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Why Proper Form is Critical for Athletes

The mastery of technique includes proper athletic form. Having proper form is a sign that you are skillfully, efficiently, and properly doing something.

Proper form is critical most especially for those who engage in sports and athletes, although it also applies to exercise. The following are some reasons why form is so important for athletes:

Injury Prevention

Proper form helps prevent injuries that may result from putting undue pressure on muscles, tendons, and ligaments. With proper form, you effectively reduce overcompensation and prevent equipment-related injuries. With proper form, you are not overstraining your muscles or putting your body in an awkward or misaligned position.

Consistent Performance

If you have the proper form, you will able to do the same thing over again with consistency, which is really helpful in repetitive exercises. Proper form creates the consistency needed for strengthening and toning exercises.

Targeting the Correct Muscles

In sports, proper form enables you to kick harder, jump higher, and run faster.

Many exercises target specific muscles. With poor form, you might end up working a different muscle that can lead to pain and poor results, rendering your exercise ineffective. For optimal results, proper form is crucial sot that you are not putting your body in unnatural and awkward positions that result in a decreased functional capability.

Proper Breathing

Proper form begets proper breathing, which allows you to generate more energy and force. With a good flow of oxygen throughout the body, you avoid health issues brought about by an increase in heart rate and blood pressure. With proper form, you should be able to breathe fully and properly, enabling you to focus on the task at hand.

Balance

With bad form, your muscles are working overtime to stabilize your body. Your muscles overcompensate to prevent injury, and this overcompensation is not without unintended side effects. Overcompensation eats up your energy, and with less energy, you are reducing the effectiveness of exercise or any sports movement. In effect, you will have to exert more effort for weaker results.

Movement Orthopedics in Clinton Township, Michigan

Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, you will likely eventually have to deal with an injury. However, you can minimize the occurrence of injuries with the professional guidance of an orthopedic surgeon like Dr. Jeffrey Carroll of Movement Orthopedics.

Movement Orthopedics is a leading orthopedic and sports medicine practice in Clinton Township. Our team specializes in sports medicine with a focus on prevention education. At our orthopedic center, we are constantly seeking ways to help amateur and professional athletes prevent injury and enhance their performance. And when it comes to treating injuries, we take a conservative approach, using surgical intervention only when necessary.

Our goal is to help athletes perform at the highest possible level and safely recover from injuries. We will work with you to create a personalized and comprehensive treatment plan that suits your lifestyle. Sprains and strains, fractures, dislocations, MCL and ACL tears, rotator cuff tears, tendon injuries, tennis and golfer’s elbow, tendonitis, and runner’s knee, are just some of the conditions we treat.

Our friendly staff welcomes your call and looks forward to serving you. Contact Movement Orthopedics today by calling (586) 436-3785 or you can request an appointment now.

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Movement Orthopedics is a leading orthopedic and sports medicine practice led by board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Carroll. Providing Fractures, Arthritis, Sports Medicine,Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy, Stem Cell Treatment, Joint Reconstruction, Robotic Knee Surgery