Commonwealth Sports Medicine

My Aching Heal!!!!
That ice pick stab into the bottom of your heal when you step out of bed in the morning is probably caused by plantar fasciitis (fashee-EYE-tiss).
The plantar fascia is a band of tissue that goes from the bottom of the heel (calcaneus) to the ball of the foot (metatarsal heads), as seen here.

Its [...]

The words “PULLED HAMSTRING” may send a chill through your body as you recall the pain, time off, and frustration of a previous injury. In fact, hamstring strain is one of the most common running injuries. Preventing this common injury is easier said than done. Recovery from hamstring strain requires a bit [...]

Overuse of ligaments and tendons often results in long-term injuries.  These so called chronic “soft tissue” injuries have relatively low blood supply.  However, healing a soft tissue sprain or strain requires good blood supply; for blood carries the much needed “inflammatory factors” that promote healing.
We have conventionally treated soft tissue injuries with anti-inflammatory medication (ibuprofen [...]

Doc,
The outside of my knee is killing me. I’ve been training for the marathon. We were up to 14 miles when it started getting worse. Can I still do the upcoming marathon? Do I need surgery?
Truly,
Knee’ding Help

Greetings Knee’ding,
You have lots of company and do not need surgery. Iliotibial Band Syndrome [...]

Sports Massage - Benefits and Effects of Sports Massage
Sports massage should play an important part in the life of any triathlete whether they are injured or not. Massage has a number of physical benefits.
Massage can :
Cure and restore mobility to injured muscle tissue.
Boost performance.
Extend the overall life of your sporting career.
Effects of massage are:
Pumping - [...]