With two athletes in high school now I am so happy to know that our high school and state have placed a priority on concussion awareness and education in all sports at the high school level. I was at the school earlier this week for fall sports night – a night where ALL fall athletes and their … [Read more...]
Lynx news
Rookie Devereaux Peters broke some bones in her left hand during Thursday's game against Los Angeles, and will be out until after the Olympic break. The post is looking lean, as Jessica Adair had knee surgery a few weeks ago and will be back at the same time as Peters.I mentioned previously that … [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...]
Study links women’s higher rate of ACL tears to nervous system
Interesting study:Research at Oregon State University suggests men and women differ in how they transmit the nerve impulses that control muscle force. The finding may help explain why women are far more likely than men to blow out their knees, specifically the anterior cruciate ligaments, during … [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...]
8 reasons athletes don’t achieve success
“Greatness is never rewarded to the stupid.” This quote was texted to me by a good friend on the heels of a discussion we had about athletes who have a bad race and decide they have to go home and train harder. It got me thinking about all of “stupid” things we do as athletes … [Read more...]
For Throwers: Ideas for a Healthy Shoulder, Part 2
Last night I posted Part 1 of this post. In Part 2, I'm talking about things in my workouts that have helped my shoulders stay strong, even if shoulders aren't the exercise's first priority. It's nice when stuff pulls double (or triple or quadruple) duty!Mike and I have a bunch of prescribed … [Read more...]
For Throwers: Ideas for a Healthy Shoulder, Part 1
Adam Wolfe recently asked how I keep my shoulder "healthy, strong, and throwing far" via my facebook page. I'm going to start off by saying pre-habilitation is much better than re-habilitation! Doing any number of these exercises in an effort to scare off shoulder problems before they start is … [Read more...]
Lauren Fleshman: IT Band Hits Rock Bottom (if only this was about a rock group)
photo credit: Justin Jay Trying to fix a stubborn injury can be demoralizing. And I’m not just talking about the crying in public, or getting passed by a nun with a limp while you stagger home from a failed run. I’m talking about the bare-ass nakedness of your weaknesses getting exposed … [Read more...]