{"id":1420,"date":"2014-08-13T23:00:26","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/?p=1420"},"modified":"2015-12-22T17:50:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T17:50:31","slug":"sports-injury-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/sports-injury-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Injury Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140818_SportsInjury_blog_600700_v1.jpg.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1421 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140818_SportsInjury_blog_600700_v1.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"Vionic Shoes shares tips from the experts on how to prevent sports injury \" width=\"599\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140818_SportsInjury_blog_600700_v1.jpg.jpeg 599w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140818_SportsInjury_blog_600700_v1.jpg-257x300.jpeg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> The Expert, Trevor Prior<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Trevor Prior is a leading podiatric expert in the field of sports injuries, diabetic foot complications and surgery. He has worked extensively with elite athletes in a wide range of sports, including soccer, hockey and rugby. Prior currently resides in the UK.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Prior&#8217;s Quick Tips for Sports Injury Prevention<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are a number of factors to consider when trying to avoid sports-related injuries, which all too frequently prohibit exercise and diminish overall bodily fitness.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Ensure proper fit<\/strong>. In a vast majority of cases shoes are worn too small, which can cause a number of issues including intense pain and discomfort.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Wear different shoes for different sports and activities.<\/strong> While some shoes have multiple uses, it is generally advisable to have shoes specific to each activity.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Maintain appropriate conditioning<\/strong>. It is extremely important to maintain flexibility and ensure balanced strength to minimize the risk of injury.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Pay attention to symptoms<\/strong>. The onset of symptoms such as the tightening of muscles during activity often signifies an increased risk of muscle strain. If a muscle starts to tighten then you should stop the activity, stretch and resume exercise lightly.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Listen to your body<\/strong>. Understanding that there can be daily variations in your ability to exercise and respecting your limitations will significantly reduce the risk of injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on leading expert, Trevor Prior, visit his biography at the <a title=\"Vionic Innovation Lab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/vionic-innovation-lab\" target=\"_blank\">Vionic Innovation Lab.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"more-link\" id=\"excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/sports-injury-prevention\/\">Read More &gt;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[259],"tags":[68,287,286,220],"class_list":["post-1420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthy-inspiration","tag-foot-health","tag-sports-injury-prevention","tag-trevor-prior","tag-vionic-shoes","dwtl normal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1420"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406,"href":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420\/revisions\/2406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}