Sports Medicine

What causes muscle soreness following exercise? Muscle soreness is caused when the body is working to adapt to exertion—it’s how you get stronger! Most exercise physiologists believe it is due to microscopic tearing and swelling of the muscle fibers. More tearing = more soreness. This typically occurs after starting a new exercise program or when […]READ MORE

Anand Kapur, MD, family physician and director of sports medicine at InMotion Physical Therapy at Harbour View, said he sees young athletes with overuse injuries from little-leaguer’s elbow to rotator cuff injuries for swimmers. “Most parents played different sports in the fall and spring when they were young,” said Dr. Kapur. “Now, kids are specializing […]READ MORE

My husband and I shared a “back in the day” moment recently while grocery shopping. We browsed the aisle of sports drinks, noting the extended variety of flavors among the top brands, and we recalled with a laugh how – twenty or more years ago – a store wouldn’t be able to devote this much […]READ MORE