Being a professional athlete is not all just fun, fame and money as it may seem.
It’s also a ton of hard work and pushing both your body and your mind to extremes. And always pushing the limits.
Competition? Don’t get me started.
That’s when sports injuries occur. When you need to raise the bar, to beat the competition, when your challenge your body just one iota too much.
Most pro athletes are sadly familiar with injuries. In fact, there are precious few who have been lucky enough to get through a long career without being hurt at least once. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that more and more are looking at medical cannabis and/or CBD products to help handle their injuries. Some have even decided to jump into the industry in one form or another, usually motivated by amazing personal results.
The latest athlete to join the group in spreading the message about the benefits of cannabis is Lauren Elizabeth Jackson, one of the best female basketball players of all time.
Jackson is the first Australian basketball player ever to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, a two-time WNBA champion with the Seattle Storm, three-time MVP, seven-time WNBA All-Star and the overall number-one pick in the 2011 draft. What’s more, Jackson won four Olympic medals (three silver and one bronze) and was on course to get a fifth until a degenerative knee injury forced her to retire from basketball, wrote ABC News.
"It didn't end the way I wanted it [to]," Jackson said.
Medical Cannabis Instead Of Painkillers
Throughout her career, Jackson underwent many surgeries for which she relied on painkillers. Even in retirement, chronic knee, hip and lower back pain persists.
"I've been open about my battle with prescription medication during my career and when I retired, I went off everything because I wanted to raise my kids and just be the very best version of myself," Jackson said.
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by Nina Zdinjak
December 7, 2021 10:24 AM
Photo Credit: Photo: Courtesy of Bidgee via Wikimedia Commons
Source : Benzinga
Link to original : WNBA Legend Lauren Jackson Says Medical Cannabis Has 'Been Incredible' For Her Chronic Pain Management
