Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Father's day gift idea number 5

PANTYHOSE.

Actually, as the article notes, athletes often wear a support stocking to wrap an injury (Pantyhose stays in place, ace bandages tend to move with playing, and old fashioned taping is....painful to take off).

I first ran into this when I treated some rodeo riders in the ER. One was wearing a long line support girdle...it seems he had a pelvic strain, and it helped stablize the ligaments.

And, of course, Australian lifeguards often used to wear two sets of panty hose--one normally, one to protect their arms and trunk...as a precaution where jellyfish are common.

Treatment for jellyfish is weak vinegar solution, meat tenderizer, and baking soda, among other things.
If you don't have any vinegar handy, there is an easily available alternative, but since this is a PG blog, I will merely point to the LINK

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