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Eric Laudano (Athletic Trainer): His Quick Action Saved A Coach's Life


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 Eric Laudano, Head Athletic Trainer and Manager of Sports Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a MomsTeam expert.

By Eric Laudano, M.H.S, ATC

It's not every day that an athletic trainer gets to save a life, but that's exactly what happened when he was callled to help a college coach lying unconscious, not breathing, and without a pulse in the parking lot outside the school's basketball center.

Kemi Oguntala (Pediatrician): Impacts Lives of Teen Athletes In Many Ways

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 Kemi Oguntala, MD, a pediatric and adolescent medicine physician at a teen clinic in South San Francisco, California.

 

By Kemi Oguntala, MD

How did I get into my field?

I'm a pediatrician with extra training in adolescent medicine.  I run a busy teen clinic in the Bay Area, where I'm called Dr. O, the Teen Doc.

A pediatrician who runs a teen clinic in the San Francisco Bay area talks about how she is able to help so many adolescent athletes, including those with eating disorders suggesting a diagnosis of the female athlete triad.

Stuart Glassman (Physiatrist): Helped Concussed Student-Athlete Obtain Academic Accommodations

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. Stuart Glassman, a board certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Physiatry) in Concord, New Hampshire.

By Stuart Glassman, MD

A physiatrist talks about how, working with school guidance counselors, teachers and a high school principal, he was able to help a student-athlete who had seen her grades suffer after suffering a concussion obtain needed academic accommodations.

Dan Newman (Athletic Trainer): His Favorite Calls From Athletes Are About Nothing

In recognition of April as National 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 have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, we hear again from Dan Newman, head athletic trainer at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

By Dan Newman, MS, ATC, LAT

An athletic trainer says his favorite calls or texts from an athlete who he helped recover from post-concussion syndrome are not about his injury, but about nothing.

Meredith Dotson (Athletic Trainer): Lessons Learned From Athletes One Of Best Parts Of Job

In recognition of April as National 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 have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, we hear again from Meredith Dotson, an athletic trainer in the Sports Medicine Clinics at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

By Meredith L. Dotson, MEd, ATC, CES

For one athletic trainer, the lessons she has learned from athletes about hard work and perseverance over the years has been one of the best parts of her job.

Lisa McDowell (Sports Dietician): Realized Power of Nutrient Dense Diet When Father Had Cancer

 

In recognition of April as National 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 have they made a difference in the life of a youth athlete in the past year.

Today, with the National Hockey League playoffs about to begin, we hear again from Lisa McDowell, sports dietitian for the Detroit Red Wings.

By Lisa McDowell, MS, RD, CNSD

A sports dietitian realized the power of nutrient dense when her father was being treated for pancreatic cancer.  She now helps elite athletes, including members of NHL's Detroit Red Wings, to fuel with the rainbow and eat highly concentrated, natural food; a diet which has helped improve performance, prevent injury, and speed injury recovery.

Hilary Levey Friedman (Sociologist): Picking Teams Based On Player Size Not Age Could Reduce Injuries, Level Playing Field

In recognition of April as National Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam asked 30 experts two years ago 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.  Because the project was a huge success, and because the blogs are timeless (and, as the saying goes, if you haven't seen them before, they are, well, new to you), we are reprising many of them this month.

Today, we hear again from sociologist Hilary Levey Friedman.

By Hilary Levey Friedman

Forming sports teams by size, rather than age or grade, may not only reduce the advantage kids born earlier in the year have over younger teammates (the relative age effect), but the number of injuries.

Barbara Wertz (Athletic Trainer): Helped Athlete and His Parents In Concussion Recovery

In recognition of April as National Youth Sports Safety Month, MomsTeam asked 30 experts to write a blog a couple of years back 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.

Here's the blog we posted  from Barbara Wertz, Outreach Athletic Trainer at Susquehanna Health's Sports Medicine Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

By Barbar Wertz,  ATC, ATC/L

In her role as outreach athletic trainer for a Pennsylvania high school, Barbara Wertz was part of a multi-disciplinary team which helped a student-athlete recover from a sports-related concussion and resume playing sports.

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


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.

Paul Bearmon (Internal Medicine): Fighting For Balance and Fairness in Youth Sports

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 Paul Bearmon, a physician in Minnesota and founder of KEAP (Keep 'Em All Playing).

Paul H. Bearmon, MD

A physician tells of how he counsels parents of youth athletes to keep sports in perspective and fights to make youth sports that serves the interests of all children, not just the select few.
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