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June 9, 2009

New article on sports injuries

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New article on injuries, titled Two Models of Treating Sports
Injuries, is posted at http://www.stadion.com/injuries_sports.html.

This article is about two models of treating a sports injury--one
that is based on assumptions and statistics, and the other based on
the immediate feedback.

Here are two short excerpts from this article:

"Typical advice from physicians practicing such a model of injury
treatment goes like this: The muscle hurts, therefore you should
rest it and take painkillers; the muscle is weak, therefore you
should exercise it; the joint is inflamed, therefore you should
take an anti-inflammatory medication...."

"The other way is based on specific muscle tests that reveal the
cause of dysfunction and suggest a treatment. (Muscles are tested
because every injury to the musculoskeletal system results in
altered muscle function, and without restoring normal function of
the muscles, joints cannot work normally.) Immediately after the
treatment, the troublesome muscles are...."

Read more at http://www.stadion.com/injuries_sports.html.

Something for martial arts practitioners:

Video Self-Defense: Tools of Attack--Club, Hatchet, Blackjack,
Knife, Straight Razor gets a thorough review from Arthur Chenevey,
writer for Jissen Magazine and Modern Combatives Group. Here is an
excerpt for this review:

"While the video was not recorded as a step-by-step, detailed
instructional medium, it is designed to capture the full
intimidating essence of human movement, from an experienced,
real-world combatant. G.S. [the fighter] demonstrates how he uses
each weapon in real time, and where applicable, on a heavy leather
punching bag. The actions with the impact weapons (short, heavy
club, homemade blackjack and a short piece of hydraulic hose) had
short, tight powerful movements, using the entire body behind each
subtle application. Combined, G.S.'s maneuvering was simultaneously
devastating and deceptive in his delivery."

Read more at
http://www.spanglefish.com/moderncombativesgroup/index.asp?pageid=153340.

The video is available at
http://www.real-self-defense.com/products.html.

Best regards,

Thomas Kurz

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