It is a pleasure to assist Dr. Bollman and Dr. Nelson with sport physicals.  It's even more fun to meet the Williamston athletes.  In my opinion, it is far better to prevent injury than to experience injury.  Having pain, missing games, and rehabilitating aren't fun.  During the sport physicals, I have the athletes perform a few movement patterns and observe how they move.  Since my time is limited, by no means will I be 100% accurate in predicting injury.  If any of you have questions about these resources, you are more than welcome to contact me, your family physician or the certified athletic trainer at the high school. For information on preventing knee injuries:  Dr. Bert Mandelbaum discusses anterior cruciate injuries and Prevent Injury and Enhance Performance (also known as PEP Program).  Click here for a variety of lecture videos.  Although it will appear as though there is an error, click on a lecture and be patient.  The videos on the left side provide good visuals for cues for proper performance of the exercises.  Remember, with prevention the key isn't in just doing the exercise, but in performing the exercise and performing it correctly each and every time.  Click here for the PEP Program (Prevent Injury and Enhance Performance). For information on preventing ankle injuries:    Some excellent photographs are within this research article.  Click here for the article. Fire fighters in Santa Monica have an ankle injury prevention progam.  Level 1 exercises are a great start.  Click here    For information on preventing shoulder injuries:  Click here to view a video for the Throwers’ Ten Exercises provided by the American Sports Medicine Institute.   USA Swimming Sports Medicine provides exercises targeting the shoulders.  Click here to view the video.   George Edelman, a physical therapist in Delaware, discusses recommended and inappropriate shoulder stretches for swimmers.  Click here to read the article.