Following the Long Term Athlete Development Plan (LTAD) as outlined in this article will give your youngster a solid start and help avoid the pitfalls of over-reaching when they are young. Sport specialization in kids as young as 10 has a long term detrimental effect on their development as athletes and often leads to a desire to quit all sports as they get older.

The goal of sport shouldn’t be to turn your 7 year old into the next Sydney Crosby, Serena Williams or Tom Brady. It should be to teach them the skills, attitudes and fun that comes with sport so they can carry those benefits for a lifetime.

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A quick safety check on your vehicle’s headrest could save you from a severe neck injury if you’re ever involved in an auto collision. The headrest should always be centered directly behind your head – not below it (behind your neck) or above it.

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When discussing young athletes, experts are almost all in agreement that general athleticism, movement literacy and general fitness are all keys to long term success, participation and enjoyment of sport as well as in life.

Even if your child shows an aptitude and love of a sport, specialization in that sport should be avoided until they are well into their teens. This approach will reduce burnout, limit injuries and promote overall athletic ability. With those benefits it is no surprise that children who play a variety of sports and games show improved levels of competency and enjoyment once they hit their late teens. http://ow.ly/i/xfW4t

Variety is key in maintaining a healthy diet. Provide your body with a wide range of fruits, vegetables, lean meats and fish, eggs, nuts and whole grains. A healthy diet with lots of variety should be a colorful one, so fill your plate with naturally-colorful ingredients.

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An easy, safe and effective way to warm up and stabilize those shoulders. 10 reps scapular push up, 10 elephant trunks and 10 seconds hands and toes. Modified from the excellent work by Dr. Liebenson.

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Your Median Nerve begins in your neck and travels down your arm on its way to your hand. This nerve is responsible for sensation on the palm side of your first 3 ½ fingers and also controls some of the muscles that flex your fingers. The median nerve can sometimes become entrapped near your elbow as it travels through a muscle called the “pronator teres”. Compression of the median nerve by the pronator muscle is called “Pronator Syndrome.”

Pronator syndrome is often brought on by prolonged or repeated wrist and finger movements, i.e., gripping with the palm down. Carpenters, mechanics, assembly line workers, tennis players, rowers, and weight lifters are predisposed to this problem. The condition is more common in people with excessively developed forearm muscles and is also more common in your dominant arm.

Pronator syndrome produces symptoms very similar to a more common cause of median nerve compression called “carpal tunnel syndrome”. Symptoms of pronator syndrome include numbness, tingling, or discomfort on the palm side of your thumb, index, middle finger, and half of your ring finger. The discomfort often begins near the elbow and radiates toward your hand. Your symptoms are likely aggravated by gripping activities, especially those that involve rotation of the forearm, like turning a doorknob or a screwdriver. Unlike carpal tunnel syndrome, pronator syndrome symptoms are not generally present at night. You may sometimes feel as though your hands are clumsy. In more severe cases, hand weakness can develop.

To help resolve your condition, you should avoid activities that involve repetitive hand and forearm movements. Perhaps the most important aspect of your treatment plan is to avoid repetitive forceful gripping. Fortunately, our office has several treatment options available to help resolve your symptoms. http://ow.ly/i/uGTrG

The overall weight of our activities of modern daily living (the tasks and actions we do that get us through the day, every day like washing, eating, working, dressing, etc…) often undermine our ability to maintain healthy postures, movements and tissue health. This leads to many of the overuse injuries, movement pattern disorders and postural syndromes we see on a daily basis in our office.

Correction of these issues must follow a multi-faceted approach including soft tissue treatments, ergonomic advice, corrective exercise and passive care. For more information, feel free to contact us at 204-586-8424. http://ow.ly/i/xfOtk

Reduce soreness, alleviate discomfort and get you back to your favorite exercise with some of these muscle recovery tips.

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At Aberdeen Chiropractic we are proud of our long history of applying the most current evidence available. Our goal is to use our knowledge and experience to provide safe, effective care for back pain, neck pain and headaches.

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Your nervous system is basically a big electrical circuit. Your spinal cord transmits all of the electrical nerve impulses between your brain and lower back. From there, individual nerves emerge from your spine then travel to supply sensation and movement to a specific area of your buttock, legs and/or feet. This allows you to move and feel sensations like touch, heat, cold and pain. Anything that interferes with this transmission can cause problems.

You have been diagnosed with a “Lumbar Radiculopathy”. This means that one or more of the nerves emerging from your lower back has become irritated or possibly pinched. This often results in pain, numbness or tingling in the specific area of your leg that is supplied by the irritated nerve. The term “Sciatica” is often used to describe this condition, because most (but not all) “lumbar radiculopathies” involve the sciatic nerve which supplies the back & outside of your thigh and calf. Symptoms of a lumbar radiculopathy may vary from a dull ache to a constant severe sharp shooting pain. Your symptoms are likely aggravated by certain positions or movements.

To solve this problem, we will treat the source of your nerve irritation. It is important for you to follow your treatment plan closely and be sure to tell us immediately if you experience any progression of your leg pain, numbness or weakness. http://ow.ly/i/uGq4w