An Article About Knee Pain
Knee pain can be debilitating for anyone, never mind athletes!
Getting the correct diagnosis can help you reach recovery faster. I recommend seeing a number of people or experts. A second opinion is always great just to confirm what you may already know or what someone suspects may be the problem. Always take the opinion of an expert/professional!!
Once you have been diagnosed (by a professional) you can start on your rehabilitation. I have included a great article I found about treating knee pain through resistance training exercises. The title is:
A Strength Coach’s Guide to Dealing with Pain: Part 2, Knee Pain
By Andrew Paul
Basically, Mr. Paul provides advice and exercises on the following topics:
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Pain is right down the middle of the patella
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Pain is on the upper, medial portion of the patella
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Nagging pain on the lateral side of the knee
I think he does a wonderful job explaining and illustrating strengthening exercises. To see the whole article click – HERE -
So how does The Stick relate to this article? Massage sticks are mentioned in one of the opening paragraphs as a means to loosen up the quadriceps to help prevent knee pain. Mr. Paul also writes about trigger points, knots, and managing soft tissue. In addition, he mentions the TFL and IT band.
About ZV
Zealous Vitality Inc. was created to help people achieve optimal muscular and soft tissue health.
As a result of buying a Marathon Stick in Hawaii (where my wife ran her first marathon), I decided to tell everyone I knew about this amazing product!
The Marathon Stick
My name is Ken Zelez and I distribute The Stick! I am an Athletic Director @ Centennial High School in Calgary Alberta, Canada. In addition to managing the athletic program @ Centennial, I also teach Sports Medicine and Physical Education. I have coached almost every school sport, concentrating on Basketball. I have taken numerous coaching courses as well as sports medicine related courses. I have a Bachelors Degree is Physical Education and a Degree in The Master’s of Teaching Program at the University of Calgary.
I started to experiment with The Stick on my wife and myself. I also introduced this amazing product to my Sports Medicine students who in turn showed our athletes the benefits of using The Stick. I then had my Sr. Boys ( two -time Provincial contenders) basketball team use it everyday in practice for warm-ups and cool-downs. After being convinced that this tool was awesome for all aspects of soft tissue health, I decided to present The Stick to my colleagues. My wife and I also roll out our 5 year old twins legs’ at night before they go to bed. As a result, I decided to make it my business to let everyone know how this simple to use tool can change their muscular health and daily performance! I have learned that it is just not athletes that need to use The Stick, but everyone should have one to help take care of their own personal well-being.
I truly believe that the applications of The Stick are endless!!
Thank you for taking interest in The Stick!
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