Elmore Oil Sports - Fast & Effective Pain Relief for Sportspeople of All Ages

Elmore Oil is recognised as an integral part of any soft tissue recovery program. The use of Elmore Oil, following the Faster Than RICER regime is providing an alternative to conventional injury recovery methods.

What is Faster than RICER ?

The application of Elmore Oil at the earliest point after injury has been found to speed the recovery process and is an important addition to the RICER regime. In fact Elmore Oil can be applied gently to the affected area, without the need for deep tissue massage, after the first application of ice to the pain area. The actives in Elmore Oil do NOT generate heat and they penetrate without the use of massage, thereby making them suitable for use during the critical 72 hour "no massage" RICER period.

This allows faster recovery as well as a pain free recovery time, resulting in a happier and healthier athlete.  Try Elmore Oil for your athletes ... it has worked for others.  Now available in a handy, take anywhere 50mL roll-on.

How to make Elmore Oil work for you, for Sports Related Injuries:

Massage Elmore Oil regularly into the pain area, using a gentle rotating action to assist with penetration of the essential oils. Use twice a day or as required for pain relief. Elmore Oil provides relief of pain for up to 6 hours and can be used in conjunction with ice packs or heat packs, as directed by your physician.

Important information for your Soft Tissue Muscle Recovery

The following list of six injury indicators, from Anybody's Sports Medicine Book, written by James Garrick, M.D. and Peter Radetsky, Ph.D. will help you identify possible muscle injuries.

Joint Pain

Joint pain, particularly in the joints of the knee, ankle, elbow and wrist, should never be ignored. Because these joints are not covered by muscle, there is rarely a muscular origin. Joint pain that lasts more than 48 hours requires a physician diagnosis.

Tenderness At A Specific Point

If you can elicit pain at a specific point in a bone, muscle or joint, by pressing your finger into it, you may have a significant injury. If the same spot on the other side of the body does not produce the same pain, you should probably see a physician.

Swelling

Swelling is usually quite obvious, and can be seen, but occasionally you may feel swollen without outward signs. Swelling is always a sign of a sports injury and should never be ignored. Often, swelling within a joint will cause pain, stiffness, or may produce a clicking sound as the tendons snap over one another because they have been pushed into a new position due to swelling.

Reduced Range Of Motion

If swelling isn't obvious, you can usually find it by checking for a reduced range of motion in a joint. If there is significant swelling within a joint, you will lose range of motion; the limb will only go so far in each direction. Again, compare one side of the body with the other to identify major differences. If there are any, you have an injury that needs attention.

Comparative Weakness

Comparing one side to the other for weakness is often hard to do, but can be a good clue to identify significant injury. One way to tell is to left the same weight with the right and left side and look at the result. Often therapists will test comparative weakness manually or with special equipment.
Numbness and Tingling
Never ignore numbness or tingling. Often related to nerve compression, these warning signs may indicate serious injury and should always be seen by a physician.

Why is fluid replacement so important and what other substances can you have instead of water?

Unless fluid losses are replaced during exercise, an athlete will become dehydrated. Dehydration impairs performance by causing the following:
· increased heart rate
· impaired heat regulation
· increased perceived exertion (i.e. exercise feels harder than usual and the athlete fatigues earlier)
· reduced mental function
· reduced skill level
· stomach upset
All levels of dehydration impair performance and the magnitude increases as the degree of dehydration increases.
In order to minimise dehydration, athletes need to drink enough during exercise to match their sweat losses.

What Is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness?

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) after a workout is quite common and quite annoying, particularly if you are just beginning an exercise program or changing activities. For the new exerciser who wakes up one day and goes a three mile walk, followed by push-ups and sit-ups, there is bound to be some muscle pain and soreness the next day or two.
This is a normal response to unusual exertion and is part of an adaptation process that leads to greater stamina and strength as the muscles recover and build. The soreness is generally at its worst within the first 2 days following the activity and subsides over the next few days.
Delayed onset muscle soreness occurs hours after the exercise is over. This is much different than the acute pain of a pulled or strained muscle. A muscle tear, is felt as an abrupt, sudden, acute pain that occurs during activity, that is often accompanied by swelling or bruises.

What Causes Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness?

DOMS is thought to be a result of microscopic tearing of the muscle fibres. The amount of tearing (and soreness) depends on how hard and how long you exercise and what type of exercise you do. Activities that require muscles to forcefully contract while they are lengthening seem to cause the most soreness. You use eccentric contractions when you descend stairs, run downhill, lower a weight, or perform the downward motion of squats and push-ups. In addition to muscle tearing, swelling can occur in and around a muscle, which can also cause soreness hours later.