Proper maintenance is the key to injury prevention.
It’s easy enough to take condition for granted, but a little maintenance goes a long way. One of the keys is maintaining the right things. In this respect, your body is similar to your car. If all you ever do is fuel up and keep a good set of tires, how long will it last? Instead, a car’s maintenance schedule takes into account several of its systems – the oil, brake fluids and other lubricants; the electrical system; shocks and struts. If each of these areas is maintained, your car runs better for longer. If one of these areas falls apart, the imbalance will eventually damage the whole car.

A car’s fuel and tires are like an endurance athlete’s nutrition and shoes. But as with your car, if you were to only maintain these two areas, how long would you expect to last? What about joint strength and flexibility, cartilage condition, ligament strength and circulation? Running or biking long distances can be good for the heart and lungs, but eventually, without proper maintenance, will cause skeletal, joint and muscle problems. How many endurance athletes do you know who, through the years, develop a knee, hip or foot problem?

Body problems are usually the result of continuous stress, which accumulates over time and results in injury, or excessive imbalance. Methods to relieve stress and balance Chi are the heart of Chi Herbal formulas and therapy movements.

For the best results in prevention, Chi Herbal recommends incorporating Chi Formulas and Chi Therapies into your daily training practices. For more information on how to do this, visit the Chi Formulas Overview page or the links below:

• Topical Spray for Daily Training
• What to do on your rest day
• Traveling for your endurance event
• What to do before your race
• How to recover faster after your race

If through training or during a race you sustain an injury or feel like you are headed for one, wear an Athletic Herbal Wrap for the recommended 12-24 hours. In general, the Athletic Herbal Wrap works great for foot, ankle, calf, knee and thigh problematic conditions. It also works well for the lower back, elbow and wrist. When applying an Athletic Herbal Wrap, make sure to apply it over the area of greatest pain or discomfort. Sometimes this is straightforward, and sometimes it takes some forethought. If you have questions, give us a call or write to customerservice@chiherbal.com.

For Information on how to address specific areas of the body, click on the links to the right of the body diagram above. For more details on how to use the Athletic Herbal Wrap Kit click on this link.
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• Foot
• Ankle
• Shin
• Achilles
• Knee
• Groin
• Shoulder

If the area you are interested in is not listed specifically, use the general principles discussed on the left hand column of this page, or feel free to give us a call

Easy-to-use wraps, sprays, baths and teas that help you prevent injury, recover faster and maintain condition longer. Learn more>>

Movements, stretches and therapies to promote flexibility, strength and balance. Learn more>>

In conjunction with Active.com, Chi Herbal has been polling endurance athletes regarding injury and injury prevention. If you are an endurance athlete and would like to take the survey, visit Active.com and look for the Chi Herbal Survey.