🏓 Stay in the Game: How to Prevent Pickleball’s Most Common Injuries Pickleball’s popularity has exploded — and so have injuries tied to it. A 2024 study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research found that pickleball-related injuries rose by nearly 88% in recent years, especially among players aged 50 and older. (PubMed) At Sigma Q […]
Strength From Within: How Spinal Stabilizing Muscles Hold the Key to Lower Back Pain Relief Lower back pain impacts more than just your comfort—it interferes with daily movement, work, and quality of life. The World Health Organization notes that low back pain can become chronic and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide […]
Hamstring Overuse Injuries in Athletes: What Works (and What Doesn’t) for Healing Hamstring injuries are among the most frustrating setbacks athletes face—especially when they don’t fully heal and keep coming back. For Chicago runners, soccer players, and weekend warriors alike, overuse hamstring injuries can sideline training for weeks or even months. The good news? With […]
Don’t Let Plantar Fasciitis Stop You: Effective Treatment in Chicago If you’ve ever woken up with stabbing heel pain during those first steps out of bed, you may be dealing with plantar fasciitis—a frustrating and often lingering condition that affects more than 2 million people every year. While many people try stretching, orthotics, or cortisone […]
Healing Shin Splints with PRP & Neurotherapy Running is a passion for over 60 million Americans, but it often comes with a painful price: shin splints, also known as Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS). If you’ve experienced that nagging pain along your shin bone, you know how frustrating it can be—especially when traditional treatments like […]