Articles

ACL Injuries | Michael Adesso, Director of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at the University Sports Medicine’s Harlem Road Office
The tearing of the ACL ligament used to end or severely limit participation in any stop and go sports for both professional and recreational athletes. Thanks to advances in surgery and rehabilitation, this is no longer the case. Read More (pdf)

Coping with the Heat | Michael Adesso, Director of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at the University Sports Medicine’s Harlem Road Office
As we exercise, our bodies produce heat from muscular activity.  Environmental conditions also add to this heat load.  If this does not occur, many problems can arise from our body overheating. Read More (pdf)

Finding Function Exercises | Michael Adesso, Director of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at the University Sports Medicine’s Harlem Road Office
The term "function" has become a buzzword in both the health club and rehabilitation settings. In the sports medicine or physical therapy office, you may hear the term "functional rehab". In health clubs it may be called "functional exercise". Regardless of the name, the goal is the same: to design a program that allows you to return to or enhances a particular task. Read More (pdf)

Performance Enhancing Drugs | Michael Adesso, Director of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at the University Sports Medicine’s Harlem Road Office
People have been trying to find ways to improve their athletic performance as long as there have been sports. Advancements in science have brought performance enhancing drugs to the forefront of this quest. There are many types of drugs available to boost performance. We will discuss two of the most common in use today. Anabolic Steroids and Creatin Phosphate (CP). Read More (pdf)

The Athlete's Choice for Sports Care | Patrick Maddalena, Sports Chiropractor
Doctors of Chiropractic consider a person as an integrated being, giving special attention to the spine, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Chiropractic is a natural health care method that stresses the importance of keeping all the systems of the body functioning efficiently so the player enjoys peak performance, a minimum injury risk, and fast recuperative powers. Read More (pdf)