Runners, mountain bikers, skiers—leg sport people—listen up. That constant, nagging pain on the outside of your knee is not uncommon, but it’s also not normal. Pain on the outside of the knee can be caused by a few different things, one of which is issues with the IT (illiotibial) band.

As we move out of winter and into the glorious warm days of spring, many athletes are transitioning from treadmills and indoor tracks to the winding, mountainous trails as they melt out from being covered in winter’s snow. With this change in venue, elevation and surface can come shin splints, knee pain, hip pain, among other aches and pains.

ACL injuries are some of the most common knee injuries. But what does an injury to the ACL entail and how can acupuncture help the healing?

Knee injuries are some of the most common sports injuries for a variety of athletes, but especially those involved in sports that heavily rely on the lower body like skiing, snowboarding, hiking, running, mountain biking. But not all knee injuries are the same.

Climbers, snowboarders, soccer players, runners—I have seen hamstring strains in a variety of different sports. So how does you get a hamstring strain and what can you do about it?