Shin pain may be common amongst high-impact sport enthusiasts, but it should never be ignored. Persistent discomfort in the lower leg may be caused by shin splints or stress fractures. These two overuse injuries have similar symptoms but drastically different recovery times. Understanding the difference can help you seek treatment sooner and avoid worsening the
Key Summary Ballet injuries most commonly affect the feet and ankles, knees, hips and lower back because these areas absorb repetitive forces from jumping, turnout and pointe work. Understanding how each part of the body contributes to movement can help dancers recognize early warning signs, reduce injury risk and recover more effectively. Although ballet looks
Split squats, walking lunges, hip thrusts… they’re all solid exercises if you’re trying to grow your glutes. However, you have to be careful how you do them. It’s easy to get caught up chasing faster results, and many people can end up overdoing it. At Ace Sports Clinic Toronto, we see this often—people putting in
It’s impressive how quickly young gymnasts learn various skills and progress to higher levels. They learn difficult movements a lot faster than adults. That’s because children and teens have more pliable joints and muscles and a great deal of neuroplasticity, making it easier for them to learn movements that require high flexibility and body control.
After the US, Canada has the highest number of pickleball players, and it’s becoming an increasingly popular sport. But as more people take up the sport, we are also seeing more pickleball injuries. Many of these are overuse injuries, such as tennis elbow (or pickleball elbow), shoulder pain, and wrist strain. There’s also an increase
There’s plenty of research showing that sitting for hours each day is almost as bad for our health as smoking. In addition to aches and pains, it also increases the risk of health problems. But getting time at work to move around is difficult for many busy professionals. Fortunately, you don’t have to leave your
When it comes to knee injuries in athletes, ACL tears are usually the ones that make the news. But meniscus tears are actually a lot more common. While a torn meniscus is not as serious as a torn ACL, it can still leave you in pain and unable to play normally for weeks or months.
Osteopathy: Treating the Whole Person, Not Just the Pain Osteopathy is a gentle, evidence-informed branch of manual medicine recognised for its holistic approach. At Ace Sports Clinic Toronto, our Osteopathic Manual Practitioners view the body as an integrated system with an innate ability to heal itself. Rather than masking symptoms, osteopathy aims to find the dysfunction, fix it with
Swimming is a low-impact sport, making it a safe activity for most people, including seniors. While it’s not as hard on your joints as running or jumping, swimming can still cause serious injuries that you should watch out for. Most swimming injuries arise from overuse (too much swimming, not enough recovery), poor swimming technique or
Pain and discomfort from golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis) can have a serious impact on your sports performance and not just in golf. Golfer’s elbow can affect anyone who does a lot of repetitive arm, wrist, and finger movements like gripping, lifting, and twisting. If you play tennis, lift weights, or you often go rock climbing,
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