receive healthy tips, the latest
artictles and find out what’s new
at Flex Motion Physical Therapy

Lacrosse Common Injuries

Physical Therapy in Glendale for Lacrosse

Flex Motion Physical Therapy has helped many athletes recover from injury and return to their sport as soon as possible.  Correct treatment of an acute injury will minimize recovery time and help to avoid an injury becoming chronic.  Flex Motion Physical Therapy can also help you prevent re-injury by teaching you how to maintain good posture and muscle balance, prescribing you a thorough stretching regime, and providing tips for lacrosse equipment selection.

Lacrosse is a rapidly growing sport in terms of participation. Men's lacrosse is considered a contact sport; body contact is allowed and is part of the game tactics.  Women's lacrosse is considered a non-contact sport and any contact that does occur is only incidental. That being said, a number of common injuries do occur in both men's and women's lacrosse as a result of contact with a player, another stick, or the ball. Overuse injuries are less common than acute injuries, although they do still occur.  As with any sport excessive training and competition along with using poor equipment can lead to overuse type injuries. Common lacrosse injuries include:

Find out what you will need to
bring on your first visit to
Flex Motion
Find out about your injury
or condition in our
educational library.
Newsletter sign up
Our location
recieve our newsletter every other montlh to get healthy tips, the latest articles and find out what s new at Flex Motion Therpay.
1000 N. Central Ave, Suite 210
Glendale, CA 91202
Call: (818) 243-8422
Fax: (818) 243-8444
Hours: Mon to Fri, 7am - 7pm