What is the Best Warm-Up for Running?
Although a thorough warm-up may add time to your workout, it is an important part of your routine and should not be skipped or skimped upon. Runners who do not adequately warm up prior to training are at greater risk of injury and poor performance. Ann Alayanak, a coach from the University of Dayton who earned seventh place at the U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials in 2008 says, “A proper warm-up increases heart rate, breathing rate, and blood flow to the muscles. It prepares the body for increasingly vigorous activity, allows it to work more efficiently and reduces injury risk by loosening you up.”
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Proper Driver’s Seat Position
At Denver Sports and Family Chiropractic Center, we have found that often times we treat patients and resolve their pain. However, by the time they drive home from their visit, their pain has come back. Driving can aggravate pain in your lower back or be a contributing cause of chronic back pain. Driving for extended periods of time can put a lot of stress on the spine, as the normal lumbar curvature is easily disturbed by the typical driving position. Add to that the bumping and jostling from traveling over uneven road surfaces and speed bumps and you’ve got a recipe for back pain. …
Olympic Training Center
Dr. Carly May was invited to spend 2 weeks at the Olympic Training Center. During that time, she worked with athletes on field and in the Sports Medicine clinic.
IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships 2014
Dr. Carly May, denver sports chiropractor, was part of the medical treatment team, working with other therapists and doctors. 212 countries were represented by1600 athletes.
Exploring Hayward Field at the University of Oregon
Opening Ceremonies for 2014 IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championship
The Warm-Up Tent
The Medical Tent
Treating athletes
Meeting Olympian Jesse Williams
Men’s 10K Race
Women’s 200M
World Lacrosse Championships, July 2014
The World Lacrosse Championships were held this year at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in July 2014. In the medical tent, Dr. Carly May got to treat athletes from 38 countries. The medical team included a chiropractor, MD, and several athletic trainers. The most common injuries were hamstring and groin strains. Various techniques, including Active Release Technique, chiropractic adjusting, and Rocktape were used. This was such a fun event to work at!
Summer Triathlon Training
After months of training, many of you are putting your hard work to the test by participating in runs, rides, triathlons, and Ironman competitions throughout Colorado this summer. Because of the extreme training these events require, it is not uncommon for the athletes to suffer from a broad range of injuries.
For events such as the Boulder 70.3 Half-Ironman, I advocate the use of chiropractic care to aid not only in treating and preventing injuries, but also to improve performance by offering the possibility of enhanced finishing times and a greater likelihood of athletes finishing events.
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How to Identify Genetically Modified Foods
Biotech and chemical companies such as Monsanto and DuPont don’t want to make it easy for you to know which products on your local supermarket shelves contain genetically engineered foods (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). They spent tens of millions of dollars to defeat a California proposition that would have required labeling of these products.
The food industry is also generally against GMO labeling, since many large food companies use genetically modified ingredients in their products and do not want the added expense and complexity of complying with state-by-state packaging regulations. …
Denver Sports and Family Chiropractic Center is Expanding
This month, Denver Sports and Family Chiropractic Center celebrated it’s second anniversary. As I reflect, the most significant factor in the business’ success is my patients. Each of you keeps me thinking creatively on ways to improve patient outcomes, provides stories that keep me smiling throughout the day, and shines with enthusiasm while working through injuries.
Due to the remarkable growth over the past year, DSFCC is expanding the and moving to a new location, 1720 S. Bellaire St. It is right around the corner and has ample parking directly in front of the building and on the street.
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Dr. May’s Favorite Running Quotes
Before every race, I read through this list of my favorite running quotes:
- The gun goes off and everything changes…the world changes…and nothing else really matters. ~ Patti Sue Plummer
- "It hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse." - Ann Trason
- "Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired. …
How Does Biofreeze Work?
If you have ever experienced a sprain, you know how inconvenient it can be to locate some ice and a bag to put it in so that you can apply it to your injury. After all, not everyone is “lucky” enough to get hurt at a home and have a bag of frozen peas on hand when it happens…
Even if you just have sore muscles from a strenuous workout, experts advise that you apply ice to relieve pain and speed recovery. Biofreeze is a pain relieving gel that provides the same effect as ice, in a convenient, portable form that doesn’t tie you down.
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