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Save Money – Make Your Own Flexible Ice Packs
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 11, 2012 at 10:06pm

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 de...more

It's about time
by Fast at Forty
posted August 29, 2012 at 8:46am

Competitive swimming is steeped in time standards. As a novice, the goal is to move from C times to B times and then on to A, AA, and AAA. From there, junior Olympics, Junior Nationals and Senior Nationals loom large. The ultimate time standard is an Olym...more

Praise for More Concussion Education
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:15pm

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 &n...;more

Lynx news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 8, 2012 at 8:34am

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 t...more

Brianna Glenn on treatment options: R.I.C.E.
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted May 10, 2012 at 7:43pm

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 a...more

Girls Soccer Second Only to Football in Concussion Numbers
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 10, 2012 at 7:33pm

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 y...more

Study links women's higher rate of ACL tears to nervous system
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 25, 2012 at 9:17pm

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, specificall...more

Shoes, Strength, and Other Lower Legisms
by alangelier
posted March 23, 2012 at 10:55pm

Musings on how I beat lower leg injury....more

8 reasons athletes don’t achieve success
by Fast at Forty
posted March 22, 2012 at 1:40pm

“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 ...more

For Throwers: Ideas for a Healthy Shoulder, Part 2
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted March 19, 2012 at 7:47pm

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...more

For Throwers: Ideas for a Healthy Shoulder, Part 1
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted March 17, 2012 at 3:36pm

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...more

Lauren Fleshman: IT Band Hits Rock Bottom (if only this was about a rock group)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted March 15, 2012 at 10:44am

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...more

Saving Face - The Helmet Debate in Women's Lacrosse
by Women in Sport International
posted March 11, 2012 at 12:40pm

Female athletes have come a long way to be taken more seriously in the sporting world, and we still have a long way to go.  The debate of ‘boy sports vs. girl sports’ continues to affect the way women view themselves in sport, with t...more

Ask Lauren Fleshman: Being Around the Team
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted February 19, 2012 at 8:07pm

When you are used to being on a team, injuries are isolating. The team training schedule goes right out the window and is replaced with doctors appointments, cross training, physical therapy, and rehab exercises. The first few weeks, when I’m thinki...more

NCAA: it's time to do something about ACL tears
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 19, 2012 at 2:39am

Jacki Gemelos, Carolyn Davis, Kristi Kingma, China Crosby, Richa Jackson and Antonye Nyingifa are just a few of the many, many basketball players who have torn their Anterior Cruciate Ligaments (ACL) this year, which put them out for the season.It's a sto...more

Inspirational Ski Champion Jill Kinmont Boothe Dies
by Pretty Tough
posted February 13, 2012 at 8:42am

Jill Kinmont Boothe, the ski champion who grew up near Mammoth Mountain and was the subject of a book and two Hollywood films, has died. She was 75. At age 18, Kinmont was the national women’s slalom champion and on the cover of Sports Illustrated....more

Joanna Zeiger takes on Nerve Block Redux
by Fast at Forty
posted February 10, 2012 at 10:41am

About 18 months ago, I had an intercostal nerve block, which I wrote about here. In short, an intercostal nerve block is a method of injecting a numbing agent and cortisone, under x-ray guidance, right into the nerve root between a particular rib with the...more

USC 50, UCSB 39
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:16pm

Freshman forward Alexyz Vaioletama grabs one of her team and game-high 15 rebounds in last night's first half.Jacki Gemelos, left, and Briana Gilbreath, who sustained a non-ACL knee injury last week. Gemelos grabbed a ball during second-half shoot-around ...more

LSU Starting Point Guard Destini Hughes out for the year
by Swish Appeal
posted January 21, 2012 at 2:32am

Image: Wade Payne/AP LSU Starting Point Guard Destini Hughes out for the year According to multiple sources, LSU senior starting point guard Destini Hughes has suffered a devastating knee injury in which she will be lost for the season. Hughes suf...more

Commentary on Gender Equity in Sports
by One Sport Voice
posted January 19, 2012 at 7:05pm

Based on my previous blog about hockey injuries, checking, and unequal media coverage of two Minnesota hockey players who were recently severely injured, I was asked to write a commentary for Minnesota Public Radio (@MPR) You can read the commentary on t...more

Can A Visit to the Chiropractor Benefit Athletes?
by CPS8910
posted January 13, 2012 at 3:31am

Can Chiropractic Benefit Athletes? Recently, we spoke to Dr. Vincent Loparco who is a Chiropractor and who has treated many athletes over the years.  He gives us some  facts to think about regarding chiropractic care. Dr. Loparco states that...more

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke remains in critical condition
by Pretty Tough
posted January 12, 2012 at 12:49pm

Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke crashed while training on the 22-foot Eagle Superpipe in Park City, Utah, and is reportedly in a coma and in critical condition a day after being airlifted to a Salt Lake City hospital. In a statement released by University...more

Brianna Glenn on Forms of Torture
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted January 11, 2012 at 2:15pm

Yesterday I was proud of myself for doing something I hardly ever do. I quit. A workout, that is. I just stopped midway through, walked back to my bag and took off my spikes, then marched myself right into the training room. You would think this would...more

College hoops: Injuries, podcasts and standings
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 10, 2012 at 3:34pm

DePaul is going through it like never before. Keisha Hampton's season-ending injury means five key players are now out for the Blue Demons. Coach Doug Bruno hasn't seen anything like it before.Podcast: Beth Mowins and Debbie Antonelli interview Maryland C...more

Ban Checking in Male Hockey
by One Sport Voice
posted January 8, 2012 at 12:59am

It is time to ban checking in boy’s and men’s hockey, not just raise the checking age, but get rid of it altogether. I know this won’t be a popular idea. Raising the checking age in boys’ hockey hasn’t been popular either, b...more

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