Gulf Winds Track Club

presents

Running from Pain? How to reduce, recover and prevent painful nagging injuries.
 

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Premier Health Club, 7:30 p.m.

Do you have a pain in your…….. Foot? Back? Hamstring? Shin? Knee? 

Pain is the number one reason for Americans visiting their doctors.  Back pain, muscle aches and arthritis affect millions of people, limiting their daily activities and costing billions in medical care.

One of the most common ways to get injured in the field of athletics is through overused and over-trained muscles, depleted muscle nutrition or previously unresolved/unhealed injuries.  When muscles are tight, weak, over-trained or fatigued they lack proper blood flow and circulation to promote healing.  This is the perfect breeding ground for injury.  A number of simple strategies have proven remarkably effective in relieving aches and pain.  These include stretching, strengthening exercises, and self massage techniques.  

Kim Ortloff, LMT will demonstrate simple stretching and rehabilitative exercises to help ease overuse injuries.  She will cover the following topics:

·        Simple approach to identifying the causes of pain

·        Self help techniques for pain relief

·        The importance of a positive attitude and healthy lifestyle

·        Stretches, exercises, and massage for specific areas of pain

Be ready to participate!  Come join us at Premier Health Club on October 15th at 730 pm.