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Tips for Dealing with Gymnast’s Hand Rips
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 25, 2010 at 7:09pm

< p> A gymnast's hand rip after it has been treated using tea bags. At our gym when one of the pre-team girls comes to us with her first “rip”, the coaches usually make a big deal about it, letting her know she is now an official gymnast. Seems ...more

Skatergirl Poll: What parts of the body have you injured?
by SkaterGirl
posted May 17, 2010 at 6:41pm

As promised we have now launched polls on SkaterGirl. This is a great way to find out more about everyone and also to vote on things and do random surveys. We’re kicking things off today with a poll about injuries. Hopefully you’ve read Danni’s pos...more

Girls, Look after your knees!
by SkaterGirl
posted May 16, 2010 at 8:07pm

DISCLAIMER: GNARLY PICS! Did you know we’re 5-8 times more likely to tear our ACLs than boys, but can prevent it by 70%! Girls, Look after your knees! is a facebook group created to raise awareness of the knees to girls who play sport, be it Skateb...more

The gift of injury
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 6, 2010 at 3:28pm

It was a good news/bad news type of meeting. While my foot has slowly been getting better, part of me wanted to make sure that there was no significant damage. I wanted that reassurance that indeed the issue involved some ligaments or muscles and nothing...more

Learning to heal
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 3, 2010 at 12:07pm

Big sigh. That’s the attitude today brings as thunderstorms pass through Western New York, my body starts to adjust to the whirlwind of travel and time change and my entire being wants to return to training. Only I can’t just yet. See, that unlucky...more

5 Steps to heal plantar fasciitis: "cloud care" from running Twitter friends
by Musings from a Multisport Mama
posted April 19, 2010 at 11:53pm

I'm still hopping around on one foot. After more than a year of painful plantar fasciitis heel pain in my left foot (since December 2009) and months of not running (since June 2009) and medical care, this cursed injury has still not gone away. It's hard ...more

Best Bones Forever – Educating Girls on Bone Health
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 30, 2010 at 1:14pm

Osteoporosis is a pediatric disease with geriatric consequences. In terms of bone health, the stage is set early on: girls build close to 90% of their bone mass by age 18. Once they reach adulthood, it becomes increasingly difficult for them to make it up...more

Inflammation limits muscle strength & strength gains
by Performance Nutrition
posted February 20, 2010 at 3:39pm

There are a number of studies that show the best way to produce muscle soreness and inflammation is through eccentric contractions (muscle lengthening; a good example is lowering a dumbbell after a set of biceps curls). And some soreness is natural, a...more

Dealing with injury during training
by Run Girl Run
posted February 12, 2010 at 11:22am

Today is our last stop at an island. We are in Cozumel, Mexico, for the day before setting sail for Florida. If I'm lucky, I haven't burnt to a crisp yet. Please welcome the last, but certainly not least, guest blogger of the week and my fellow Terp runn...more

The Body Forgets, The Body Remembers
by The Glowing Edge
posted February 7, 2010 at 2:21pm

The first week in December I got a little overzealous about increasing my number of unassisted chin-ups and wrecked my shoulder. It’s an old injury and I’ve been through the re-healing process before, but this time one of the pro boxers in my gym su...more

Cereal, hips and lunches
by Run Girl Run
posted January 25, 2010 at 2:14pm

A favorite:I've been a big fan of Kashi cereals for a long, long time, but I think I have finally stumbled upon my favorite ever: Cinnamon Harvest.Think Mini-Wheats, minus the sugar coating and instead flavored lightly with cinnamon sugar. They are so goo...more

How to fix injuries
by Run Girl Run
posted January 20, 2010 at 3:43pm

For anyone who's been reading for more than a week or so, you know I've been having lots of problems with my left hip that I think are tied to major tightness in my IT bands. if you've been reading for a while now, you know I've battled several minor, but...more

A Year of plantar fasciitis: 12 months of pain and recovery
by Musings from a Multisport Mama
posted December 24, 2009 at 8:43pm

I've had plantar fasciitis for about a year now. If you have plantar fasciitis and this is your first time, just know this: this running injury can take a very long time to heal. It can take "10 months" (as my orthopedic surgeon foot specialist told me) t...more

The NFL wants players’ BRAINS!
by Draft Day Suit
posted December 22, 2009 at 1:23pm

BRAAAAAAINNNNNNNS! The NFL wants players’ BRAINS! It sounds like a crappy Woody Harrelson movie but really – The NFL and the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy want former and current football players to agree to do...more

Pain, Pain, Go Away...
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted December 15, 2009 at 11:26am

I despise going to the dentist. In fact, there is probably nothing in life that terrifies me more. It starts the moment you sit in the chair and they tell you they’re just going to give you a quick shot that will numb your mouth. They make you believ...more

Secondary arthritis: How does it start?
by Endurance Meg
posted December 9, 2009 at 3:18pm

I've been posting a lot lately about all my athletic endeavors, and realized that I have been not incorporating updates about my academic life. Truth be told, the last month has left me feeling as if my research was just kind of hanging out on the back bu...more

Psychology and socioculture of sport injury: Does gender matter?
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted November 30, 2009 at 1:08pm

At the third Tucker Table of the fall, we had the opportunity to hear from five sport psychology colleagues and their perceptions on the relationship between gender and sport injury. Each of the scholars provided an excerpt from their presentation – a...more

USC’s Jenkins out with torn ACL
by Left Coast Hoops
posted November 25, 2009 at 10:55am

The injuries continue to mount at USC. Sophomore forward Michelle Jenkins was diagnosed earlier this week with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the remainder of the season. Jenkins was injured on Friday night in the Women of Troy’s los...more

I'm coming out
by MsAkiba
posted November 6, 2009 at 8:00pm

"i'm coming OUT...I want the world to know..i'm comin.."...more

Concussion season has arrived in girls hockey
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted October 29, 2009 at 1:22pm

In the last 4 days alone, I’ve had 7 girls’ hockey parents email me with concussion concerns. Some were worried that their daughter had one and others were scared they might end up with one. It’s hockey season, which means it’s concussion seaso...more

Plantar Fasciitis update: I got my cast off but I can't run...yet
by Musings from a Multisport Mama
posted October 28, 2009 at 12:16am

I got my cast off today. I posted a photo of my cast-freed atrophied leg on my Facebook page with the caption, "Yikes! The horror! The hair!" The leg is cleanly shaven and sterilized with antibacterial soap now. Thank goodness.Here is a summary of what my...more

Cappie Pondexter Eye Surgery to "Prevent Retinal Detachment"
by Swish Appeal
posted October 13, 2009 at 6:12pm

Phoenix Mercury star Cappie Pondexter underwent successful surgery on her right eye to prevent a future retinal detachment according to a team press release. Photo by Max Simbron With about three minutes remaining in the second quarter of Game 5 of th...more

Like an old lady
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted October 8, 2009 at 5:19pm

Guess what? Yesterday I tripped walking the stairs at work, hit my knee in the next step and my elbow in another one. Ouch, that hurt a lot. Bruised knee and arm. It's not only that I'm an old lady, I actually act like one too!Morning run became short and...more

How to fix knee pain in girls hockey players
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted October 7, 2009 at 1:20pm

Osgood Schlatter Disease (or O-S for short). This is a knee condition that many female hockey players deal with when going through their growth spurts and it can be very frustrating to deal with if not handled properly. The condition occurs in players...more

Dealing with Plantar Faciitis: Trying a cast to heal the cursed thing
by Musings from a Multisport Mama
posted October 3, 2009 at 5:17pm

I have had more kind words of advice to help me recover from plantar faciitis these past few months than I can count from friends, family, Twitter, Facebook and blog followers and even complete strangers.I've been battling this affliction off and on since...more

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