Practicing what he preaches, Triathlon Trial lawyer Doug Landau hops in the pool and runs in the deep water. The Athletes Lawyer is shown here at the Fairfax County Parks Providence Community Center Pool before a recent successful trial. This helps move byproducts of intense bouts of exercise out of sore muscles without impact or danger of additional sports injury. Furthermore, because the water temperature is lower than 98.6 F, the cooling effect also helps reduce inflammation and swelling. Lastly, the hydrostatic pressure also aids in recovery and retards swelling.

The Herndon Reston area sports injury lawyer was prescribed a full flotation vest by his foot surgeon after breaking his ankle while playing tennis. Dr. Arnold Landsman, whom Landau had met through a Mount Vernon Sports Medicine Clinic, was foresighted enough to realize that in order to speed up Landau’s recovery and preserve his endurance, a means of non-impact, aerobic training would be optimal for both physical and mental fitness. If you have sustained a fracture to a weight-bearing structure like an ankle, foot, leg, hip, lower back or pelvis, ask your doctor if water running, hydrotherapy or light aquatic exercise would be helpful in your recovery.