Loudoun County, Va. — A lack of core strength is one of the most common reasons athletes sustain injuries. Your core is your body’s stabilizer. When the muscles that make up the core are not strong or unbalanced, the risk of sustaining injuries up and down the chain is much more likely, and unfortunately, usually happens. So how do you know if your core is strong?

NOTE FROM OUR SPONSOR: At Loudoun Sports Therapy Center, we want to work with coaches, parents and athletes themselves and help them get ahead of the injuries so they’re not losing playing time, having to rework line-ups because of injuries and keep athletes healthy all season long.