Stretching to prevent or reduce muscle soreness after exercise
Sports Injury Clinic writes:
Herbert, R.D. and de Noronha, M. (2007)
Researchers have suggested that stretching before or after exercise in young, healthy athletes has little or no effect on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) – that painful ache many people feel the day after taking part in vigarous exercise.
The researchers assessed whether stretching could reduce stiffness, and concluded from numerous research projects that the estimated effects of stretching were extremely small, and that the studies were all remarkably consistent, suggesting that stretching before or after exercise does not prevent muscle soreness in young healthy adults.
Ergonomic Keyboard gets top review
ErgoBlog writes:
I got a hold of this week’s issue of Business 2.0 and they have a brief section where they reviewed three ergonomic keyboards. On the block were the CKS Comfort, the Kinesis Advantage Pro (the keyboard I’ve had for the last two years), and the Adesso Tru-Form Media
5 Fallacies of Podiatric Biomechanics
Forum user Adam write in to the editors of Podiatry Arena to find out what the five greatest fallacies of podiatric biomechanics are, with a focus on cycling.
Dear Craig, Simon, Kevin, Bruce, Eric and all other interested or suitably opinionated.
I’ve been refreshing my comprehension of pedal biomechanics of late and wondered if you had an opinion on what the 5 greatest mis-truths of this discipline are. In other words what concepts most people think/ assume are correct, that havn’t yet been tested by science or are likely to be.
Will value your thoughts…1, 2, 3 , 4, 5 !
Regards. Adam.
Massage at home for Back Pain
via drgranny.com
Dr. Granny shares five great techniques for relieving back pain that you can do at home.
Massage therapy is considered to be very helpful in reducing back pain. It is also a common alternative remedy popular among millions of people for back pain and other diseases related to the spine. Massage relaxes your mind, improves blood circulation, increases the supply of oxygen and removes waste products. It relieves muscle tension, inflammation, aches, stiffness and pain.
Q & A: Sciatica
Question:
I mostly only ride 13-14 miles per day commuting to work, however on occasion I like to do 20-25 miles just to keep my fitness up and would like to ride further but after about 10 miles my lower back starts to hurt and more often than not leaves me with sciatica. I ride a road bike and have tried altering the handlebar to different heights and altering the seat angle. But none of this seems to help. Any suggestions would be gratefully accepted.
Seth Hart, via email
Answer:
Dear Seth,
First off I would suggest a trip to a good physiotherapist is in order, as you certainly shouldn’t be getting sciatic pains after a short ride. This could be due to a number of factors but is well worth getting checked out professionally. They should take a much more holistic view than just your bike. It is probably contributed to from other mechanical stresses such as poor seating posture, core stability or flexibility issues.
In the meantime you could return to the bike set up and ensure you aren’t reaching too far to the bars, overstretching your back. A good quick test is with the tip of your elbow in contact with the nose of the saddle you should be a couple of finger widths from the centre point of the bars. Also try to spend more time on the tops as your back is in a more upright position. Unfortunately though it is unlikely there is a quick fix though without a thorough assessment of the underlying cause.
