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Do you know how baseball players stay in touch? They touch base every once in awhile! In the same way, Incrediwear likes to touch base on the benefits of our anti-inflammatory wear products for baseball injuries as the baseball season is in full swing.
 
Common baseball injuries can actually be some of the more serious overuse injuries in sports. Common injuries include; Rotator Cuff Tears, UCL Injuries, ACL & MCL Injuries, Sprains & Strains, and Spondylolysis (a stress fracture in the lower vertebrae). Using Incrediwear anti-inflammatory wear during or after a game helps players increase circulation to reduce inflammation, reduce muscle fatigue, and relieve pain in their elbows, lower back, shoulders, knees, legs, and arms.
 
Pitchers especially need the care of the best recovery and injury prevention products available. Incrediwear has scientifically shown the effectiveness of our anti-inflammatory wear products to be the best to increase circulation, reduce inflammation and pain, and reduce muscle fatigue. Whether players use Incrediwear during or after gameplay; Incrediwear anti-inflammatory wear gives athletes the recovery essentials they need by decreasing recovery time up to 46%.

Injury Prevention & Recovery Essentials for Athletes

The most common sports injuries among young athletes:

• 21% of all traumatic brain injuries among children in the U.S. are sports related.

• Knee pain for young athletes should be taken seriously, and not just as growing pains. Overuse injuries are a large percentage for young athletes who play multiple sports. Overuse injuries can lead to more serious injuries such as ACL tears, with girls 8 times more likely to suffer an ACL injury than boys.

• The most common injury seen in an emergency department for a sports-related injury is Sprains & Strains. In 2012, there were approximately 451,480 reported, and it is estimated to be higher with the increase in of participation in sports among youth.

Click the image below to read Incrediwear's latest study on injuries & recovery among North American Soccer teams!

In 2016, there were over 44 million people in the United States who participated in hiking and/or backpacking activities in the spring. The risk of reported injuries is estimated to increase as the number of participants for these outdoor activities is also estimated to increase this year.
 
It is fully recommended you carry a first aid kit whenever you hike or backpack for any length of time. What many may not know is a number of common injuries can help be prevented by using Incrediwear anti-inflammatory wear on your body while you enjoy the great outdoors. Some of the more common injuries while hiking/backpacking are sprained ankles, and overuse injuries such as; bursitis, tendonitis, and IT syndrome. Wearing Incrediwear anti-inflammatory wear during hiking/backpacking not only helps you to avoid these common injuries, but reduces inflammation and pain to accelerate recovery if an injury does occur.
 
Incrediwear’s anti-inflammatory wear is often mistaken as just another “compression” product, but in fact; the focus of Incrediwear is not compression. Through various product studies, we have documented the best way for accelerating recovery is to increase circulation. Increasing circulation may sound like you are being warmed you up; however, increasing circulation can also cool you down. This is called Thermo-Regulation, optimizing your body to flush out inflammation. Incrediwear anti-inflammatory wear reduces pain, swelling, inflammation and help improve mobility.
 
In a 2015 NPR article, Abigail Stickford — a postdoctoral research at UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, Texas) — tested the claims of compression in a small study using calf sleeves. The claims were improved blood flow and oxygen delivery to the muscles. What did she find after testing 16 endurance runners? “We found nothing,” she said. There was no measurable difference in using or not using compression. What we can determine from this is certainly one thing? The placebo effect can work.
 
So how does Incrediwear anti-inflammatory wear differ from compression. For one, our documented results show that our products work. Secondly, there is no way our product can fool the amount of medical professionals who have seen how Incrediwear anti-inflammatory wear works. We come recommended by medical professionals such as the Andrews Institute, The Center for Advanced Orthopaedics, ISMI, & many more; as well as professional athletes and trainers in several sports worldwide.

Alternative pain relief can often be tough to find when you’re a young or professional athlete with an injury. Because athletes are constantly trying to develop and grow in their performance, injuries can often be a constant battle.
 
In 2016, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) reported participation in High School sports was on the rise; with an increase of approximately 25K boys to an all-time high over 4.54 million, and approximately 36.6K girls to an all-time high over 3.32 million. Among the top sports of both boys & girls, Track & Field was in the top rankings for athlete participation.
 
Track & Field carries several risks for injuries that can end an athlete’s ability to compete. Incrediwear is the best alternative pain relief for athletes to recover quicker by reducing inflammation and pain. Some of the main injuries that occur in Track & Field are Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles Tendinitis, IT Band Syndrome, Runner’s Knee, and Shin Splints; all of which involve inflammation and pain in the lower extremities. Where it is recommended to ice some of these injuries; Incrediwear can actually be used as instant ice when drenched in warm water, making Incrediwear a multi-dimensional product for alternative pain relief.
 
Incrediwear is not only the best alternative pain relief for its effectiveness to reduce inflammation & pain, but Incrediwear helps keep young and professional athletes from re-injuries; proving that increasing circulation is a vital key to an athlete’s longevity.
 
One of the highest likely injuries in sports — across the board — are ACL injuries. Women & young girls especially are at high risk. Overall, girls are about 8 times more likely to suffer ACL injuries than boys, and about 70% of all ACL injuries involve little to no contact with another competitor.
 
There are over 100,000 ACL sustained injuries in the U.S. every year, which exceeds over $1 billion in health care costs. Incrediwear is not only the best effective option for recovery & pain relief, but also financially as the percentage of young athletes — 18 and under — is on the rise every year.

Your core is an essential part of who you are. Most people remain unaware that the strength of their core is crucial to their health. Basic household chores such as vacuuming, mopping, gardening, mowing the lawn, all involve energy that pass through the core. Sports such as Golf, Tennis, Biking, Running, Swimming, Basketball, and Football all rely on keeping core muscles strengthened. Everyday acts such as putting on your shoes, sitting in a chair, getting dressed, or standing up are just a few mundane actions that rely on the strength of your core.  
 
In a Best Health article, Renee Whitney — a personal trainer and owner of Focus Personal Fitness — describes the importance our core strength has on our quality of life. Using the spinal chord as an example; she explains, “If you have pressure on it because it isn’t well supported by your core muscles, then it is going to affect your movements. It will eventually cause pain, and that will affect the quality of your life.”
 
Low back pain affects 4/5 Americans during the course of their lives, which may be prevented by building stronger core muscles through a core strength exercise regimen(s). Strengthening your core can be tedious and strenuous, especially if you are dealing with an injury. The question is, how do you support your recovery and get the pain relief you need?
 
What some of our customers have mistaken for a girdle (and we’re not going to point fingers), is our Incrediwear Body Sleeve that is embedded with a high percentage of Germanium to increase circulation to your core, providing pain relief & accelerated recovery.
 
The Body Sleeve is not a compression product like a girdle; instead it is pain relief apparel used to accelerate recovery after core workouts and/or provide pain relief for injuries while you sleep. A bandage wrap can bunch up while you move during the night, and it can be difficult to get comfortable in a back brace while you sleep. In fact, sleeping in a back brace is rarely ever recommended. This is why the Incrediwear Body Sleeve was designed to be like a glove for your core, keeping your core circulation increased, and inflammation reduced.
 
The Incrediwear Body Sleeve can be used for several conditions to accelerate recovery, relieve pain, and reduce inflammation from symptoms affiliated with: strains & muscle injuries, acute/chronic injuries, lower/mid back pain, muscle spasms, pinched nerve(s), postpartum pregnancy, and breast augmentation.
 
The Incrediwear Body Sleeve is just one of our many pain relief apparel products that provide people with an alternative pain relief method to not only feel better, but recover faster. You can visit our studies page and see the difference Incrediwear makes in various types of injuries and conditions.