Tips on how to recover from and avoid injuries.
In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we we will be writing all about injuries for the month of November. You can expect a new article on the matter every week. This week, Scott discusses common weight lifting injuries and provides links to places you can go to determine the…
I was recently sent a link to a new website with info about sport injuries. The website is called, appropriately enough, Sports Injury Info. The website is in its infancy, but it certainly shows promise. There are still a few kinks to be worked out, and there are (as of this writing) only 13 articles…
In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we we will be writing all about injuries for the month of November. You can expect a new article on the matter every week. This week I would like to explore whether or not you should self-diagnose your injuries, or whether you should…
In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we we will be writing all about injuries for the month of November. You can expect a new article on the matter every week. This week, Scott describes the difference between strains and sprains. He also discusses the most common causes of strains…
Knowing how to ice is important, but there are a few places on your body where you have to be a little more careful about how you go about icing yourself. Specifically, you never want to apply ice directly to your eyeballs or to testicles. You also do not want to follow the 20 minute…
When I was running high mileage in college (high mileage being defined as 85-105 miles per week in season, or 95-120 miles per week in pre-season) there were very often minor aches and pains associated with the high mileage. Often times, there were not so minor aches and pains as well. I can not think…
Whenever your muscles are feeling a bit sore or overworked, you should remember my motto, “Ice Early, Ice Often.” Arguably the most effective way to do that is to immerse your muscles in an ice bath.
The easiest way to sideline a runner is an injury, especially one in the foot or knee. A very sensitive part of the foot that does not always get enough attention is the arch. There are a few ways to easily injure the arch of your foot. One way to hurt yourself is that you…
Whenever your muscles are feeling a bit sore or overworked, you should remember my motto, “Ice Early, Ice Often.” The second and my favorite way to do that is to give yourself an ice massage.
Whenever your muscles are feeling a bit sore or overworked, you should remember my motto, “Ice Early, Ice Often.” The first and easiest way to do that is to just grab a bag of ice and slap it on your sore spots. Leave the bag of ice on your leg or joint for 20 minutes,…