Article written by Johnny Bouchard (MS, CFL3, LMT) Out of the four stages of sleep, the deep sleep stage is the most important for repairing your physical body. During deep sleep, your body releases growth hormones to build and repair muscles, bones, and tissue, and immune system functioning. (Patel et al., 2022). In an ideal world, […]
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First, we called it tendinitis, then tendinosis, and now tendinopathy. We also called it Tennis Elbow, Golfer’s Elbow, or medial or lateral tendinopathy or tendinitis. First, you were told to stretch and ice. Then it changed to strengthen with weird gadgets like this. With conflicting research and messaging from people like us, it can be
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Did you know the reason we taste and crave things is actually a function of our physiology and evolution? Each of the five tastes gives your brain important information about what nutrients the food has to offer, as well as whether the food you’re tasting is good or bad for you. Sweet foods tell your brain
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Atlanta Sports Recovery is the only non-university in Atlanta with the capabilities to do advanced metabolic analysis and fitness testing via our PNOE system. Unless you are a nerd (like me), you probably have no clue what an Advanced Metabolic Rate analysis is or why it would benefit you. So this week, I thought it
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How Massage Can Fix Headaches By Christen Orr, LMT Headaches are a pain in the neck and maybe in the shoulders, the face, the eyes, the jaw, the throat, and the stomach. Although most headaches are not life-threatening, Atlanta Sports Recovery takes them seriously. An individual’s ability to perform at work or school, participate in
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Here are seven myths common in running communities that keep people from PRs and make people less resilient against injuries. You Shouldn’t Lift Heavy – If you are a runner and aren’t lifting heavy, you potentially are running 20-25% slower than you could be. Why? Running is a ground reaction force activity. That means you are
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TLDL The RICE protocol is total BS and has no evidence supporting it Using ice to treat injuries is analogous to using leeches to cleanse the blood when you have an infection Icing slows down healing This article was originally published in the Washington Post If you’ve ever needed to recover from an athletic injury,
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Do You Have Runner’s Knee? “Runner’s knee” refers to one of two common1 repetitive strain injuries of the knee, either iliotibial band syndrome (knee pain on the outside) or patellofemoral syndrome (knee pain on the front of the cap). Both conditions are common in runners, CrossFitters, triathletes, hikers, soccer players, and serious walkers. Unfortunately, they
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It’s no coincidence that every year there are more massage tables and massage therapists stationed at large races like the Publix Atlanta Marathon. We have moved far beyond massage therapy being perceived as a luxury. Here we are with a decade’s worth of research and evidence-based practices that have proven the efficacy of massage on
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Last week we wrote about how pain is a lagging indicator of injury. By the time you feel it’s too late. The article establishes how our bodies are meant to do millions of movement cycles without damage, BUT when we move with bad form, we burn through these cycles faster, which leads to injuries. So
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