"Static stretching before games prevents injuries."
Holding long stretches before competition does not show the protective effect the saying promises. What warm-ups should look like instead.
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The Series
Myth or Medicine
Locker rooms run on claims. Some are medicine, some are myth, most live somewhere in between. Each entry below states the claim, checks it against published research, and hands down a verdict.
How Verdicts Work
Three Possible Outcomes
| Verdict | What it means |
|---|---|
| Medicine | The evidence consistently supports the claim. Act on it with reasonable confidence. |
| Myth | The evidence does not support the claim, no matter how often it gets repeated. |
| It Depends | The evidence is real but conditional. Context, dose, or timing changes the answer. |
Verdicts summarize published research for education. They are not medical advice for your specific situation.
The Docket
Claims On Trial
"Ice everything, immediately, always."
Ice has a job. It just is not the job the blanket rule describes. When cooling earns its place and when it may get in the way.
Read The Case"You have to sweat out an illness to play through it."
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