Month: July 2021

The calf muscle is the primary group of muscles which bears the weight of the entire body and enables us to stand erect. They are the most active muscles helping our daily activity and tend to get tight. Women who stand and work in the kitchen for long hours often get calf muscle pain. As the muscle works both at the foot and knee, it can cause pain. Performing calf stretch regularly will be a preventive way to avoid such problems.

Though this condition is known as Tennis Elbow, this is not commonly seen in Tennis Players. It is also termed as elbow lateral epicondylitis. All age groups go through Tennis Elbow, especially the working class. It can occur either due to a single injury or repetitive work pattern. Usually one has pain along the outer aspect of the elbow (lateral epicondyle of the elbow). It occurs due to inflammation of the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon. During the acute inflammatory phase, it is always advisable to take adequate rest with anti-inflammatory medications. Unfortunately, majority of the population do neglect treatment and continue working in spite of the pain. At one point of time the pain will become more severe and non-responsive to medication, but 60 percentage of initial pain will get healed completely over a period of one year.

Prithveen Rajan made a comeback to single seater formula racing after ten years making it to the podium in two races including a win!

2020 has been a challenging year in a manner unprecedented owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The world was under complete lock down while businesses took a hit, sporting events were cancelled and to top it all, the Olympics, the greatest multi discipline sporting event, symbolising the united spirit of humanity beyond man made boundaries and divisions stood cancelled.

Towards the end of the year, amidst a nationwide restoration of normalcy, I was approached by a team to take part in the National Championship in the Formula LGB 1300 category. I was more than happy to be part of a collective force in the sport’s resumption in our country after the unforeseen break, signing up for a drive with Kolkata Joba Racing team, backed by Ortho-One Orthopaedic Speciality Centre (Sports Medicine Partner), Chettinad Sporting (Race Tuner) and Orygen (Energy Bar Partner).