Sports & Dance Injuries
A selection of Dr. Lavine's articles on sports & dance injuries...
Quick finish in the half marathon: If you do the work, you get the results!
I set a new personal record in this year’s Half Marathon, nearly 15 minutes faster than last year. It’s predictable: if you do the work, you get the results
Intermediate-level rotator cuff exercises
Many sports activities, including tennis, golf, swimming, or throwing, put a heavy load on the rotator cuff. Even everyday activities like lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or...
Beyond 10,000 steps: more evidence that exercise intensity counts
Walking up to 10,000 steps a day is good for preventing dementia. Walking fast is even better.
Five supplements with potential benefits for endurance athletes
Five supplements that can help athletes train harder and recover more quickly form a workout
Nutrition & hydration after an event or a rigorous training day
Replenish fluid and your carbohydrate and protein stores as soon after a race as possible.
Nutrition and hydration strategies for race day
Nutrition and hydration strategies to help you achieve your goals in endurance sports events
Carb loading? Strategic nutrient intake leading up to race day
Basic outline of carbohydrate loading and training strategies for the days leading up to race day
Stronger together: The science behind the Happy Trails Running Club
Social support improves health behaviors and helps athletes achieve more. That’s the science behind the Happy Trails Running Club.
I couldn’t take the heat
How much does higher temperature slow you down when running? There’s a formula for that……
Baby steps: how I shaved 15 seconds per mile off my running speed
By increasing my running cadence to 180 steps per minute, I shaved 15 seconds per mile from my running pace. Try it!
Ice versus heat
For years, the RICE protocol (rest, ice, compression, elevation)has been the standard approach to healing from an injury. But it’s all wrong.
Why you have to strengthen your soleus muscle
The soleus is a large calf muscles with a distinct role. Strengthen it to prevent injury, improve running performance, and slow cognitive decline.
Spinal adjustments are even better for knee pain than rehab exercises
Recent research shows that spinal adjustments of the low back and pelvis help relieve knee pain even better than rehab exercises do.
Just finished the 2021 Half Marathon – here’s my takeaway message
My lesson from running the Princeton Half Marathon? You’ve got to fight….for your right….to party!
Protect your health when you’re chained to your computer
If you work at a computer, you have to get up and move periodically throughout the day. Here’s a simple protocol that will protect your health.
3 exercises for the upper back & shoulders
Three exercises for the neck, upper back and shoulders.
The plié – best rehab exercise for the knees and much more
The plié – a basic dance exercise – is the best way to strengthen the knees while preparing the body to absorb vertical landing forces.
Another reason your running slows down as you age
Tenocyte in its connective tissue web In another article, I discussed one of the reasons given for athletic decline in older people: your maximal heart rate goes down....
