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Greetings! ,
Welcome back to Game Changers, the monthly email newsletter of Steadman Hawkins Sport Medicine. This month we are focusing on the injuries and issues associated with some of our upcoming winter sports. Nutrition and weight control, ankle sprains, skin health and one of the more common causes of anterior knee pain in our youth - Osgood-Schlatter disease. With this in mind we look forward to continuing to provide you with quality information that will not only help you return to the mat or gym in a timely manner, but also possibly prevent an athletic injury or the development of the skin condition; allowing you to be a Game Changer!
Doug Wyland, MD (Click Dr. Wyland's name to view his web page.)
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NEW! Sports Injury Guide |
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Learn more about the symptoms, prevention and treatment of 22 common sports injuries. Click Sports Injury Guide or the link in our Quick Links section to the right to view our Sports Injury Guide web page. If you have questions about these or other injuries, please contact your school's Athletic Trainer or email us at shsportsmed@ghs.org . |
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Take a Good Look at your Skin |
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 Our athletic trainers and physicians are widely known and highly skilled musculoskeletal experts. Their expertise does not end there as our provider team also monitors your overall health, including healthy skin which is an important element to your total health. Problematic skin conditions are common in many sports. Wrestling is a high contact, skin to skin activity. This wrestler to wrestler contact may increase the athlete's exposure to skin infections ranging from contact dermatitis to MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus). Keep your skin healthy by learning more about these and other infections. Read our SKIN INFECTIONS article or ask your Athletic Trainer. |
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Making the Weight the Safe Way
from Steadman Hawkins Nutrition Science Center |
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Start your season off right by obtaining and maintaining a competitive weight that is natural for you. Unsafe weight loss practices common in wrestling put extreme stress on the body causing headaches, muscle cramps and dizziness. In extreme cases, organ failure can occur. Healthy eating habits and proper training work together to help you GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE. Click the previous link to read more about HabitsThat Work (and Fail) on our website. |
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Lateral Ankle Sprains |
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Ankle sprains are very common in sports and 85% of these
sprains are for a lateral (outside) ankle sprain occurring when you roll the foot and stretch or tear ligaments. A tiered grading system establishes the severity and treatment of the ankle sprain. Prevention of ankle sprains begin with proper shoes and fitting for your sport. Our ANKLE SPRAINS article gives more information to help prevent and care for a sprain.
You can also consult your Athletic Trainer or visit our SHIFT Clinic for care.
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A Funny Name for a Painful Knee Condition ...
Osgood Schlatter Disease |
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Osgood Schlatter Disease is an inflammatory disease usually occurring during a period of rapid growth in adolescent patients causing a painful bump on the top of the shin bone. Although it is difficult to prevent this disease, proper warm-up and stretching exercises can be helpful. The discomfort of Osgood Schlatter Disease can be effectively managed by limiting activity to reduce knee stress as soon as painful bump appears along with controlling inflammation through icing and anti-inflammatory medications. Other useful information is found in our website article OSGOOD SCHLATTER DISEASE. |
