Sports Medicine Patient Education

A plain-language guide to the most common sports injury: sprain grades, the modern PEACE & LOVE approach, when you need an X-ray, and how to stop your ankle from giving way again.

Learn what causes plantar fasciitis, how to recognize the symptoms, what you can do at home, and when to see a doctor.

Learn about the three stages of frozen shoulder, who is at risk, and which treatments can relieve pain and speed up recovery.

Understand rotator cuff pain and tears — common symptoms, how doctors diagnose them, exercise-first treatment, and when surgery is worth considering.

Understand low back pain in athletes and active people — why most cases get better on their own, why staying active beats bed rest, and which warning signs mean you should see a doctor.

Learn what pre-exercise health screening is, how a simple questionnaire can tell you whether to see a doctor first, and how to start exercising with confidence.

Learn why progressive loading exercise is the main treatment for tendinopathy, how the four rehab stages work, how much pain is acceptable, and what a real program looks like.

A complete 12-week rehab program for an acute grade I–II lateral ankle sprain — protection, strength, balance/proprioception, agility and return to sport, with bracing timeline and recurrence prevention.

A complete 12-week progressive-loading program for non-traumatic rotator cuff tendinopathy (subacromial pain syndrome) — cuff and scapular strengthening, pain rules, progression criteria, and the evidence on exercise vs injection vs surgery.

A complete 12-week progressive-loading program for jumper's knee — isometrics, heavy slow resistance, plyometrics and return to sport, with dosing, pain rules and progression criteria.