By: Dr. Stephen Gangemi "Sock Doc"
Look at the muscles around the foot as I show in my videos and don’t use ice!
View ArticleBy: Maggie
It’s good to know that I should be icing an injury within the first 24-48 hours of when an injury occurs. Just this morning I tripped and hurt my ankle, and it’s really starting to hurt. When I have a...
View ArticleBy: Kailla
great article Sock-Doc! however, u said compression to the injured area is good. can that compression be from a knee guard ?(if we injured our knee) can u also provide techniques that could be done for...
View ArticleBy: Dr. Stephen Gangemi "Sock Doc"
It really needs to be compression from something like tape/wrap or actually manual therapies – see the article on trigger point therapies. http://sock-doc.com/trigger-point-therapy/
View ArticleBy: Rama
Sir, I have soft tissue injury in my right knee, actually it’s muscle tear. I am on rest past three weeks n I was doing contrast therapy n follows the rest of RICE…Now there is some improvement like I...
View ArticleBy: Terry
I am very interested in your opinion about plantars fasciitis. I’m going to try your techniques because I’m truly to the point of giving up on traditional ways of trying to handle this. But everything...
View ArticleBy: Dr. Stephen Gangemi "Sock Doc"
Yes you should still be able to resolve your PF, regardless of your age.
View ArticleBy: AnnettePayne
Then what do you use for a broken ankle. I am using ice for swelling taking pain medicine but it burns alot around the break and is really sore What can I do . I do elivare my foot and try to stay off...
View ArticleBy: Dr. Stephen Gangemi "Sock Doc"
Breaks are a different story as you’re probably in a cast already. There are different nutritional considerations for a fracture as opposed to a sprain/strain.
View ArticleBy: Ashley Johnson
I liked that you explained that usually, the first step after receiving an injury would be to place ice on it. I would imagine that getting an injury would be stressful, especially if you are an...
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