Treating a sprain? It’s as easy as “RICE”!

Treating a sprain?  It's as easy as "RICE"! Whether you are a professional athlete, high school player, weekend warrior, or working on a New Year's resolution, you are likely to experience a sprain or strain in your efforts to improve.  When that happens, what you do next is easy as pie, or as we say in sport medicine, easy as "RICE".

Don’t Overlook Stretching!

How are you doing at keeping up with your New Year’s Resolution?

A good exercise program incorporates stretching, strengthening, and aerobic conditioning.  Stretching is a very important part of exercising, but is often overlooked.  Many people either skip stretching completely, or only spend a couple of minutes stretching.  Ideally, everyone...

Are New Year’s Resolutions Hurting Your Feet?

Are New Year’s Resolutions Hurting Your Feet? You’re a few weeks into your New Year’s Resolution to walk or run, but you have noticed your feet have started to hurt.    Assuming it was because you were doing something new, you keep going- 2012 is the year!   But now when you wake up in the morning and step on the floor you have sharp pain....

New Year’s Resolution Pain

Don't Let Your New Year's Resolution Cause You Pain! New Year’s Resolutions can be thwarted for many reasons, but don’t let pain be one of them!   Common places for overuse injuries include the shoulder and the elbow.   Could one of these be one of your New Year’s pains? Shoulder pain: Shoulder pain towards the front or outside of the...

Ho, Ho….OHHHH!!

Ho, Ho....OHHH!   Protect your back this Christmas! Back pain during the holidays is enough to turn anybody into the Grinch.  It is estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that over 50,000 people each year sustain a winter and/or holiday related back injury.  This could range from shoveling snow, slipping on ice,...

Why We’re Thankful For SSI

Why We're Thankful For SSI - From the Owners

I am thankful for SSI because it is a place where my family and I can work together along with great people and do great things for the folks who live in Greer.  We get an opportunity every day to touch hundreds of lives in a very positive way and leave each night knowing that we have served...

National Physical Therapy Month

Physical Therapy Gets You Moving Now! Physical therapists are movement specialists! Whether you want to return to a sport or be able to play with your grandkids… physical therapy gets YOU MOVING! Hands on! Manual therapy is more than just massage and can be a very important part of your physical therapy treatment. SSI Physical Therapists...

Healthy Taigating Recipes – Week 4

Healthy Taigating Recipes! Football season is here and along with it is tailgating! In celebration and to limit calories in the game day feast, SSI Health Club director, Alison Howard has found low calorie rcipes for your tailgating feast. Check back with us each week for the latest recipes! Did you miss the previous recipes? Week 1 -...

Cheerleading Injury Prevention

Cheerleading season is here and many of you are training hard for your first competitions.   Not only is cheerleading becoming more popular among all age levels, it has also become a major cause of sport injuries in the female population due to the inclusion of stunts and gymnastics in the routines.   The most common sites for injuries include...

Healthy Tailgating Recipes – Week 3

Healthy Taigating Recipes! Football season is here and along with it is tailgating!   In celebration and to limit calories in the game day feast, SSI Health Club director, Alison Howard has found low calorie rcipes for your tailgating feast.   Check back with us each week for the latest recipes! Did you miss the previous recipes?  Week 1...