For all gymnasts, a daily regimen of hand care must be put into effect to minimize rips and keep bar workout times more effective.
Before You Rip
1. After every workout wash your hands with soap and water, then rub hand lotion into the front and back of your hands.
2. Prevent excess callous from building up by rubbing the affected areas with a pumice stone. To find the areas of excess callous, soak the hands in water for about ten minutes and you will be able to notice areas on the palm that retain a whitish color while the rest of the skin stays pink.
3. Rub hand lotion into your hands at night before going to sleep and, if necessary, when you get up in the morning. Always keep your hands moist.
When You First Rip
1. Remove the excess skin carefully. A sterilized pair of nail clippers (to prevent infection) should work nicely, then wash with soap and water. Don't put hand lotion on a fresh rip. It is advised that you cover the rip with “rip specific” antibiotic ointment rather than Vaseline so the injured area has a chance to breathe.
2. Before going to sleep that night, put some antibiotic ointment on the rip and cover your hand with a sock or glove with the fingers cut out to keep the ointment off the sheets and out of your eyes. This treatment should continue until the rip is covered with new skin.
After You Have Ripped
1. Once new skin has covered the rip, continue using ointments. If the rip is allowed to dry up, the skin will crack and you will continue to rip in the same spot.
Gibson Athletic is a leading provider for gymnastics sports medicine. We carry three great products to help with conditioning, repairing and healing rips on hands and feet. They are known as DAT sticks. Callous Stick is used prior to workouts, to promote tightening and toughening of calluses on hands and feet. Condition Stick is used at night, to keep calluses moist and pliable. Rip Stick may be used whenever calluses are sore, hot, blistered or ripped, to reduce discomfort and assist in healing.
These are gymnastics sports medicine essentials!
Check them out at www.gibsonathletic.com or call us at 1-800-275-5999.
Source: Rik Feeney
Before You Rip
1. After every workout wash your hands with soap and water, then rub hand lotion into the front and back of your hands.
2. Prevent excess callous from building up by rubbing the affected areas with a pumice stone. To find the areas of excess callous, soak the hands in water for about ten minutes and you will be able to notice areas on the palm that retain a whitish color while the rest of the skin stays pink.
3. Rub hand lotion into your hands at night before going to sleep and, if necessary, when you get up in the morning. Always keep your hands moist.
When You First Rip
1. Remove the excess skin carefully. A sterilized pair of nail clippers (to prevent infection) should work nicely, then wash with soap and water. Don't put hand lotion on a fresh rip. It is advised that you cover the rip with “rip specific” antibiotic ointment rather than Vaseline so the injured area has a chance to breathe.
2. Before going to sleep that night, put some antibiotic ointment on the rip and cover your hand with a sock or glove with the fingers cut out to keep the ointment off the sheets and out of your eyes. This treatment should continue until the rip is covered with new skin.
After You Have Ripped
1. Once new skin has covered the rip, continue using ointments. If the rip is allowed to dry up, the skin will crack and you will continue to rip in the same spot.
Gibson Athletic is a leading provider for gymnastics sports medicine. We carry three great products to help with conditioning, repairing and healing rips on hands and feet. They are known as DAT sticks. Callous Stick is used prior to workouts, to promote tightening and toughening of calluses on hands and feet. Condition Stick is used at night, to keep calluses moist and pliable. Rip Stick may be used whenever calluses are sore, hot, blistered or ripped, to reduce discomfort and assist in healing.
These are gymnastics sports medicine essentials!
Check them out at www.gibsonathletic.com or call us at 1-800-275-5999.
Source: Rik Feeney
1 comment:
Have the DAT sticks been discontinued? I can't find them anymore.
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