Are you coming back with more fatigue and new aches and pains each time you climb on your bike?  You may have developed an overuse injury that is keeping your body from adapting and recovering from the normal stress of cycling.

Whether you’re on the playing field or in the house, the occasional bump, bruise, sprain or pang is inevitable. These injuries may be sudden or the result of overuse and gradual wear and tear. As we all know, many common injuries can be effectively treated with ice therapy, heat therapy, or a combination of the two. However, knowing when to use heat or ice and whether to use ice or heat first can be confusing.

The average American takes more than 5,000 steps every single day and some of us who make the effort, many more than that. Over the course of our lifetimes, these small steps add up to tens of thousands of miles, and this mileage can wear on our feet, resulting in various injuries and chronic conditions. 

A stress fracture usually occurs when a bone is subjected to repetitive strain or impact, often as a result of sports or exercise.

At Chattanooga Non-Surgical Orthopedics we see a lot of “tennis elbow” cases that have not responded to traditional treatment methods.