Blake Wu

Ankle stability is an essential component of athletic performance and overall health. Proper ankle function allows you to move freely, without being hobbled by pain or injury. It also helps you prevent future injuries by keeping your joints strong and balanced. Ankle stability is important for a wide range of athletes, from weekend warriors to […]

Dancers are a special breed of athletes yet they are susceptible to dance injuries. It’s a must for them to take care of their bodies in order to be at their best. The demands on their bodies are unique and often have the training, performing, and traveling all over the place. Many dancers’ injuries happen

Gymnastics and Achilles’ injuries. Achilles injuries and most importantly how to avoid them remain at the forefront of modern-day gymnastics. With the rise in the prevalence of Achilles injuries, specifically at the NCAA level, practitioners of many disciplines are searching for answers to how we can reduce the number of Achilles injuries we see in

How do we prevent injuries in gymnastics? We get asked this question all the time. The honest answer is we CAN’T prevent injuries. Scrapes and bruises are normal and accidents happen all the time but what we can do is implement our best practices to keep injuries less likely to happen. One way to achieve

We see a ton of shoulder injuries in gymnastics. Men’s gymnastics and women’s gymnastics alike. We have obviously a ton of different events and a ton of different skills that are happening and there are different demands placed on the shoulders. If we think about bars, we’re swinging around the bar and a significant load