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Advice and Tips for Preventing Sports Injuries

Recorded on 7/27/2012

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The start of school usually also means regular practice and games with a new sports team for the year.  How can you protect your child or yourself from sports-related injuries?  In this program, Dr. Betsy O'Kane and Dr. Sarah Kramer from UW Medicine Health System provide advice and tips for staying healthy and preventing injury. You'll also hear from a teen athlete and her mother as they share their experience with sports-related injuries.

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Betsy O'Kane, M.D. Betsy O'Kane, M.D.
Family Medicine Doctor, UW Medicine Shoreline Clinic , UW Medicine
Dr. Betsy O’Kane is a Family Medicine Doctor at the UW Medicine Shoreline Clinic. She is also the Director of the UW Neighborhood MediSpa and has advanced training in aesthetic skin care which includes an active practice performing Botox and Juvederm treatments. Dr. O’Kane’s medical interests include pediatrics, sports medicine, and women's health care. Dr. O’Kane and her husband are... more >

Sarah Kramer, M.D. Sarah Kramer, M.D.
Family Medicine Doctor, UW Medicine Woodinville Clinic, UW Medicine
Dr. Sarah Kramer is a Family Medicine Doctor at UW Medicine Woodinville Clinic.  Dr. Kramer earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and completed her residency in family medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She is board certified in family practice. Her practice includes obstetrical care. Dr. Kramer and her husband have two energetic daughters.... more >

Cindy & Hannah Remington Cindy & Hannah Remington,
Mother and her Teen Athlete Daughter
Hannah Remington is a 15-year-old a soccer player and a cross-country runner.  She has had some knee pain in the past but at a recent meet she sprained her hamstring.  Her Mother, Cindy, took her in for a visit with Dr. Kramer. Hannah has been told to rest the leg.  Both Hannah and her Mother share their experience and discuss... more >

TRANSCRIPT:

  1. Introduction LISTEN
  2. A Young Cross-Country Runner LISTEN
  3. Nutrition LISTEN
  4. Asthma LISTEN
  5. Deciding When to Sit Out LISTEN
  6. Recovery LISTEN
  7. When to Seek Care from a Physician LISTEN

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