I'm going to get right to the point: knee pain can only be resolved with 3 things. No, it's not using a bag of ice after every practice. No, it's not slapping on some KT tape. No, it's definitely not pushing through MORE SOCCER. Oddly enough, the activity that...
Injuries happen to all athletes. You’d be hard pressed to find any athlete who played from childhood all the way through college who went totally unscathed. Minor injuries such as bruises, sprains, and pulls can happen even to the strongest girls. Female sports are becoming increasingly...
I went to the emergency room in 2018. I had insomnia, two faint spells in a week, and chest tightness that lasted for days. From the outside, I was a healthy woman in her 20s. I strength trained and nourished my body. I spent time outside....
You feel a dull pain just below your knee cap. "It's no biggie," you say. So you continue to play, and you get away with it for some time. You're still doing fine, and your performance is still the same. Your playing hasn't suffered, so you ignore...
"Do you have a few stretches for my knee?" - every young female athlete with knee pain. This won't work. To solve stubborn knee pain during growth spurts, a young girl needs a FULL PROGRAM that addresses strength, flexibility, mobility, and proper load management of her sport. However,...
That's my mom. She has played a massive role in my soccer career and always gave me the autonomy to fall in love with the sport wholeheartedly. She was far, far from a helicopter parent. She never put too much pressure on me. She never criticized my...
Let me get this out of the way first: today's blog post is not going to be a verbose piece. Nor will it win a Nobel Prize. It will be just enough to read as you're sitting in the waiting room at the dentist office, or meandering...
Knee pain sucks. And it can be nagging a young female athlete for several months to a few years if not treated quickly and properly. When the young girl goes through her most rapid period of growth, the quadriceps muscle can pull on the patella tendon, causing...
Knee pain can feel as stabbing as a Dragonglass blade. Excuse the nerdy Game of Thrones reference, but this common nag in female athletes is one that can prove to be excruciating over time, especially if not taken care of immediately. Too often I hear this, "my...
Let me set the stage. You're plopped on the sofa. You have crutches propped up against it. You are rocking a full-leg boot that feels like a hot air balloon on your leg. You turn Stranger Things on Netflix. You're feeling sorry for yourself. So you crush a pint of Ben...