Editor's note: Cody Scharf owns Thrive Spine and Sport, a chiropractic and soft tissue clinic in Cedar Rapids focusing on sport and overuse injuries. Scharf is a graduate of Palmer College of ...

Commercial bandages are not only expensive, but flimsy and sticky. Reader Ian suggests using athletic in their place to heal cuts and other injuries. Paper cuts, and other hand injuries are the worst.

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Borucki (wrist) will be shut down for several weeks after being diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, Andrew Destin of the ...