Seven Tips to Prevent Winter Sports Injuries
Creative Rehab to host free seminar on winter sports injury prevention.
On Nov. 13, Libertyville's Creative Rehab will host a seminar titled: "Sports & Recreational Weight Lifting: The Stuff You've Never Been Told." According to Andrew Schaefer, physical therapist at Creative Rehab, the goal of the lecture is reinforce safety, the importance of form, and introduce 3-D training to challenge people to workout more dynamically when lifting weights. "Failure to have strength in all three planes is critical not just when lifting weights, but when completing our normal daily activities. This lack of functional strength may lead to possible injury because of our overdependence on certain muscle groups," Schaefer said. Schaefer offers seven tips to help prevent sports injuries, especially in the wintertime. Fore …
