Sep 29, 2025 | Asthma, Breathing Issues in Athletes
A new recommendation for inhaler use may improve both asthma control and exercise performance. Individuals with asthma often rely on an inhaler either to reduce cough and chest tightness or to prevent symptoms before exercise, increasing performance. RELATED TOPIC:...
Jan 16, 2025 | Breathing Issues in Athletes
Young children might seem to always have coughs and congestion, especially in the winter months. How does a pediatrician decide when that cough and congestion might be from something more like asthma? What exactly is asthma? There are 2 main changes in the lungs with...
Nov 18, 2019 | Breathing Issues in Athletes
Watching your child having trouble breathing with exercise can be a big worry. You hope that maybe he or she is just out of shape or needs more time to get up to speed. In the back of your mind, there is that nagging concern about a more serious type of medical...
Dec 5, 2018 | Best Pediatrician in Orange County, Breathing Issues in Athletes, Illness in athletes, Illnesses in Children, Uncategorized
What are colds? Illnesses limited to chest and nose congestion (or coughing and sneezing in older children and adults) – the most common of all pediatric infections – are commonly called “colds”. These infections are caused by viruses. Many of them will have lots of...
May 1, 2018 | Best Pediatrician in Orange County, Breathing Issues in Athletes, Concussion, Dance and Performing Arts Medicine, Growth and Development in Younger Children, Injury Prevention, Nutrition for Children, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Shoulder Injuries, Sport Related Concussions, sports nutrition, Sports Physicals, Uncategorized
Sports physicals offer golden opportunities to share information and listen to young patients. Sure, they frequently are viewed by parents and young athletes as more annoyance than necessity. It’s easy for sports physicals to turn into automatic answers to a list of...
Oct 8, 2017 | Breathing Issues in Athletes, Illness in athletes, Illnesses in Children, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Uncategorized
Every ill athlete or performer wants to know one thing: “Can I exercise when sick today?” As a pediatric and sports medicine specialist, I want to know a few things to make that decision: Is the athlete currently too ill to exercise? Do we have a good...
