Muscle strains remain one of the most stubborn problems in sport. They are common in recreational, trained, and elite athletes, and in many sports they are among the leading causes of missed training and competition. What makes them especially frustrating for clinicians is that, despite decades of prevention work, injury rates have not fallen as
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems affecting weightlifters. Studies report that between 54% and 85% of weightlifters experience low back pain within a year, making it a major challenge for both performance and long-term athletic health. During heavy lifting, the lumbar spine is exposed to enormous mechanical loads, often
Headaches are often thought of as problems of the brain or blood vessels. But some headaches actually begin elsewhere — particularly in the neck and surrounding muscles. One such condition is cervicogenic headache (CGH), a type of headache that originates from dysfunction in the cervical spine and nearby soft tissues. Recent research is shedding light