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Injury First Aid - The RICE Method
By Patrick Milroy on 30/07/2002 21:17:30
If you get injured, you need to take immediate (and we mean immediate) action. Here's how

bleeding – more severe damage is the inevitable result. If you have no option but to carry on, try to cool the area with water and slow right down – walking is ideal.I stands for Ice – the application of which should be carefully controlled. Simply putting

Bodyworks: Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 15:20:57
How to recognise it, how to overcome it

can confirm the diagnosis. What else could it be?A pain in the outer side of the knee can also be due to a strain of the lateral collateral ligament, which hinges the knee joint, or a trapped synovium (knee lining). Self-treatmentIce it, ice it

Bodyworks: Achilles Tendinitis
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 13:31:15
How to recognise it, how to overcome it

.Self-treatmentThis should include a heel raise of Sorbothane or foam, ensuring that heel tabs do not impinge upon your tendon when your toes are pointed (cutting the heel tabs off will certainly help, too). Applying ice in the form of a pack or massage and very gentle

Forumite Takes Pole Position
By Oxymoron on 17/03/2008 16:43:33
Apparently it's a bit chilly but Forumite Oxymoron can't wait to race at the North Pole Marathon

at my PC late at night looking for an event with a difference, I stumbled across a race website for The North Pole Marathon. It instantly seemed to tick all the boxes. A race run entirely on ice, in temperatures as low as –30C, in the middle

Q+A: Why do my legs hurt two days after a long run
By Nick Critchley on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions

DOMS if there is sufficient muscle damage. Some athletes use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as ibuprofen) and ice packs or even ice baths to help reduce the inflammation. The other important thing to remember is that while you have muscle

RW's Pain-Saving Medicine Cabinet
By Rob Spedding on 03/06/2005 16:18:31
You can save yourself a lot of pain by having a well-stocked medicine cabinet. This lot will help you fill it

) cooler with icy water, you attach it to the bandage you wear around your sore joint. This fills up with the cold liquid, and provides a double whammy of ice and compression. Contact 0800 169 7735; www.aircast.co.ukA basic Firstaid4sport endurance events

Q+A: I have three injuries on the same leg...
By Andy Caldwell on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions

’s often associated tenderness and/or some slight swelling.) Icing the injury early on is very important as it enables the tissue to heal more effectively and prevents further damage. Electrotherapy (such as ultrasound) may also help, but the most important

Injury-Proof Your Back: everyday solutions
By Alison Hamlett and Andy Richardson on 28/03/2005 13:54:44
Follow these tips to put back pain behind you

aid. Make yourself comfortable, keep as mobile as possible but, if the pain is bad, rest in the most comfortable position. Apply an ice pack to the affected area. If anything is inflamed because of a torn muscle or torn ligament, use ice and not heat

Rapid Recovery
By Ant Smith, Selene Yeager, Ruth Emmett, Alison Hamlett on 02/12/2009 17:56:27
The standard recipe for injury recovery is a few weeks of rest, ice and anti-inflammatories. But there are steps you can take to minimise lost training time

Drugs don't workResist the reflex to reach for a bottle of ibuprofen to reduce swelling. "Killing pain is fine," says Andrew Pruitt, author of Andy Pruitt's Medical Guide for Cyclists, "but deflating inflammation during the initial stages of injury may actually delay healing." In...

Injuries A-Z
By Runner's World on 05/06/2002 12:43:09
From Achilles Rupture through to, okay, Tibial Periositis, this is the complete RW guide to running injuries

to the universal running first-aid principle of RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation). And then came the injury guide:Foot InjuriesBlack ToenailBunionCalcaneal Bursa (heel)Hallux Rigidus (Toe)Ingrowing ToenailMarch Fracture (toe)Midfoot PainMortons Neuroma

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