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Injury recovery: The effectiveness of the ridiculous
by Byline to Finish Line
posted January 20, 2011 at 4:56pm

When the phrase “hilly run” was uttered, the doctor just smiled. He listened to my brief history and description of my symptoms and confirmed my self-diagnosis. I have plantar fasciitis in my right foot. There were no surprises here, but getting a t...more

One Team, One Dream
by PrincessPunish
posted January 17, 2011 at 5:48pm

Always the Underdogs...more

It’s b-ball season, girls: Don’t be an ACL stat. Listen to the PT.
by Fair Game News
posted December 17, 2010 at 7:40pm

By Wendy Farnen Price Girls are playing basketball with a level of passion and skill – and in numbers — we couldn’t have imagined a few decades ago (and just think how many more will be inspired to play by UConn’s run on UCLA’s 1970s-era win st...more

A treat for my feet: Everstride Pro Therapy Foot Treatment Review
by Endurance Meg
posted December 8, 2010 at 10:17am

&post After Rev3 Cedar Point, I had a serious case of bitching blisters. I made a stupid rookie mistake, except I wasn’t a rookie. See, I forgot to spray the insides of my running shoes with TriSlide before putting them on. I had sprayed my bike ...more

(Almost) Happy Feet: Steps for plantar fasciitis recovery & good shoes
by Musings from a Multisport Mama
posted November 23, 2010 at 10:25am

Okay I still have plantar fasciitis (PF) in my left foot but I'm finally seeing progress again. This is since the disaster in earlier this year in January when I tried running a few miles (2 to 4) per my doctor's okay after having it immobilized in a cast...more

Pain in the back: Preventing and helping back pain
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted November 11, 2010 at 1:04pm

Loree showing off her awesome six pack What is one of the main injuries in throwing? Well, while sometimes throwing can be a pain in the butt, the main injury we sustain is back injuries. Back injuries can range from a minor annoyance to worst case,...more

Abby’s Experience – Knee Surgery
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 8, 2010 at 3:58pm

Abby, who are you? My name is Abby Zsarnay. I am a girl skateboarder and I have been skating since I was 7 years old. I started to compete in competitions when I was 12 years old. I mainly like to skate Bowls, Whole Park, Vert and Mini Ramps. Tell me ab...more

Get rid of muscle knots and tendonitis with dry needling
by Performance Nutrition
posted November 6, 2010 at 11:59pm

I’ve spent my fair share of time at PT offices, in training rooms during my college years and at various orthopedic offices. And there’s one common thread I’ve noticed through the years – many practitioners want to put a Band-Aid on the issue and...more

Summary on Ice Hockey Concussion Summit: What You Need to Know!
by One Sport Voice
posted October 25, 2010 at 9:12pm

Last week I attended the first-ever Ice Hockey Summit: Action on Concussion. The program was impressive and invited speakers in included NHL referee and players, coaches, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, brain physiologists, sport scient...more

Women’s Hockey Is Most Concussive College Sport
by The First Line
posted October 21, 2010 at 4:18pm

Research from the University of North Carolina has found that female hockey players get concussions at a higher rate than athletes in any other sport, including NCAA football players. These results were reported at the Mayo Clinic, which is holding a co...more

Concussions, Football and You
by Draft Day Suit
posted October 20, 2010 at 6:54pm

It’s hard to know where to begin. Maybe where the fans simultaneously go “Ooooohhhh!” when two men viciously collide. That being said, no one likes to see men on the field twitching. On Sunday, I thought DeShaun Jackson was dead when I saw Du...more

What has 26 bones, 33 joints & 20 muscles? (Part One)
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted October 7, 2010 at 1:06pm

I receive a lot of questions on barefoot running and Vibram Five Fingers (besides why I like to wear shorts in 30 degree weather ). In fact, I’ve written on it before. You can read about it here. However, today, I was responding to a email and thoug...more

Salon-Pas Patch Review
by Chic Runner
posted September 24, 2010 at 6:32pm

I recently was contacted to try the Salon-Pas Patches for soreness. I must admit, I was a little skeptical, shocking, as I usually am. I have a really bad back and sometimes running aggravates it a lot. I also sit at a desk and look at a computer a lot ...more

Result: Knees Get Smashed Most
by SkaterGirl
posted September 14, 2010 at 1:32pm

So there have been an amazing 256 votes and the results of the first SkaterGirl poll are in. We asked: What parts of the body have you injured skateboarding? It was amazing to see the number and variety of injuries that we have all suffered!! Pain is cle...more

Plantar fasciitis and focusing on your purpose not your problems
by Musings from a Multisport Mama
posted August 25, 2010 at 11:34pm

I originally wrote this post in February of this year but haven't published it until now because it talks about religion and I normally avoid discussing religion and people's beliefs like the plague. There is just too much intolerance in the world as it i...more

In spite of all the damage we do...
by After Atalanta
posted August 21, 2010 at 8:57pm

I am an athlete.I think. I've been having this conversation a lot this summer: what is an athlete? Seems to be going along with lots of conversations, internal and external, about identity--self and otherwise. So since I am being so contemplative and self...more

Hip pain when running on the treadmill
by Run Girl Run
posted August 19, 2010 at 5:34pm

Last winter I struggled with hip pain when I ran on the treadmill, but all the problems cleared up when the weather was nice and I was back to running outside.Yesterday while D.C. was being washed away by torrential downpours, a treadmill was the only rea...more

Dear USWNT Doctors:
by All White Kit
posted August 10, 2010 at 12:01pm

ESPN’s Jacqueline Purdy reports that despite playing four months of professional soccer and despite receiving the green light from various WPS-approved neurologists, valued USWNT left-sided player Lori Chalupny still has not been cleared to play by ...more

Adventure Pam's ACL Allograft Surgery
by Adventure Pam
posted August 9, 2010 at 2:11pm

Hey Peeps, I finally got my knee did, and here's the pics and vids to prove it. If you're one of the squeamish types, I don't blame you if you don't want to look at this. I'm usually a big puss about the insides of a human, but this time, my fascinati...more

Exertional muscle cramps
by Ladies on the Tee
posted July 19, 2010 at 7:01pm

Golfers Can Alleviate Exertional Muscle Cramps by Proper Hydration Techniques By Susan Hill, Certified Golf Fitness Trainer Competitive golfers are well aware of the perils of dehydration and its potential effect on performance. It can create significan...more

5 steps to heal plantar fasciitis: After getting hit by a car
by Musings from a Multisport Mama
posted July 17, 2010 at 12:12pm

It's been exactly two and a half months since my last blog post about treating plantar fasciitis and it is with great disapointment that I must report that MY HEEL STILL HURTS. And, you know that really sucks and I'm tired of blogging about it and it's no...more

Dumb and Dumber...and Me
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 9, 2010 at 7:02pm

Competing at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne had always been on the calendar. In fact, it was my biggest competition in July. Obviously I was bummed I was going to have to miss it, but for some odd reason, everyone thinks strains…pulls…tears-...more

Not Good News
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted June 30, 2010 at 4:49pm

I struggle with how to start this blog because I fear that it might make me look like a bit of an idiot. Just a few days ago I called myself tenacious. When I visited the doctor here in France today though, he didn’t quite agree with me. Basically, h...more

Spotlight on Own2Hands’ Justin Candelora
by WakeGirls Blog
posted June 21, 2010 at 12:42pm

You could call him the Masseur to the Stars. His healing hands have worked on the sore muscles of Wakeboarding’s elite athletes. However, Justin Candelora, of Own2Hands, is not one to knead and tell. In fact, he was very coy when I asked him to name na...more

Scoliosis and Golf
by Ladies on the Tee
posted June 9, 2010 at 8:30pm

What, you might ask, do scoliosis and golf have in common? Simple answer: Stacy Lewis and June is Scoliosis Awareness Month. Stacy, an LPGA Tour player, has five titanium screws and a rod in her spine to straighten out the 45-degree curve caused by sc...more

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