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Archive for the 'Weather Issues' Category

23
Dec

Cold Symptoms?

What Should I Do When I Have a Cold? . Burrr! It is getting cold for Richmond’s athletes. Fortunately, cold weather and wet hair are not part of the current viral theory for causes of the common cold (sorry Mom!). Working out in the cold is however immunosuppressive. In other words, it decreases your ability [...]

23
Dec

Heat Acclimation

Heat acclimation refers to the specific physiologic changes in our body that result from daily training in the summer. It takes about 2 weeks of daily hot workouts for these changes to occur. The acclimated athlete 1. Sweats earlier. You step outside and are immediately drenched. Remember sweat evaporation the best way to cool off. [...]

Commonwealth Sports Medicine
4101 Cox Road, Suite 301
Glen Allen, Va 23060

(804) 270-7750
Fax (804) 497-8625

Office Hours
Monday 8:30 - 4:30
Tuesday 8:30 - 4:30
Wednesday 10:00- 5:30
Thursday 8:30 - 4:30
Friday 8:30 - 2:00
Services:
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine
- Primary Care for Athletes
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Onsite X-ray
- Manual Therapy
- Therapeutic Massage
- Prolotherapy
- Video Run Gait Analysis
- Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy
- Sports Psychology
- Sports Nutrition Referral
- Performance Enhancement
- Advanced Imaging Referral

Staff:
- Teresa Stadler M.D., FACSM
- Dana Blackmer Ph.D., Sports Psychologist
- Laure Keatts Ray, Medical Assistant
- Kiamesha Otey, Physicians Assistant
- Shelly Taylor, M.S., VATL, ATC, CSCS
- Dee Crowley, Billing Specialist
- Jennifer Grieshaber, CMT, CPT
- Karen Holloway, Office Assistant
- Stefanie LaForce, Practice Manager

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