Using physics can help athletes avoid sports injuries

Using physics can help athletes avoid sports injuries

Jessica Talmage played sports for as long as she can remember. She recalls smacking baseballs off tees at age 4. And she loved being on a team. Then, she hurt her shoulder playing high school softball. “It’s really hard to walk away from [sports],” she says. “Especially when growing up, I feel like playing sports was all I did.”   To help heal her hurt shoulder, Talmage visited a physical therapist. That’s a health expert who uses specific exerc…