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ADVICE FROM DR. LESLIE DREIFUS, CHIROPRACTOR

Ankle Sprains

Contrary to popular beliefs, ankle sprains are not caused by weak muscles. The most common cause are previous sprains causing laxity to the ligament. The other cause is poor proprioception.

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Total Body Conditioning

Most newsletters that I write about are on the challenges of injuries including the back, hamstrings, knees, shins and ankles. This newsletter will be about how the causes of injuries have evolved through the decades.

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Overtraining

We see the over-trained athlete who runs with a club and their school team simultaneously, the athlete that is enrolled in a weight training or dance class on the same day of team practice...

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Magnesium Supplementation

I am not an advocate of individuals taking large amounts of supplements bur magnesium appears to be an exception.

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Treating the Jamaicans

In April of 2023, I had another of the opportunity to work at Camp Speed in Kingston, Jamaica. I taught self treatment of the fascia system using foam rollers and balls as well as mobility and stability exercises.

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Cool Down

I had a request to write an article on a proper cool down. There is very little in the literature about this subject and most of it is not based on empirical evidence but it is based on hearsay and rituals.

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Digestive problems

One of the most discussed topics in sports is when and what to eat. This topic can be complicated by food allergies and food sensitivities.

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Eat Better

We already know that a poor diet contributes to diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure.

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Training in the Heat

It takes approximately 2 weeks of training to acclimate to severe heat (and cold) temperatures.

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Emotional Stress

We can all agree that stress is detrimental to our physical and emotional health. What is more difficult is to exactly define stress for each individual.

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Causes of injuries

Many times it can be difficult determining the cause of injuries. Below are lists of factors we need to consider even before we have a strategy to effectively treat an injury.

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In Praise of Squats

I have mentioned many times, the importance of the basic squat for all individuals before they can run and play sports is tremendous.

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Achilles Tendinopathy

Achilles tendinopathy is one of those annoying injuries that can really ruin an athlete’s season. The cause of this injury are poor biomechanics, overuse, poor conditioning (increasing speed or volume too rapidly), certain medications, blunt trauma.

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Concussion Awareness

I enjoy sharing the information in my newsletter and writing about the services that we provide as sports chiropractors.

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On the RIGHT FOOT

Let’s start the season on the right foot (pun Intended). Make sure that all of your athletes start the season with properly fitted footwear I can’t stress enough the importance of good footwear.

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Acclimatization

I have often been asked if training should cease if the temperature goes above 90° or if the wet bulb temperature that measures temperature and humidity goes above 85 (even though I have never seen a wet bulb).

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Mobility and Stability

Movement patterns can be complex and by oversimplifying we might be adversely affecting performance and cause injuries. This is problem I often encounter is when evaluating mobility and stability.

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Kettlebells

I was recently watching dog races on a sports network. I was observing how these natural born runners got most of their speed, strength and endurance from their posterior chain.

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EAT

It's worse than I thought. I am observing that many of our athletes are eating poorly. It is greatly affecting their performance both academically and athletically. It seems that many of our youth are exhibiting similar behavior.

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