The muscle spindle has a threshold in which it produces muscle tension. Application of an ice pack lowers the temperature of the skin which in turns raises the threshold at which the muscle spindle produces tension. By raising this threshold, the muscle spindle becomes less excitable and decreases muscle tension. This means that an ice [...]

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Here is the second in the series of interviews with prominent figures in the Chicago athletic and fitness skyline. Mike Gilmartin is a great Athletic Athletic Trainer and I can testify that from personal experience. While I was swimming for UIC, I contracted a series of injuries such as an elbow bursitis,chronic rotator cuff pain [...]

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The ACSM and AMA have join forces to ask the medical community to include exercise prescriptions as part of all medical treatment for patients. This long overdue alliance is striving to provide a link that is much needed in order to improve the treatment of patients all over the country.
Even though the link between exercise and [...]

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Rotator cuff tendonitis is the most common upperbody injury in sports medicine. It is caused by an overuse or overload of the shoulder. Here is an article from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. To read the tip sheet go to this link:
http://www.newamssm.org/Handouts/RotatorCuff.pdf
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