Tips for Running in the Heat
August weather typically means hot sticky days that can make it difficult to take part in your daily runs. In some cases, the heat can even be dangerous. Here are a few tips to stay cool and safe during your hot weather runs. Wear light clothing: Dr. Cool shirts are a must have for warm weather…
Using Ice to Prevent Injuries
We tend to reach for the ice wrap after an injury has already occurred, but wouldn’t it be great if you could prevent that injury from the start? Many athletes don’t wait for the injury to occur to start icing. Icing after intense runs or workouts helps fight inflammation and can speed recovery up.…
Top Running Injuries: Treating Ankles and Knees with Ice Wraps
It's widely established that running is one of the most injury-prone sports humans can endure. Large amounts of stress are put on certain parts of a runner's body when they're active, mainly around the knees and ankles. Couple that with the studies that show 65% of all runners will be injured at…
National MS Awareness Month: Staying Active with Multiple Sclerosis
For many, March simply means the end of winter, the height of college basketball season, or the beginning of Major League Baseball. However, our third month of the year is also used to commemorate certain occasions like National Women's History Month, or bring awareness to important issues like…
Knee Injury Treatment and Prevention!
Knee injuries are some of the most dreaded injuries to an athlete. From runners’ knee to ACL or MCL injuries, the results can be devastating to any workout regimen. Even more daunting is when these injuries begin to interrupt your everyday life. It is extremely important to take care of your…
Don’t Let Injuries Stop You
The alarm goes off, you lace up and you’re heading out for your morning run, like you do every morning. You’ve got a good tempo going, playlist on point but then something happens! The dreaded bump in the road, stray twig or pot hole! Doesn’t matter, you rolled your ankle and now you are 2 miles…
How To Treat An Ankle Sprain – Dr. Cool House Calls
The ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries occurred by both athletes and non-athletes alike. According to the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, there are 25,000 ankle sprains a day. That's a lot of swelling! Ankle sprains are caused by an unnatural twist of the ankle due to a…
How To Treat Carpal Tunnel – Dr. Cool House Calls
Carpal Tunnel syndrome is a chronic condition that causes pain in the wrists due to the compression on an important nerve called the median nerve. This nerve runs through the wrist up the forearm. The carpal tunnel houses this nerve along with other tendons. The compression comes from the…
How To Treat Shin Splints – Dr. Cool House Calls
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, more commonly known as Shin Splints, is known and dreaded by many athletes. This syndrome most commonly affects runners and dancers alike. It is caused by repetitive stress put on the shins from running and other high impact movements. Shin splints can also be a…
How To Treat Runner’s Knee – Dr. Cool House Calls
We are continuing with our blog series this week! For our 2nd installment of injury specific ailments we will be talking about Runner's Knee! Runner's Knee a.k.a. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome is one of the more common injuries among runners. It isn’t too detrimental to your overall health, however,…
The New R.I.C.E. Method
If you're an athlete, physical trainer or even just injury prone, surely you have heard of the infamous R.I.C.E. method. Rest Ice Compression Elevation 4 magically descriptive instructions that help facilitate injury recovery. For years, doctors and other professionals have been telling you - "Take…