Written by Carol on January 31, 2013 |
This week, I would like to follow up on the statement made by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine that stated children need a 2-3 month break from a specific sport to avoid overuse injuries, overtraining, and burnout. Overuse injuries can develop due to the body’s process of remodeling being out of balance, a muscle imbalance of tightness or weakness across a joint, or improper form during an activity. Of course, the therapists at ProActive Physical Therapy are skilled at treating children and teens with these overuse injuries as well as addressing our patients as a whole person to help avoid future exacerbations of symptoms.
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Written by Carol on January 29, 2013 |
The article I spoke about last time also provided some interesting information about overuse type injuries. An article written last year for Safe Kids Week stated that 2 in 5 parents know how much safety training their children’s coaches have had. All coaches reported they wish they had more training, especially when it comes to head injuries and heat illness. Half of the coaches surveyed think there can be “some head contact without potential injury”.
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Written by Carol on January 17, 2013 |
I recently read an article I found interesting about child athletes and injury. I am a parent of child athletes and thought it would be good to share the information with other parents. A study was done for Safe Kids Week last year that revealed 1 in 3 children suffered injuries during sports severe enough to require medical treatment. More concerning for us at ProActive Physical Therapy is how quickly children return to their sport. 92% of parents rely on the coaches to keep our children safe during practice and games. While half of all coaches report feeling pressured to play an injured child. As well as 3/10 children think a good player should keep playing even if they are hurt unless a coach or other adult makes them stop. We emphasize the importance of the healing process that many acute injuries take. Often times even after the pain or initial swelling subsides from an acute injury there is resulting tightness, weakness, or instability that needs to resolved to help avoid re-injury.
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Written by Carol on January 4, 2013 |
The health benefits of water therapy have been acknowledged throughout history to help treat various ailments, including muscle pain. Today, we also use water therapy to manage various musculoskeletal conditions, including low back pain.
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