As stated in the previous blog, cold therapy is vital to use after an acute injury has been sustained or within the first 72 hours post injury. Heat therapy on the other hand, is important to use for chronic or long term injury. After the 72 hour period post injury, heat therapy plays a vital [...]
Cold therapy is the most effective and common practice for acute post injury healing. When an injury has been sustained, it is vital for ice to be placed on the area of injury. Ice helps decrease pain and swelling and promotes healing. The concept of placing ice on an injury is practiced for several [...]
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If you’re at high risk for the development of plantar fasciitis (see At Risk Factors below), or if you’re already being wakened in the night with heel pain, it’s advisable to see a professional for a heel brace fitting
Moving forward, it is often recommended to find a brace that can help bring stability and help prevent future injury. There are many different styles of knee braces that can aid in your recovery.
Selecting a shoulder brace is not an easy process. You can select a shoulder support for any shoulder injury and in varying support levels for each injury. Shoulder braces are also difficult to size correctly because every person has a different body type (i.e. thin/heavy,short/tall,male/female,muscular/normal). Since most shoulder braces are sized using simply chest circumference [...]
Postural issues are a big contributor to many different injuries. Poor posture itself can be caused by many things, but in most cases, a very sedentary lifestyle, poor training techniques and the use of high heels etc are the main culprits. Injuries related to poor posture tend to be overuse injuries which build up over [...]
If you spend a lot of time doing repetitive motion hand or wrist tasks in your job, hobby or sport, chances are you will experience the numbness and pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome. If you are able to identify and treat it early on you will save yourself a lot of pain and aggravation. [...]
Although athletes and physical therapists have known how to use heat therapy for many years, there is a new “leading edge” product that will set a new standard. This new product combines the benefits of Far Infrared Ray Heat Therapy with the latest rechargeable battery technology to provide “pain relief on the go” with cordless [...]
OK, so you’ve never heard of Chondromalacia Patella either? It’s funny that as you get older you start getting all these odd sounding injuries. Believe it or not, Chondromalacia Patella is a fairly common knee injury resulting from wear and tear of the cartilage behind the knee cap (patella). Normally the patella slides over a [...]
