| nicola | Activity https://womensprosoccer.com/members/nicola/activity/ Activity feed for nicola. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:42:22 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 92cd12f0ceff4589e261df2086f553fd replied to the topic Caster Semenya - what else is a genetic advantage in sport? in the forum General Banter https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/caster-semenya-what-else-is-a-genetic-advantage-in-sport/#post-4503 Sat, 11 May 2019 12:22:28 +0000 CS clearly considers herself female, but she just as clearly is not. Instead, she is a human who is genetically male but with a fetal developmental defect leading to female secondary sexual development (which also includes mental aspects and thus female sexual self identification as a consequence of this female mode development).

In contrast, the…[Read more]

]]> 0 30c314bb52a36256e0d1810740b6b3f5 replied to the topic China and football? in the forum General Banter https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/china-and-football/#post-4344 Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:35:33 +0000 This was pure farce:

http://global.espn.com/football/china/story/3286751/china-u20s-return-home-from-germany-after-friendlies-postponed?src=com

The Chinese U20 was accepted last year into the German 4th division (Southwest) for a season. The highest placed of the relegated German teams was understandably very pissed off. The experiment was…[Read more]

]]> 0 815149972852405a5cf96fb3bacb24c1 replied to the topic Foot pain..kicked the ground playing football! in the forum Health https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/foot-pain-kicked-the-ground-playing-football/#post-4302 Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:32:29 +0000 Thanks for your replies! I think if it doesnt settle down soon I will go see a doctor. At the moment my foots just gone numb and weird :/

]]> 0 2828b49a8b84aa5ff6e20c2a5430340d started the topic Foot pain..kicked the ground playing football! in the forum Health https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/foot-pain-kicked-the-ground-playing-football/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:30:35 +0000 Whilst playing football last night I kicked the ground by accident pretty hard. At the time it was really painful but quickly wore off.. woke up this morning with really bad ball of foot pain. I can just about bare weight on my foot but it is making walking pretty hard and im walking like a penguin at the moment.

I don’t think iv broke or…[Read more]

]]> 0 93d9459334229d3c6661b9f33994b4f0 nicola posted a new activity comment https://womensprosoccer.com/activity/p/394/#acomment-406 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:33:36 +0000 One tonne of amoxicillin would provide over 95,000 courses (note courses, not doses). Conservative estimates currently put the agricultural sector as using over 100,000 tonnes of ABs. The vast majority of this usage isn’t targeted, it’s prophylactic as even very minor infections have a relatively large impact on weight gain in livestock. It’s…[Read more]

In reply to - posted an update Have we reached a tipping point where antibiotic become as useful as a chocolate fire guard? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43571120 ]]> a2ea1f5f3b11bafbb7c11b265f1df1b3 nicola posted a new activity comment https://womensprosoccer.com/activity/p/394/#acomment-405 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:32:43 +0000 Use within farming in southern Europe is off the scale and completely ignored in farm legislation by the eu. The chemical and medical sector are the biggest eu lobbyists though.

Apart from the fact there is a knock effect to us medically in future resistance, I wouldn’t eat the meat from most European countries.

In reply to - posted an update Have we reached a tipping point where antibiotic become as useful as a chocolate fire guard? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43571120 ]]> 8f3cdcd5307def8c99cbf6f3b6a75d86 nicola posted a new activity comment https://womensprosoccer.com/activity/p/394/#acomment-404 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:31:27 +0000 On a related note, I had a work colleague with an infection try to fulfil his (USA issued) prescription in Holland… the Dutch doctor politely explained that the surgical grade antibiotic perscribed was equivalent to a bazooka to kill a butterfly and adjusted the prescription.

ABs do seem highly overprescribed in some countries.

In reply to - posted an update Have we reached a tipping point where antibiotic become as useful as a chocolate fire guard? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43571120 ]]> 40af7129e9f9904ba0a1baee6027c9c0 replied to the topic Do men like independent women? in the forum General Banter http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/do-men-like-independent-women/#post-4176 Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:39:44 +0000 Why is total independence considered the be all and end all? I am certainly not subservient to my OH but I also wouldn’t say that I am independent of him either, what I do affect him and vice versa so we both take the other into consideration when making decision. E.g. In SC’s example above I would be FURIOUS if my OH handed in his resignation…[Read more]

]]> 0 ed36f0a22328c68358a200056405fb6c replied to the topic Coccyx Pain in the forum Health http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/coccyx-pain/#post-4020 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:45:10 +0000 I had a cyst on mine, the Dr took it very seriously and wanted to remove the coxyx! Sadly this would have meant the end of soccer for me, so I refused his kind offer, despite dire warnings that I would one day crawl back to him and beg him to do the operation with the pain.

No, in fact it got better over time just fine.

]]> 0 15bc45bd3a6523e81dcc565391bb1747 replied to the topic Plantar fascitiis or policeman heel in the forum Health http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/planter-fascitiis-or-policeman-heel/#post-4002 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:14:52 +0000 It’s a horrible thing.
Rolling a small frozen water bottle on your foot gives relief.
I had insoles made with helped loads when it was awful and I also have various over the counter insoles. I use a elastic sort of half sock the supports the instep which I use sometimes.
Physio helps as does lasering the area.
Fling out shoes that make it…[Read more]

]]> 0 454fc809fc806c8fae61c3612737fac7 replied to the topic Running leggings advice in the forum General Banter http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/running-leggings-advice/#post-3993 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:00:07 +0000 https://lotusleggings.com/collections/best-sellers/products/we-re-all-mad-here-athletic-leggings ;P

]]> 0 bd9990e655e75e884d1934a091f977fa replied to the topic Sepsis arthritis in the forum Health http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/sepsis-arthritis/#post-3983 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:11:04 +0000 Is that the same as reactive arthritis? Infection in the joint (I think), swollen, hot and painful?
My OH had reactive arthritis in his knee years ago, he was on high dose ibuprofen and occasionally injections to draw fluid off the knee. It took months to clear up (sorry, I can’t remember how long, I have a feeling he wasn’t fully healed for a…[Read more]

]]> 0 f4ee0e12f90cd25b288347f0f420b546 replied to the topic Returning crutches to NHS in the forum General Banter http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/returning-crutches-to-nhs/#post-3941 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 11:47:25 +0000 @mel It might sound ridiculous, but I work in community equipment services, so I am just saying how it is.

]]> 0 cb5940cd9171c3eb2c913325408c1d95 replied to the topic Returning crutches to NHS in the forum General Banter http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/returning-crutches-to-nhs/#post-3939 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 11:45:40 +0000 Crutches cost around £10 to purchase. The charge to collect and decontaminate crutches to the required infecting control standards cost in the region of £20.

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