel stronger and am looking forward to returning to the tennis court and ski slopes with my new knee." “Donna was so knowledgeable and the whole staff was so positive and helped me get back my lifestyle. I hobbled into the office, barely able to walk, just after foot surgery, and in five weeks they had me balancing on my bad foot for over a minute, doing ladder shuffles, and now I am back at the gym and walking like it never happened. Thank you!!!” - Anndee R. "I am back at the gym and walking like it never happened. Thank you!!!"
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