From the category archives:

Injury Prevention

Icing is Getting Old

December 16, 2009

But I have to do it.  What a difference a day makes.  Yesterday I was riding high on great news from a few different sources and today, I’m sitting at home, icing my knee and depressed about the fact that the knee is acting up again.
I say “knee” as a general term but the specific [...]

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The Anatomy of Injury Denial, Part V

December 15, 2009

This is the fifth article in a series describing my first ever running injury in 20 years, how I’ve dealt with it heretofore, and my path to recovery.
Let me start out by saying the past two days have been days of good news.  My knee is feeling as good as it has in a while, [...]

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The Anatomy of Injury Denial, Part IV

December 9, 2009

This is the fourth article in a series describing my first ever running injury in 20 years, how I’ve dealt with it heretofore, and my path to recovery.
In my last injury post I detailed what happened to my knee, why it happened, and my physical therapist’s prescription for recovery.  Now I’ll share the beginning of [...]

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The Anatomy of Injury Denial, Part III

December 5, 2009

This is the third article in a series describing my first ever running injury in 20 years, how I’ve dealt with it heretofore, and my path to recovery.
My first few trips to see my physical therapist Nicole were a treat for my inquiring mind.  The human body is an amazing machine.  In fact, it is [...]

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The Anatomy of Injury Denial, Part II

December 2, 2009

Yesterday I received a letter from my health insurance company informing me that after 20 visits to my physical therapist, no, they weren’t going to cover any more.  As to whether this prohibition applies to this year or forever, I’m not quite sure yet.  But it has me anxious.
In Monday’s post, The Anatomy of Injury [...]

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The Anatomy of Injury Denial

November 30, 2009

As a high school cross country and track coach, I witnessed more than a few times the sight of an athlete understating the severity of an injury to avoid being sidelined.  Instinctively, I understood this as a natural reaction to an unfortunate situation, especially for the most competitive boys and girls.  But it never really [...]

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