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PowerPlay’s cold compression kits have a variety of uses from soothing muscle strain or pulled muscles to reducing swelling. This blog is your resource for discovering how to best use these wraps can best help you recover or prevent injury.
5 Questions With Casey Paulk, ATC
Q: What was your path to becoming an Athletic Trainer, and why did you choose this career? A: I chose athletic training as career for many reasons. I suffered a…
Product Review by Ben Towne, MA, ATC
We were flattered to have recently been reviewed by Certified Athletic Trainer Benjamin Towne on his blog, which you can find here. Below is his product review: By Benjamin Towne,…
PowerPlay™ Partners with the National Booster Club Training Council
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PowerPlay™, manufacturer and distributor of the most-cost-effective, portable cold and compression sports therapy system, is proud to announce its partnership with the National Booster Club Training Council,…
The Emotional Toll of Physical Injuries
By PowerPlay Athlete Jessica Meyers I was asked to write about the emotional side of being injured. While I’ve had injuries that “hurt” and are generally uncomfortable, the emotional side…
The Evolution of Cold and Compression Therapy
By PowerPlay Guest Blogger Casey Paulk, ATC I am an Athletic Trainer, and have been practicing for almost nine years. During my career I have been lucky enough to work…
Change Your Thinking, Change Your Results
By PowerPlay Athlete Jessica Meyers I have sat and thought about what the biggest obstacle is for an elite athlete. And the reality is it’s probably not much different than…
Greatest Sports Moments
By PowerPlay Athlete Jessica Meyers, Photo by Rev3 Knoxville I am admittedly a sports fanatic. True, I tend to lean towards the sports geared towards my world—swim, bike, and run. …
Recognizing A Value
By Pro Triathlete Jessica Meyers I was meeting with an athlete I coach and we were discussing power meters and different equipment. He was trying to find the most…
IronMan Arizona Race Report
By PowerPlay Athlete Jessica Meyers A week has passed since Ironman Arizona and while I would like to say I’ve been very busy thus delaying my race report, the…
Why it Didn’t Bother Me to Hear My Anterior Cruciate Ligament Was Torn But Scared to Death to Find Out I Had Torn My ACL
By PowerPlay Blogger Natalie Cagle In 1998 I was attending the University of Montana in Missoula. Fabulous school. Especially if you enjoyed mountain sports like skiing. I did. Not more…
Iron Brain
By PowerPlay Athlete Jessica Meyers This Sunday I loaded up the kids to get out of the house. I pulled out of my driveway and heard that horrible sound…
Separating The Athlete From The Athletic Trainer
By PowerPlay Guest Blogger Chelsea Martinez I’m an Athletic Trainer. I’m also an amateur jiu-jitsu competitor. Along the course of my jiu-jitsu career I’ve had my fair share of injuries….