The Foundry Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Blog

“I thought this would just go away on its own.” 

Foundry Sports Medicine would like to thank Mark Lovell for mentioning us in his web site as one of the Top 50 Blogs on Sports Safety.  We encourage any and all to check out his site!!

A week and a half ago we had our first snowfall of this season.  In some places throughout the state, it was a dusting and in others, it caused some school and work delays.  The Old Farmer’s Almanac  is predicting a dry winter this year:  “Winter will be colder and drier than normal, on average, with below-normal snowfall in New England and above-normal snowfall elsewhere. The coldest periods will be in mid-December, January, and mid-February. The snowiest periods will be in early January and mid- and late February.”       

So you have that ski trip planned and now you start to wonder just when you should start to condition for it.  Conditioning for skiing/snowboarding should start at a minimum 6-12 weeks prior to your departure date.  Most of us do not exercise continuously for 6 hours per day as we do when we are on the slopes.  Therefore, enjoyable skiing will partially depend on your preparation. 

The term blackberry thumb was created in the modern media to describe a painful condition in the thumb and wrist which may be associated with overuse of a blackberry, smart phone or other type of hand held mobile device. While it is not a true medical diagnosis, blackberry thumb has gotten a lot of attention in the past few years because of the increasing number of reported cases.