This is a sub category of sports but even though articles are swimming specific it may have information pertinent to other sports.
Guest Post: How to avoid shark attacks in the Whitsunday Islands among the types of different sharks seen at the waters around Airlie Beach is the shovel nose shark named for the natural shovel shape of its upper body. But there are many other recorded sightings of the bull nose to tiger and a number of… Read More Sharks in the Great Barrier Reef
Six great exercises to rehabilitate, strengthen, and prevent injury of the shoulders. 1: Scapular Retraction: For this exercise, you will need elastic exercise material, such as Thera-band. Put the band around a solid object, at about waist level. Each hand should hold an end of the band. With your elbows at your sides and bent to 90… Read More Shoulder Exercises
Other Posts: Golf; Shoulder Streching; Swimming; Exercises Chiropractic plays a larger role in the health and performance of many athletes. Today, coaches and colleges as well as a number of Olympians include chiropractic care as part of their training regiment. Chiropractors are considered part of the team. Chiropractic care is over 100 years and plays… Read More Injuries and Sports
Avoiding a rotator cuff injury Front of the Shoulder Stretch: Pector Elongator Maintaining open, fluid movement in the front of the shoulder during swimming will decrease compression in the joint. With biking and running, the shoulder tends to rotate inward and lift up toward the ear. This same movement in swimming will add to tension… Read More Shoulder Stretching Routine
I have been involved with swimming for over 30 years as both a swimmer and coach. It has been my experience over the years that the repetitive injures common to swimming respond very favourably to traditional chiropractic care and I only wish I had known of the benefits of chiropractic care 30 years ago. According… Read More Swimming and Chiropractic
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