For of a long time now, athletes have used ice baths as a recovery technique after training and games, to speed up their recovery. But there is a new body of evidence starting to emerge that suggests ice baths aren’t actually as beneficial as they were once thought to be.
Shannon Clinic Blog
More from the blog
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy – Should We Be Worried?
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopahy (CTE) is a complex, evolving area of neurology and sports medicine. In one corner we have experts who definitively state that CTE is a delayed and progressive neurodegenerative disease directly linked to repeated head impacts with onset of symptoms later in life; while in the other there are those who suggest the […]
Read article
Achilles Tendinopathy – The Painful Heel
Achilles Tendinopathy (AT) is a common ankle complaint in both the general and athlete populations, with a high prevalence in running and running based sports. It is a degenerative process tied to overuse and microtrauma, coupled to intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors resulting in pain, swelling and impaired function. Although, there is still limited knowledge […]
Read article
Should Chiropractors Utilize Injection Interventions?
In the June 2021 issue of The Australian Chiropractic magazine Dr. Shannon reviews the literature on musculoskeletal injection intervenions widely used in clinical practice, those being platelet rich plasma (PRP), corticosteriod injections (CSI) and hyaluronic acid injections (HA) and discusses whether there is clinical utility for these interventions in the modern chiropractic practice.
Read article