ACL Injury: How a few minutes a week can prevent years of tears

ACL Injury: How a few minutes a week can prevent years of tears

Just put together an updated talk on ACL Injury in children where the news isn’t all good. Yes, we’re pretty capable of getting kids back to sport (80% success rate). However, we’re not very capable of preventing an all too common risk of early joint...
Concussion Sleep Problems: Sleep Better to Feel Better

Concussion Sleep Problems: Sleep Better to Feel Better

There is no doubt that concussion sleep problems can make a difficult injury even more miserable. Reports and experience find that poor sleep is linked with increased symptoms and longer recoveries. Too much sleep that limits sensible daily activity can also slow...
Return to Sport – Plan to Turn Injury Tears into Comeback Cheers

Return to Sport – Plan to Turn Injury Tears into Comeback Cheers

The following post on Return to Sport is from the Fall 2018 Orange County Magazine I often get asked how to determine when a young athlete should return to sport after injury. In many cases, injured young athletes tend to heal quickly. However, in a worst-case...
Volleyball Concussions: Prevention Strategies from Volleyballmag.com

Volleyball Concussions: Prevention Strategies from Volleyballmag.com

The following blog post ran on Volleyballmag.com as part of an outstanding series on Concussions in Volleyball  In working with elementary through Olympic-level indoor and sand volleyball players, I have found key warm-up, training, and even competitive adjustments...
Sports Schedules: Is There a Safer Peak Number of Hours Per Week?

Sports Schedules: Is There a Safer Peak Number of Hours Per Week?

Wondering if your child’s sports schedules are putting them at risk for overuse injuries? Have an injured child and thinking that too much sport activity may have been a cause? Feeling overwhelmed as a sports parent and want to know when to say stop to all those...