Injuries Part 2

After hurting my foot only a week before the first day of track, I was terrified that I would have to sit out the first few practices. All week I focused on healing.

Whenever I get injured in the leg/foot area, I take extra caution to stay off of my foot and to make sure I do everything I can to speed up the healing process. 

Whenever I get hurt, the first thing I do is pretty much self diagnose the issue because it's never bad enough to go to a doctor. Sometimes I'll have the athletic trainer look at it to get a solid opinion on it. The next thing I try to do is tape up the area so I can get extra support and stability. My favorite type of tape is a roll of plain athletic tape because it's stiff enough to give me the extra support I need but flexible enough to move with my foot. I use KT tape sometimes but it really just leads to disappointment because it ends up falling off or sticking to my pants or socks instead. It's super expensive for what it actually is, so I use it sparingly. 

The next thing I usually do is ice it of course. I'm not the type of person who can just set an ice pack on a towel and put it on the injured spot, I like to put the ice pack directly on my skin, let it burn for about a minute or two and then take it off for a few minutes and then re-apply it until that spot feels numb. Although I wrapped an ice bag around my leg and just let it sit there for 2 1/2 hours straight. Apparently it's "detrimental" to do that...oops. 

Lastly, I'll take some Advil to ease the pain and inflammation. I don't take it very often because I feel like it can only do so much before it doesn't make a difference.
Too many girls these days are weak. I don't mean physically weak, I mean mentally. Most of them just quit on themselves as soon as a muscle becomes sore. There is a major difference between a legitimate injury and soreness. Too many of them can't tell the difference. Sitting out of half a season is not an actual option for a cure to being sore. As soon as you realize the difference, the better off you'll be. (407)