One of the most important things you can do when you get a muscle or joint injury is to apply cold therapy. Most experts say that cold therapy should be applied as soon as possible following a soft tissue injury and repeated at regular intervals for 48-72 hours. Cooling the area after an injury relieves [...]
As I hit the big “60″ today I’m thinking about all the times I’ve been injured competing in various sports over the years. I’ve had a broken foot, broken collar bone, broken fingers, numerous sprained ankles, many cases of tennis elbow, rotator cuff surgery, a couple knee surgeries and last but not least numerous trips [...]
Those of us that have suffered from the pain caused by Plantar Fasciitis know how much it can limit normal daily functions (to say nothing of any athletic activity). I first suffered from the symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis in my early thirties. I worked out regularly and played basketball and tennis several times a week. [...]
Welcome to my Return2Fitness Sports Medical blog site. We discuss Sports Medicine topics including injury resources and information about braces, supports,insoles,cold & hot therapy, electrotherapy, inversion therapy, wobble boards and more...If you have any any ideas for future topics or anything you'd like to share about what I've posted please let me know.
~Bruce the Old Jock - "A 60 year old still competing thanks to modern sports medicine & rehabilitation"
