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CAll To Train or Not to Train Keeping sports safe by thinking ahead P By Marie Forszt laying sports can be a fun, physical expe rience that is rewarding and challenging while also offering real health benefits, that is, unless injury occurs. To stay healthy in the sporting arena, athletes need to train, condition and use proper techniques for their sporting events. Sports medicine is not just about surgical treat ment of injuries, such as knee repairs sustained as a result of wear or damage, but also refers to utilizing proper training techniques and reducing risk associ ated with injuries. Community Hospital Fitness Pointe® offers a vari ety of sports medicine programs and classes to help athletes with their conditioning regimens and reduce their risk for injury. Programs, such as Foundations in Youth Athletic Success, are presented by certified youth athletic train ers who teach young athletes about the fitness foun dations necessary to be successful and stay healthy in sports through proper preparation and training. “Our area is booming with youth athletes,” says Debi Pillarella, program director at Community Hospital Fitness Pointe. “But injuries are on the rise and local pediatric sports medicine experts are busier than ever with kids who are training incorrectly, over using their bodies as well as not working on proper fundamentals prior to specific sport training.” For more information about sports medicine programs offered through Community Healthcare System, please call 219-836-3477 or toll-free, 866-836-3477. Sign Up to Stay Healthy Other programs allow participants to focus on con ditioning muscles, improving flexibility and increasing strength in core muscles to help prevent injury. The TRX Suspension Trainer is a system that allows users to achieve a full body workout using a single nylon strap hooked to an anchor. Unlike other bands that are stretchy and use resistance, the TRX strap uti lizes gravity and your own body weight to tone mus cles and improve core strength while performing full body muscle conditioning. The TRX training system is great for everyone from beginners to professional athletes. This system utilizes multiple muscles and joints simultaneously, helping prevent overuse inju ries, improve balance and joint stability, and increase coordination and core strength. For athletes in need of recovery after an injury or surgery, Community Hospital Outpatient Reha bilitation Physical Therapy offers stateoftheart technology and equipment backed by licensed, expe rienced professionals with certifications in strength and conditioning. Therapists develop individual treatment plans of care to address specific functional goals of each individual. This type of individually tai lored care helps prepare injured athletes to get back to playing the sports they enjoy. Seeing is Believing in Healing Sports medicine physical therapists at Community Hospital Fitness Point® are utilizing software technology called Dartfish ® to not only rehabilitate injuries, but provide athletes with motion analysis that can improve biomechanics, performance and prevent further injury. Through this revolutionary software program, patients get instant visual feedback on their body movements. A side-by-side comparison with before and after shots enables you to view the progress of treatment, make the healing process quicker, and customize an individualized treatment plan for your body. For more information, call Amy Castillo, MPT, sports certified specialist, at Community Hospital Fitness Pointe, 219-934-2840. 56 Vim & Vigor • SUM M ER 2 010

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Summer 2010 - Community Healthcare

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2010 - Community Healthcare
Contents
Community Message
Community Briefs
Relieving Chronic Heartburn
A New Read on Patient Safety
Who Is Your Spark?
Ready ... Set ... Get Motivated!
Having Reservations?
Stressing Stress
Second Act
Adults at Play
In Good Hands
Think Again
No Kidding
Giving Is Great Medicine
EMTs Train to Be First Link in Survival Chain
Emergency Services Across the System
Graduating to an Active Lifestyle
From Crutches to Kickstand
To Train or not to Train?

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2010 - Community Healthcare