anybody else sore?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Drink a bunch of post-game wobbly pop. You'll be just as sore but you won't care as much.

Also known as hops anesthetic.

[NoFussRef]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Also known as hops anesthetic.

The more Boos! you get during the game...

The more Booze you have after the game.

[Judtech]

Two words: Oxy. Contin.!!! J/K

The #1 thing most of us forget to do is stretch AFTER a game. It really makes a ton of difference. If I don't post game stretch my back tightens and I move like Mr Tudball's secretary Mrs Wiggins crossed with his "Old Man" imitation. (Carol Burnett reference) I had to rush out of a gym the other day and did have time to post game stretch. Nothing a Skelaxon, Ultram, moist heating pad and whirlpool couldn't cure!!

Also, drink plenty of water after the game. Another all too often missed point.

[fullor30]

timely thread, I had an easy girls double header the other night soph/V and broke in my new air max leather 2009's........very cushy, yet rather than turn just my head running down as new lead in transition, I torgued my knee trying to get a look. Hurts like hell, thank heavens with blizzards here, I've been off for two days but it still aches. Same knee as torn meniscus scope in September, so I can't catch a break. With the best part of my schedule coming up in the next few weeks I'm getting hoping it settles down. Ice and Arnica so far..........

[KJUmp]

Water before and after the game.
I had a physical therapist who was treating me this fall for both back pain and a bad case of plantar fasciitis work up a series of pre game stretches specific for basketball and for what ails me.
Haven't had to take a bite of ref candy all season. Last year for basketball then softball, couldn't move without.

[Butterfly182310]

Some of us are just getting older and need more help than stretching alone will provide. I had the old "slice 'n dice" torn cartilage operations 40 and 30 years ago. Over the years, Advil was my "ref candy" of choice before games. More recently though, having had orthoscopic clean out surgeries a few years ago, my regimen has been:
Hyaluronic Acid injections (Synvisc, Euflexxa etx) Down to annually now.
Glucosamine/Chondroitin daily
Celebrex daily by prescription
Arthritis Strength Tylenol before games (Advil is out due to the Celebrex)
Voltaren Gel by prescription before and after games

and for those nagging dull aches from working too many games
"Sore No More" horse liniment. It's a natural product I get at the local Agway farm supply store. The folks there say they sell of ton of it to individuals for personal use, but it is a horse liniment. The directions tell you to apply it in the direction of hair growth. Hey, don't knock it till you've tried it. It works for me.

Equilite's Sore No More Liniment is an exceptional arnica and witch hazel based herbal horse liniment that contains no chemicals or harsh abrasives. Great to use as a massage liniment before and after exercise, or as a leg or bath brace.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Butterfly182310

Some of us are just getting older.

Some of us?