Links: Medical and Fitness Products and Resources

Eyewear and Optics

Eyewear and Optics Products

• Rudy Project
• Rudy Project USA - technically cool eyewear by the leading European sports sunglass and goggle manufacturer. Telephone 1-888-860-7597 or buy online at www.e-rudy.com, www.coloradocyclist.com, www.in-spex.com, www.eyetechoptical.com
• Smith Sport Optics
• Oakley
• Bolle
• Spy Optics
• Zeal Optics
• Cebe Eyewear

  Eyewear and Optics Retailers

• Peeper's Sunglasses
• In-Spex
• Eye Tech Sports Optical

First Aid Products

• Adventure Medical Kits
• Brave Soldier - maker of athletic skin care products: Wound Healing Ointment, First Defense Wound Cleansing Spray, Super Glide Shaving Gel, oils, moisturizing cremes, sunscreen gel.
• HemCon Bandage - soft, pliable, sterile, chitosan dressing capable of stopping severe external hemorrhage following trauma and penetrating injury.

Heart Rate Monitors and Assorted Electronics

• Polar
• Acumen
• CardioSport
• Timex
• Freestyle

Skin lubrication and protection products

Products used on feet to avoid blisters, under arms, on nipples, and between thighs to avoid chafing. To be used on any part of you that can chafe, chap, or blister and needs to be protected.
• A&D Ointment
• Bag Balm - the original ointment for soothing chapped skin, small scrapes and cuts. Ideal for horses, cattle, pets or other domestic animals suffering from occasional skin irritations. And if it is good enough for domestic animals, it is good enough for athletes.
• Brave Soldier - maker of athletic skin care products: Wound Healing Ointment, First Defense Wound Cleansing Spray, Super Glide Shaving Gel, oils, moisturizing cremes, sunscreen gel.
• BodyLube
• BodyGlide - petroleum-free, non-greasy, all natural product that protect skin against friction, chafing, blisters, soreness and sun.
• Blister Shield - Roll-On applies a smooth, thin, invisible coating to the skin and eliminates or greatly minimizes the friction that causes blisters, chafing and irritation. The Powder for your feet creates an almost frictionless surface, reducing heat build-up and blister formation. Additionally, the powder does not absorb moisture, rather repels it, keeping the skin relatively dry; similar to clothing made of "high-tech" synthetic fibers that wick water away from your skin, rather than absorbing moisture like cotton.
• Hydropel - silicon-like ointment cream with 30 percent Dimethicone that eliminates the friction between body and shoes or clothes. Acts as a barrier to poisonous plants and chemicals. Protects skin from irritation or blisters.
• Runner's Lube
• Skin Lube by Cramer Products - one of the heaviest consistencies products, also Tuf-Skin. Available via local distributors, also from Medco
• Sport Slick
• Vaseline
• Un-Petroleum Jelly
• Lanolin cream

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Injury Prevention and Treatment Products

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Treatment Products

• AliMed Rehab Products - PF Night Splints and the Accommodator orthotics
• Brave Soldier - maker of athletic skin care products: Wound Healing Ointment, First Defense Wound Cleansing Spray, Super Glide Shaving Gel, oils, moisturizing cremes
• Cho-Pat - maker of ankle support, knee strap and achilles tendon strap
• Cramer Products - Skin Lube (one of the heaviest consistencies), Tuf-Skin, ankle supports. Available via local distributors, also from Medco
• FootSmart - offers a full line of footcare products
• Medco - offers a rigid splint
• Spenco Medical - Second Skin, Adhesive Knit, Fiberflex ankle wrap, insoles
• Strassburg Sock - a sock like splint
• Superfeet Worldwide - insoles
• Xerosox - completely watertight leg and arm protectors with the patented vacuum seal, fits snugly yet comfortably during a shower and even an active swim.

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Injury Prevention and Treatment Resources

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Treatment Resources

• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• Centers for Sports Medicine page - assorted articles on injury management and prevention
• Dr. Pribut's Running Injuries Page - articles on running related injuries
• DrugBase.com - articles on sport injuries
• FamilyDoctor.org - assorted topics on sport injuries
• MEDLINEplus - by U.S. National Library of Medicine
• SportMedWeb - Mark Jenkins, MD, articles on causes, types, and treatment strategies
• Sportsmedicine.com - articles on sports injuries
• AthleticAdvisor.com - taping for Plantar Fasciatis, text and images
• Fixing Your Feet: Prevention and Treatments for Athletes - John Vonhof's classic text, available from Footwork Publications, is the bible of foot care

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Stretching, Massage, Pilates, Yoga and Holistic Resources

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• RPI - maker of the Stick, a therapeutic self-massage device
• Myths and Truths of Stretching - Individualized Recommendations for Healthy Muscles article by Ian Shrier, MD, PhD, and Kav Gossal, MD, in The Physician and Sportmedicine (August 2000)
• Dr. Pribut - on stretching

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General Medical and Fitness Resources

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• Athletes Village - performance center for athletes: advice from coaches, doctors, elite athletes.
• Asimba - comprehensive training, news, fitness, and health site
• Fitness Online - information on exercise, nutrition, health, adventure travel, buyer's guide and on-line marketplace
• SportSci.org
• E-Fit - cardio fitness, nutrition, weight loss, sports, general health.
• OnHealth
• Dr. Koop
• Health Gate
• Rick Mendosa's Glycemic Index Website