With three athletes in the house, it seems like one of them is always looking for an ice bag to help with an ache or pain. I have long used a bag of frozen vegetables as ice bags because the flexible ice packs you buy at the store can run between $8-12 depending on where you buy them. However, I … [Read more...]
STEM and stigma
Around the 40th anniversary, the White House announced a commitment to increasing the presence of women in STEM fields. This, of course, drew criticism (because the number of women receiving degrees is--overall--higher than men) and fear that the White House was working on imposing another one of … [Read more...]
Olympian Sarah Robles on the hormone balancing act and sports performance
As an Olympic athlete, I want to be the best. I need to be the best. I can only do this is I am healthy in all facets of my life. I cannot take banned substances (nor do I want to) so I need to become healthy in the most natural ways possible. When I was in Alabama, during a physical the Dr. asked … [Read more...]
Brianna Glenn on treatment options: R.I.C.E.
I am no stranger to sprained ankles. Both my ankles have experienced their fair share of sprains over the course of my life and it's to be expected when you've spent most of your time on earth running, jumping, and doing all sorts of ankle jeopardizing activities. So, the fact that I've been … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer Second Only to Football in Concussion Numbers
The numbers are staggering and heartbreaking – girls soccer players are treated for so many concussions each year that they are second only to football among youth athletes. A concussion is a brain injury and the easiest way I can explain it is if you were to take a block of jello and put it … [Read more...]
Shoes, Strength, and Other Lower Legisms
Here's the synopsis: Almost every year, I seem to hurt my lower leg. My legs even like to take turns Last year it was the right, this year the left. Yeah, it sucks. Yeah, it hurts. Sometimes it's really bad, sometimes it's not. It doesn't take a good sport psychologist to point out a cycle and or … [Read more...]
Trendsetters: the Latest in Natural Foods from Expo West
If you love organic, gluten free, pesticide free, non GMO and incredibly tasty foods, Expo West is the place to be. A few colleagues introduced me to this show years ago and I am hooked, it is by far my favorite food event of the year. The energy, the people, the food, ingredient knowledge and of … [Read more...]
Storm guard Sue Bird contemplates surgery
Just as tape recorders were about to click off, Storm PG Sue Bird admitted she's played with a slight tear in her left labrum since November 2010. The 10-year vet is awaiting imaging on her right hip, which could show a similar injury. While mirroring teammate Lauren Jackson, Bird's isn't acute and … [Read more...]
SIGN UP - Dick’s Sporting Goods is Giving FREE Concussion Software To Schools
Ali Krieger from the US women's soccer team in a Gaithersburg, MD Dick's Sporting Goods store, helping spread the word about the new PACE program (Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education). Are you a parent of an athlete, coach, teacher or school administrator at a middle school or high … [Read more...]
Soccer Star Ali Krieger Joins Fans at Concussion Education Event
US Women's soccer player Ali Krieger signs autographs for fans during the PACE - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education - event at Dick's Sporting Goods, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in Gaithersburg, MD. Krieger and Dick's Sporting Goods have teamed up to raise awareness and provide baseline … [Read more...]