Health question: taped knees?

[dnbman]

Looking at the summer league workout videos and you notice a lot of guys with taped knees at the end of practice. It looks like ice packs.

Is this a precautionary thing for those guys or are all of those guys having problems?

[Plowright]

Yeah, especially for guys who have had knee problems in the past. This is their big chance to make an NBA roster so they dont want any swelling or anything the next day to limit them. You see it in the NBA as well, it's just becoming common occurance in the NBA

[ND22]

Taping ice packs to knees is about as ordinary as a pitcher icing his arm after a game. It is one way to help recover faster from a hard workout. I would see it all the time after UNCW games, sometimes I'd see half to 3/4 of the team icing knees or other sore joints, especially if we were well into the season.

I understand seeing Henderson icing his knees can be a little concerning considering his past, but it is just a precaution.

[dnbman]

Thanks, guys. I wasn't overly worried about it, but I think I saw BB, MKG, Hendo, and a few others. I've seen plenty of guys doing that after games, but it usually appeared to be one guy, not most of the team.

Wanted to make sure Dunlap wasn't breaking our guys! ;)

[Plowright]

I think this new kinesthetic tape is interesting. It really speeds up recovery time and athletes are beginning to use it after their injury has healed as they like the feel of safety it provides. It keeps all the muscles in the right places and makes pulls, tears etc less likely. Good stuff!

[Mustachio]

Forget icing knees and kinesthetic tape... just take my season ticket money and buy one of these for the Bobcats. -325 degrees. Video also explains a little bit of why ice helps after workouts.


http://sports.yahoo.com/video/entertainment-5890438/olympic-athletes-unusual-recovery-technique-29920978.html

[BlockParty]

Forget icing knees and kinesthetic tape... just take my season ticket money and buy one of these for the Bobcats. -325 degrees. Video also explains a little bit of why ice helps after workouts.


http://sports.yahoo.com/video/entertainment-5890438/olympic-athletes-unusual-recovery-technique-29920978.html

Mavericks started this 2 years ago (as a routine therapy) during their championship season, their "fountain of youth"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaGIjHFhmCg

[Mustachio]

Mavericks started this 2 years ago (as a routine therapy) during their championship season, their "fountain of youth"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaGIjHFhmCg


Oh sweet good catch. Cubes always ahead of the game love that about him.

[QC Thundercats]

For all you weekend warriors here, here's a technique I found that works for all those little strains, pulls, tweaks, or other ailments that us out of shape "athletes" tend to get.

When I get back home I turn the tub on to the coldest temperature, and just hold my sore spot under there for like a minute or so. Then I switch it to the hottest temp I can tolerate for about another minute. Finally, I turn it back to the coldest temperature again and run it for another couple minutes.

The cold water is very uncomfortable at first, but you get used to it quickly, especially on sore muscles. I read about this cold-hot-cold remedy somewhere, but I created my own home version for me, and its actually helped me recover from muscle pulls a lot quicker than I ever had before. Not sure how well it works on sprains though. Doesn't hurt to try it out.