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Tips & Benefits To Eating Right

In 2017, there is a bounty of diets, diet pills, and protein shakes on the market, that it makes it hard to see what is best when it comes to your nutritional plan.  Every single one of these items on the market is generalized to an idea of certain groups of people when nobody is

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Physical Therapy

Running on Sand vs. Pavement

Growing up, I’ve always hated the idea of going for a run on pavement or concrete surfaces, nevermind a treadmill (it always sounds like someone is beating the treadmill whenever either of my feet land). However, come summertime, I find myself going for a jog or run all the time… on sand. My summer weekends

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ACL Injuries Amongst Athletes: Rehab & Prevention

ACL I think a very good example of an injury that most of us thought as severe, but turned out not to be was in last night’s Superbowl with Dion Lewis (RB #33 New England Patriots). Dion caught a pass in the flat and as he spun to make a football move toward the sideline, planted

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Groin Injuries in Ice Hockey Part 3

PART III – GROIN MOBILITY AND STRENGTH Thanks for joining us for the last installment of our groin injury series! If you haven’t read Part I or II, please check them out to follow the progression of preventing or recovering from a groin injury. In Part II, we learned the importance of addressing pelvic position

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Groin Injuries in Ice Hockey Part 2

PART II – CORE STABILITY FOR THE ICE HOCKEY PLAYER Welcome back to our groin injury series! The first goal (pun intended) in preventing or recovering from a groin strain is addressing your pelvic position. As we discussed last time, the skating position in ice hockey lends itself to a posture where the low back

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Groin Injuries in Ice Hockey

PART I – INTRODUCTION Winter is quickly approaching and with it comes my favorite time of year, ice hockey season! Ice hockey is known for its high speed, hard hits, and agility to turn on a blade 1/8th of an inch thick; but today we are going to discuss a lesser-known part of the game…the

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Born to Run: Jay Klein

Jay Klein was able to compete in the Born to Run 5K recently, but crossing the finish line again wasn’t always a certainty for him. Although he had always been an avid runner and very active, more recently he had been experiencing debilitating pain along with decreased function and it looked like it may relegate

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Sports Performance

Increased Range of Motion With Hurdle Drills

Tightness in the hips and hamstrings are an indicator that you are at risk for an injury. One of the best ways to prevent or decrease the chance of injury would be mobility drills for increased range of motion. Dynamic stretches are great for moving the muscle through its range of motion but it is

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Dagmara Wozniak and Monica Aksamit’s Road to Rio

SportsCare Performance Institute (SPI) athletes, Dagmara Wozniak and Monica Aksamit return from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with Bronze medals in the Women’s saber team fencing event. While the media will show us opening and closing ceremonies, competition, and medal awards, what we don’t see is the countless hours of travel, training, and dedicated

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World-Class Fencer Returns in Triumph to Resume Olympic Dream

When world-class U.S. fencer and Linden resident Aleksander Ochocki underwent his fourth knee surgery last November, there were serious concerns about his athletic future. But just six months later — after a comprehensive rehabilitation program at SportsCare Institute — Ochocki has captured the 2014 Summer Nationals and is pointing toward the 2016 Olympics in Rio

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Olympic Day Junior Combine & Skills Challenge

The spirit of the Olympic Movement will roll into Whippany on Saturday, June 21, 2014, as SportsCare Performance Institute hosts a Junior Combine and Skills Challenge in celebration of Olympic Day. The FREE event will include a variety of fitness tests to assess the overall performance capabilities of all athletes, similar to professional football scouting

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SportsCare Performance Institute Summer Sports Clinics

SportsCare Performance Institute is pleased to announce new Summer Sports Clinics at our state-of-the-art training center in Whippany, NJ. Our Summer Clinics will focus on the specific performance needs and goals of athletes in each sport. These classes will be great to get ready for your season or to compliment the training you’re already putting

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