Autism Speaks is the world’s largest autism fundraiser dedicated to improving the lives of people with autism and CardioFlex Therapy is happy to help spread the news and invite you to attend this event. We ask you to have the courage to seek early diagnosis and to ensure your loved ones a bright future. You do not have to donate to take part in this walk. You can have corporate donors track your progress and match your physical contribution to the money they have given to this awareness event.
There’s a strength as a community is powered by love and built on the commitment of individuals like you. Start a team, join a team or come on your own. Fundraising and Waling together to enhance the lives of people living with autism is the goal.
ATA of Florida will ask you to create a “walk goal”, you MUST select an amount to complete the registration process, but please, keep in mind, that you DO NOT need to complete the goal to participate in the walk.
Make new friends as you play an integral role in helping our city’s Autism Speaks Walk event a success.
We can also volunteer before the Walk. All who wish to be part of the walk must register online.
At CardioFlex Therapy’s outpatient clinic we offer sports therapy,
which helps top athletes not only recover from injuries (rehab) but also prevent them (known as pre-hab). Sports therapy is a segment of the global healthcare industry that has recently become quite popular due to its applications and positive results in sports. Here are some tips and tricks.
The hips are the human body’s main engine and center of mass.The largest and most powerful muscle groups—the glutes, quads, and hamstrings—all connect at the hips, and they allow you to run, jump,
climb, and swim. The joint is crucial to all movement, in sports and day-to-day life. Persistent hip pain can be very debilitating, we will concentrate on how physical therapy can seriously impact this part of our body.
While the following may be common causes of hip pain in athletes,
there are other causes of hip pain that can sideline a player from the
action:
Muscle Strains: The most common injuries of the hip and
groin region in athletes is muscle strain injuries. Muscles around the
hip joint are especially prone to this type of injury because they are
subject to eccentric contraction. Eccentric contractions cause tremendous forces in the muscle and can lead to a muscle strain. Muscle
strains around the hip include groin pulls and hamstring strains.
Hip Bursitis:
Inflammation of the bursa over the outside of the hip joint, so-called
trochanteric bursitis can cause pain with hip movement. Treatment of
hip bursitis is often effective, but the condition has a problem of
coming back and sometimes becoming a persistent problem.
Contusions (Hip Pointer):
A direct blow to the outside of the hip causes an injury to one of the
large bones of the pelvis, the ileum. When a contusion is sustained in
an athlete over the outside of the hip, the injury is called a hip
pointer.
Stress Fractures: Stress fractures of the hip are usually seen in long distance runners, and much more commonly in women than in men. These injuries are usually seen in endurance athletes
with deficient nutrition or eating disorders.
Hip Labral Tear:
The labrum of the hip is a cuff of thick tissue that surrounds the hip socket. The labrum helps to support the hip joint. When a labral tear of the hip occurs, a piece of this tissue can become pinched in the joint causing pain and catching sensations. Much more has been learned about hip labral tears, to the point that some orthopedic surgeons are concerned these injuries are overdiagnosed. However, some patients with hip labral tears can find improvement with treatment of this condition.
Femoroacetabular Impingement:
Femoroacetablar impingement often referred to as FAI, is a condition
where bone spurs form along the edges of the ball-and-socket hip joint
and cause limited mobility of the joint and damage to soft tissues
including the labrum. FAI is thought by many surgeons to be a precursor
to arthritis of the hip joint.
Osteitis Pubis: Osteitis pubis is thought to be due to the repetitive pull of muscles over the front of the hip joint. Usually, pain is activity related and often seen in runners, soccer players and hockey players. The x-rays may show signs causing concern for infection, but osteitis pubis usually resolves
with rest and anti-inflammatory medications.
Sports Hernias:
Sports hernias are a problem seen most commonly in hockey players, but
can be seen in other sports that require repetitive twisting and turning
at high speeds. The problem is thought to be due to an imbalance of the
strong muscles of the thigh and the relatively weaker muscles of the
abdomen.
Snapping Hip Syndrome: Snapping hip syndrome is a word used to describe three distinct hip problems. The first is when the IT band snaps over the outside of the thigh. The second occurs when the deep hip flexor snaps over the front of the hip joint. Finally,
tears of the cartilage, or labrum, around the hip socket, can cause a
snapping sensation.
Traumatic Hip Subluxation & Dislocation:
Complete dislocation of the hip joint is a very unusual hip injury—most commonly hip dislocations occur in high-speed car crashes. However, hip subluxations, an injury where the ball of the ball-and-socket hip joint is pushed part of the way out of joint, are being recognized as a
possible cause of hip pain in athletes. A hip subluxation is the type of injury that is thought to have ended Bo Jackson’s athletic career.
Hip Arthritis:
Arthritis of the hips is increasingly seen in athletes as the age in which we participate in sports increases. Older athletes can experience joint stiffness and pain as a result of hip arthritis.
Low Back Strain: While not a problem in the hip region, low back problems can often cause pain around the buttock and hips.
Soccer Athlete training – Capecchi
For serious athletes, a person recovering from an injury or anyone
with a specific performance goal in mind, a visit to a Physical The therapist can increase awareness of weakness, asymmetry or problem areas
and give you tangible, functional ways to improve.
The most common steps during an athlete’s visit to our clinic are:
– sports massage
– sports and occupational injury management & rehabilitation
– ultrasound therapy treatment
– sports performance improvement & management using muscle activation techniques
– advice on how to improve posture, flexibility & stretching
