Overuse is the main cause of injuries. In cases of swimmers, overhead forward stroke can cause the most common injury in shoulders. Dr. Alejandro Centurion, Primary Care & Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains what freestyle stroke is. There are some factors that can increase the risks for a young […]

Interventional Radiology Technician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute

Cynthia Laportilla, Physical Therapist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says the average of physical therapy after a total knee and total hip replacement is about three months, and usually about more or less twenty-four sessions. “Usually your therapist will have conversations with you; they might tell you you’re right on target, or this […]

Posture is one of the most important things that can affect how your necks feels. “We have several muscles that attach from our head and from our neck down to the lower part of our body. Maintaining good neutral posture is going to keep you from overworking those muscles in the wrong kind of way […]