My Cat Has a Broken Leg, How Can I Help It Heal?


Updated 03/27/11 9:52 AM · Posted by Pet Community · 7 comments

Can My Cat Walk Around With a Broken Leg?

Readers, Bany19 needs our help! Her poor kitty broke his leg, but she can't stop him from moving around. Read more about her dilemma: Let me start out by saying that I adore this online group. Everyone in this group is very friendly and helpful . . . it is comforting to have a place to go to with questions and concerns. Anyway, I need some advice about my cat. Hedwig is 11 months old, and two Read more

Kerri Walsh on Maintaining Fitness With an Injury


Updated 12/10/10 7:35 AM · Posted by Guest Writer · 0 comments

Stay Fit While Injured

The following post was written by Olympic athlete and mom Kerri Walsh, two-time gold medalist in pairs beach volleyball. It's hard to lose weight when I keep getting all these injuries. Of course, the best thing to do with a major injury is rest and heal. But I can't really afford to take time off right now. With nicknack injuries, it is important to take the injury into consideration and Read more

A Reader's Quick Recovery From a Painful Ankle Sprain


Updated 09/17/10 11:51 PM · Posted by Fit Community · 2 comments

How to Treat an Ankle Sprain

In the RunningSugar community group, FitSugar reader SpaceKatGal shared this story of how she sprained her ankle while running and nursed it back to health. My ankle gave way to the uneven terrain, and I tripped and flew face-first towards the ground. My first thought was that I had just seriously injured myself. All of this happened last Friday. They had closed the BU footbridge to the Read more

Have You Ever Thrown Out Your Back?


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 8 comments

Have You Ever Thrown Out Your Back?

My poor pooch was skunked in the face Friday night, so my hubby and I spent most of the day Saturday leaning over the tub, bathing him over and over trying to get the stink out of his fur. The strong odor has dissipated, but now it's the mister I feel sorry for. He woke up Sunday morning with a body out of commission. This isn't the first time he's thrown out his back, but hopefully it'll be the Read more

The Alter-G Treadmill: Ideal For Bouncing Back From Injury


Updated 02/08/11 5:18 PM · Posted by Fit Community · 8 comments

Use the Alter-G Treadmill For Rehab

Here's how Running Sugar community member YumSugar has maintained her half-marathon training while injured. In the midst of my training for my first-ever half marathon, I've been suffering from posterior tibial tendonitis, which can be very painful to run with, due to the amount of impact. But I've been rehabbing my injury with lots of great tricks that my physical therapists have turned me on Read more

Botox May Improve Your Tennis Game


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Botox Helps Tennis Elbow

Having tennis elbow is no walk in the park; in fact, it hurts like hell. But a surprising treatment is having positive results on relieving the pain: Botox. That's right, Botox. Widely seen as a cosmetic treatment, the wrinkle-smoothing elixir may help individuals who suffer from tennis elbow. It's not without its flaws though — participants who underwent treatment suffered from multiple side Read more

Words From Yogi Tom Lee: Ahimsa, Ahimsa, Ahimsa!


Updated 05/13/10 10:50 AM · Posted by OnSugar Blog · 1 comment

What Is the Meaning of Ahimsa?

Here is a healthful reminder from the OnSugar blog yoga off the mat. About a month ago, I hurt my neck pretty badly while teaching a class. I called out the pose "sundial", and looked around to see a lot of puzzled looks. So, I decided to demo the pose . . . without warming up. The ironic thing is that just a day earlier I had been at dinner with three friends who are all yoga teachers. We Read more

How to Deal With a Sports Injury


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

How to Deal With a Sports Injury

Many of you are excited to kick-start your Spring with some outdoor sports, but if you're a bit overzealous in your return to this active season, you may end up with an injury. The big question is, do you go see a doctor or treat it yourself? Dr. Thomas Best, a doctor and marathon runner told The New York Times, "Know how you typically recover. When you are not recovering as you typically do, Read more

Beckham Tore His Achilles Tendon: Are You at Risk Too?


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

How to Prevent Achilles Tendon Injury Like David Beckham

As a fan of David Beckham and the World Cup, I was sad to hear about his injury from Sunday's game. With a torn left Achilles tendon that will likely need surgery and at least three months recovery time, his ability to participate in his fourth World Cup is probably unlikely. Although he may be sidelined from playing for a while, he's confident that the injury will heal and he'll be playing for Read more

Are You Running in a Race This Year?


Updated 04/29/10 8:17 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 36 comments

Are You Running in a Race This Year?

Marathon season is officially under way, woo-hoo! I have to admit I love hearing that so many of you are in training or have completed a race. It motivates me to lace up and hit the pavement even more. Heck, even some of my own friends  have finished running in their first long-distance races this year. Kudos! Since so many of you wrote that running in longer races was one of your fitness goals Read more