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Post by resdeal on Aug 29, 2017 21:20:13 GMT -6
We have an artificial turf field. We play our games and practice on it. We always have several players that get burns and the sores seem to last forever. Looking for suggestions to prevent the turf burns, protect the sores, and speed up the healing process.
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Post by tippecanoe41 on Aug 29, 2017 22:12:43 GMT -6
We have an artificial turf field. We play our games and practice on it. We always have several players that get burns and the sores seem to last forever. Looking for suggestions to prevent the turf burns, protect the sores, and speed up the healing process. I hope you still aren't on the old ASTROTURF?  ? I had one experience with it. Played in our state's professional field in high school and it was the old astroturf. About 2003-ish. -- DEFINITELY NOT THE GRASSY TURF STUFF! haha. They gave us those tape strips you used to see on the elbows of NFL players who played on that stuff. They worked for about a play, but quickly became useless. I still have scars from playing on that old ass astroturf, carpet, whatever type stuff, haha. For one game. 14 years ago. haha. Who was it that ever thought that stuff was a good idea? haha. To me, it felt like concrete with a little sandpaper over it, haha. So, if you're playing on it, sorry about your luck and I feel terrible for you. If you're playing on grassy turf, I'm not sure what advice to give you. Just wanted to tell a story haha. |
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Post by resdeal on Aug 29, 2017 22:56:10 GMT -6
It's new school fake grass. Never pass up an opportunity to tell a story.
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Post by nicku on Aug 30, 2017 5:55:34 GMT -6
Yes. Once they happen, bandage em up and tape em up. It's when they forget to do that and they re open the old, scabbed up wound. I've done that before. It's absolutely awful. Just make sure they wrap it up good the second it happens.
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Post by silkyice on Aug 30, 2017 6:04:54 GMT -6
Sleeves and leggings to help prevent.
I thought the new stuff wasn't causing very many of these burns anymore.
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Post by fkaboneyard on Aug 30, 2017 11:35:03 GMT -6
If you're on the older turf (not astroturf but still older) that is in bad shape the chances are good that the turf isn't being properly cared for or cleaned. So players should clean with hydrogen peroxide after practice and give it a decent scrubbing (as much as you can a wound like that) to prevent staph. Then put neosporin on it and cover. You have to keep it covered in practice or it will just keep opening up. Seems like a gauze pad followed by lots of athletic tape is all that will hold it in place.
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Post by murdr on Aug 30, 2017 17:57:41 GMT -6
Maybe I'm just crazy, but I'd rather just have actual grass and, you know, take care of it. Would take it 10/10 times.
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Post by freezeoption on Aug 30, 2017 18:57:35 GMT -6
the old turf in Holt Arena was carpet, don't know if they still got that
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? I had one experience with it. Played in our state's professional field in high school and it was the old astroturf. About 2003-ish. -- DEFINITELY NOT THE GRASSY TURF STUFF! haha. They gave us those tape strips you used to see on the elbows of NFL players who played on that stuff. They worked for about a play, but quickly became useless. 