Strength

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Get shockwave for heel pain or a bad shoulder. Skip it for Achilles and knee.

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Trigger point dry needling

Buy a few sessions when pain's blocking training. Don't buy the block of ten.

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Functional Movement Screen as an injury-prediction tool

Don't buy corrective exercise off a movement screen score.

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Isometric loading for tendon pain

Use the holds for game-day pain, then train the leg like normal.

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Eccentric loading for tendinopathy

Load the sore tendon for 12 weeks. Resting it is what keeps it sore.

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Kinesiology tape

Buy the cheap roll and tape it yourself. The pattern doesn't matter.

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Graduated compression garments

Wear the tights for how they feel. They won't bring your strength back faster.

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Intermittent pneumatic compression boots

Don't buy recovery boots. They fix how sore you feel, not how you perform.

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Whole-body vibration platform

Warm up on the plate if you like. It won't train you and it won't fix sore legs.

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Handheld percussion massage device

Run it on the muscle before you lift, and put it away after.

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Foam rolling and roller massage

Roll before you lift. Rolling afterwards won't fix your soreness.

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Osteopathic manipulative treatment

Don't buy a course of osteopathy for your back. Against a fake, the pain didn't move.

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