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Lightning Safety for Sports
So, if you think lightning won't strike the athletes you work with, you're probably right. But is it worth the risk? Are you going to explain to the family and friends of the dead athlete how important that one training session was and why it had to happen during a lightning storm? Play it safe – play indoors.
What does Biofreeze do?
Ahhh, Biofreeze. The magic gel. Ask any athlete how it works, and you will get a very undeveloped answer. “You put it on your skin and your pain goes away”. Well, how does a gel that sits on the skin cure injuries that are deep underneath it? The answer is, simply, it doesn’t.
Ice Ice Baby
Ice has been on quite the rollercoaster ride when it comes to support in medicine. The once popular treatment has recently undergone scrutiny, largely because of self-titled ‘The Anti Ice Man’ Gary Reinl’s publication ‘Iced’.
Playing Through Pain
Pain is an infinitely curious subject. We, as a scientific community, know so little about the phenomena. Pain's most objective measure to date is through the Visual Analog Scale – a diagram that shows 0/10 pain with a smiley face and 10/10 pain with a crying face.