Steven Horwitz (Chiropractor and Strength & Conditioning Trainer): Injury Care & Prevention Improves Performance

Submitted by National Youth Sports Safety Month on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 17:23. | comments

In recognition of April as National Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam has asked 30 experts to write a blog answering two questions: first, how or why did they get into their field, and second, how have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, we hear from Dr. Steve Horwitz, a chiropractic sports physician and sports performance coach and Director of the Capital Sports Injury Center in Bethesda and Silver Spring, Maryland.

Steven M. Horwitz, DC, CCSP, CSCS, CKTP, HKC

A chiropractor and certified strength and conditioning trainer explains how treating sports injuries cannot only prevent future injuries but improve athletic performance.

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Susan Yeargin (Athletic Trainer): Preventing Heat Illness Is Her Passion

Submitted by National Youth Sports Safety Month on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 13:22. | comments

In recognition of April as National Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam asked 30 experts to write a blog answering two questions: first, how or why did they get into their field, and second, how have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, we hear once again from Susan Yeargin, a certified athletic trainer, MomsTeam's hydration expert, Assistant Professor in the Physical Education and Athletic Training Department at the University of South Carolina, and new mom!

By Susan Yeargin, PhD, ATC

An athletic trainer decides to devote her professional career to studying ways to improve child and adolescent hydration and the prevention and treatment of heat illness after learning of the death of a college football player from heat stroke.

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Vincent Burke (Physical Therapist): Recognized Signs Of Athlete's Life-Threatening Heart Condition

Submitted by National Youth Sports Safety Month on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 12:29. | comments

In recognition of April as National Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam asked 30 experts to write a blog in 2012 answering two questions: first, how or why did they get into their field, and second, how have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, we hear again from Vincent Burke, a physical therapist, and the owner and operator of Infinity Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine and the Infinity Fitness & Sports Institute in Rochelle Park, New Jersey.

By Vincent M. Burke, PT, DPT, MPT, BS, NASM-CPT

Sometimes a physical therapist does more than just help an athlete recover from injury. Sometimes they can actually help save an athlete's life.

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Marci Yost (Certified Athletic Trainer): Advocate For Athletes

Submitted by National Youth Sports Safety Month on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 19:05. | comments

Two years ago, in recognition of April as National Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam asked 30 experts to write a blog answering two questions: first, how or why did they get into their field, and second, how have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, we reprise a blog submitted by Marci Yost, Sports Medicine Coordinator at Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

By Marci Yost, M.A., ATC/L

In recognition of April as National Youth Sports Safety Month, we are highlighting some of our favorite blogs from 2012, with a special emphasis on the important role of certified athletic trainers. Sometimes, says Marci Yost, an athletic trainer has to be an advocate for the athlete, going to battle with parents and coaches who may be more concerned about winning than player safety.

Head Impact Exposure in Youth Football Surprisingly High

Youth football players get hit on the helmet almost as hard as older players but not nearly as often, says researchers at Virginia Tech.

Study Supports More Conservative Treatment of Concussions In Children, Teens

A 2012 study finds that the reduced flow of blood to the brain of concussed adolescent athletes sometimes persists longer than 30 days, and adds to the growing body of evidence that the brains of children and teens are more vulnerable to concussion, supports need for cognitive rest after concussion, and substantiates the need for more conservative management of concussions in young athletes.

Critical Coach or Bully?

Constant criticism from a youth sports coach, especially when involves personal attacks, can cross the line into bullying, and often backfires, creating a crisis of confidence in an athlete, damaging their self-esteem and hurting, rather than helping, performance. Here's advice from a sports psychology professional on what parents and athletes can do about a critical coach.

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Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Ph.D (Sports Concussion Neuropsychologist): Helped Family "Get Their Daughter Back"

Submitted by National Youth Sports Safety Month on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 21:54. | comments

In recognition of April as Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam asked 30 experts in 2012 to write a blog answering two questions: first, how or why did they get into their field, and second, how they have made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year. Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Ph.D

A. sports concussion neuropsychologist tells how, through concussion education, proscribing a two week period of physical and cognitive rest,academic accommodations, and monitoring with cognitive testing, she helped one family get their concussed teenage daughter back.

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William P. Meehan, III, M.D. (Sports Concussion Doctor): I Owe My Career Choice To A Single Patient

Submitted by National Youth Sports Safety Month on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 21:31. | comments

Two years ago, in recognition of April as Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam asked 30 experts to write a blog answering two questions: first, how or why did they get into their field, and second, how have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, we reprise the blog submitted by William P. Meehan, III, M.D., Director of the Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Sports Concussion Clinic, and Research for the Brain Injury Center at Boston Children's Hospital.

By William P. Meehan, III, M.D.

Why did I get into my field?

I owe my career choice to a single patient.

Sports concussion doctor William P. Meehan, III, M.D. talks about how he owes his career choice to a single patient he treated in the emergency room.

Teens More Vulnerable To Lingering Effects Of Concussion On Short-Term Memory

Teenage athletes are more vulnerable to the lingering effect of concussion on short-term memory than younger athletes and adults, a new Canadian study finds. While all concussions need to be taken seriously, the study suggests that they should be managed differently for different age groups.

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