as the other catchers know,you play sore just about every day,whether its from a foul tip,or a block,etc

What do you guys do in between games,or overnight for recovery?Do you just ice,or use heat,or soak in minerals(Ive heard this one,though never treid it)etc.

Why don't you find a football forum? You just sleep and grow a pair.

cool dude,Ill bet you make a lot of friends

Youll find that a broken ankle,dislocated thumb,slipped disk,broken toe,and a metal plate in your leg,and a car wreck later,"getting some sleep" doesnt get the job done

I hope actual catchers reply to this

An injury in danger of growing worse shouldn't be played on, anything less is good to go, unless the pain limits you from helping your team. Where is a discrepancy here?

Playing when sore is not the same as playing in pain

Why the hostility, LHP? Futurecatcher asks a very legitimate question and I'd like to hear what other's have to say.

Futurecatcher27,
Catchers frequently have to play with aches and pains. A trainer is the catcher’s best friend being able to evaluate the injury and apply the proper treatment. Most bumps and bruises are ignored but depending on the location of the bruise, some will require ice to prevent swelling. Depending on the facility and the equipment available to the trainers, the STIM (electronic muscles stimulators) gives great relied from muscles soreness and tightness. I'm not familiar with the mineral baths. My son said the hot baths in the whirlpool did wonders too after being beaten up behind the plate. I've spent many hours outside the training facility after games waiting on my son to get through with the "treatments" after every other player has left the facility. I would always ask "What did you have done today?"
Fungo

Female ATC, Fungo?

FC27, there's not much I have done for soreness other than to work on playing through it. My ankle still gets sore often and my knee at times so I'll ice those mainly because there have been previous true injuries rather than soreness or a tweak, etc. Probably a big thing is your eating and drinking habits. If done right, your muscles will not be as sore. You know, water, Gatorade, getting the nutrients that are needed.

The electrotherapy Fungo was talking about is great too! But that's quite a bit harder to access as well. I've had that on both my knee and ankle during PT.

That's one reason this position is so hard!

There are two things this season that required a lot of attention for my little brother. Midway through the season he was hit by a foul ball on his throwing shoulder (in an awkward spot where the padding didn't cover). He used a lot of ice and didn't throw much that week. Coach moved him to 2B for a game to keep him in the lineup. He felt better but sore by the next weekend and moved back to catcher, only missing one game behind the plate.

The second was catching 33 innings in two days during zone playoffs. Jared tries hard to make sure he gets plenty of sleep and eat and drink properly.

What kind of "sore" are we talking? I didn't know that being sore was much of an excuse except for pitchers. If I'm sore, I do alot alot of stretching and try and get out of it.

The most annoying is a foul tip off throwing shoulder. You can't loosen up that huge black and blue mark. What usually do is, the day of the game, but do air throws and get used to the twinges of pain when throwing.

But I would suggest a lot of stretching. Do a whole set even at home before you go to the game.

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Probably a big thing is your eating and drinking habits. If done right, your muscles will not be as sore. You know, water, Gatorade, getting the nutrients that are needed.

Good points. Not unusual to see a catcher with a gallon jug of water.

Here is something you can try (I'm experimenting with it myself)...

We've heard of those Hyperbaric Chambers used by pro athletes (Zach Thomas, et al.) Essentially, you are in an enclosed oxygen-rich area under pressure. The theory is that the oxygen overload gets into your system and muscles fast and restores the body, etc.

Most of us can not afford a Hyperbaric Chamber, but Mark Verstegen (and others)advocate "hydro therapy" whereby you sit in a hot tub for 3-5 minutes and then quickly sit in a cold tub (a pool in my case)for :30 and repeat 2-3 times. The theory is by opening (hot) and constricting (cold) the blood vessels, it helps pump blood (and thus oxygen) to the muscles and other organs fast and more efficiently.

Give it a try and see what happens.

interesting ways to relief soreness.

The reason I asked is because this week,I had a cleat go into my hand,next day I took a foul tip into the same hand,and then in the 7th inning I blocked a ball off my shoulder(convienently where the pad ends,haha)

I dont recall ever having that kind of 2 day run of luck.

Water does help though,Its not my muscles that are sore,its just my hand and my right shoulder.Since I started creatine,Im always thirsty,so I drink lots of water.

usually if i sleep the soreness will go away, but any lingering "un-right" feeling i try to stretch away

when i cant do that i usually just tell myself i feel fine and play like i am not sore. when i dwell on the problem then it bothers me

two words that help me: ICY HOT