So this season I've the great pleasure to deal with the joy of an Achilles tendon injury. It was brought upon by a number of things like tight calves, increased mileage, improper running form and the desire to push through pain led to my injury. Here's a pair of things that I found useful on the road to recovery.
According to the website, The Stick provides the following benefits:
"
- Prevent & Predict Muscle Injuries
- Dramatically improve strength, flexibility and endurance
- Rapidly prepare muscles for physical activity
- Disperse the effects of lactic acid following activity
- Accelerate muscle recovery"
"
- Prevent & Predict Muscle Injuries
- Dramatically improve strength, flexibility and endurance
- Rapidly prepare muscles for physical activity
- Disperse the effects of lactic acid following activity
- Accelerate muscle recovery"
I found The Stick to be a better investment over the foam roller. Since The Stick is smaller, I can bring it to work or before going out for a ride or run. With the foam roller, you're pretty limited to where you can use it. In the future, I'll probably upgrade to the longer stick so I can get more of my back.
Closer view of RockTape
For me, having an AT injury really sucked. I went from running 8min miles down to not being able to walk more than 10ft without stopping to rest. So I was willing to try anything that made it feel better. One of my co-workers suggested I give RockTape a try since she was a frequent user.
According to the website,
"Rocktape is a kinesiology tape and is fantastic for treating common sports injuries like shin splints, plantars and runner’s knee. Rocktape also can increase endurance by promoting blood flow during an athletic event. When applied properly, ROCKTAPE lifts the skin away from the muscle, which promotes blood flow. Faster blood flow means more oxygen and more lymph drainage, which helps remove Lactic Acid."
