Keep your young athletes healthy with the help of Shriners Children's Hospital
Keep your young athletes healthy with the help of Shriners Children's Hospital
Shriners Children’s Hospital is located in the heart of Portland’s world-renowned medical community. With kids heading back to school, it’s time to start thinking about our young athletes. Unfortunately, youth sports injuries often occur, especially early in the school year, but Shriners Children’s ha a walk-in fracture and sports injury clinic Monday through Friday.
Athletic trainer, Jessica Martschinske, is here with us today to tell us all about it!
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0.06 -> welcome back Shriners Children's
2.46 -> Hospital is located in the heart of
5.04 -> Portland's world-renowned medical
6.6 -> community with kids heading back to
9.36 -> school we've got to start thinking about
11.28 -> our young athletes unfortunately youth
14.04 -> sports injuries often occur especially
16.74 -> early in the school year but Shriner's
19.32 -> children's has a walk-in fracture and
22.199 -> Sports Injury Clinic Monday through
24.3 -> Friday that's what we like to hear so
26.16 -> here to tell us all about it is athletic
29.34 -> trainer Jessica Jessica thank you so
31.32 -> much for being here thank you for having
32.7 -> me oh my goodness you brought the brace
34.68 -> out I did and I have to say I just got
37.02 -> flashbacks I tore my ACL in high school
39.6 -> and I was like no the brace is back
42.68 -> it's a hard thing to want to wear but
45.66 -> it's needed for a lot of surgeries
47.34 -> absolutely
51.12 -> during the summer we see ACL tears
53.94 -> that's kind of why I brought that but
55.14 -> you also see kids with patellas that are
57.6 -> dislocating you can see unstable
59.579 -> shoulders we see a lot of fractures
61.739 -> hence the name Fracture Clinic
64.339 -> Jungle Gym injuries you have ankle
67.86 -> sprains you know just every part of the
69.78 -> body that you can think of these kids
71.7 -> are injuring them do you have any tips
73.86 -> for parents out there that we can kind
76.2 -> of uh prevent even you know you guys are
79.14 -> taking care of the people when they come
80.46 -> through the door but is there anything
82.02 -> we can do to prevent even having that
85.02 -> incident occur there are a lot of things
87.36 -> to do to prevent one of the things to
89.159 -> highlight is knowing the demands of your
91.68 -> sport yes right so you have a
93.479 -> cross-country athlete their demands are
95.28 -> a lot different than an offensive
97.02 -> lineman yeah or a soccer player and so
99.78 -> knowing that your cardiovascular fitness
102.36 -> is up to date that your strength is up
105.119 -> to date that you are actually working on
107.759 -> the demands that your sport is going to
109.439 -> challenge you yes
111.659 -> there
112.74 -> difference between like what parents
114.72 -> should be looking out for versus what
116.579 -> coaches should be looking out for during
118.619 -> those practice times and then when kids
120.54 -> get home kind of trying to recharge
123.119 -> right is it like Mom telling you you
125.52 -> better ice after right you better do
127.68 -> this yeah it's almost like all hands on
129.539 -> deck right so you have a lot of
131.459 -> advocates for you out in the community
132.959 -> as a kid if you're like you said your
135.42 -> your parents and your coaches and so
137.52 -> you're looking for those kids that are
139.379 -> consistently complaining of maybe the
141.599 -> same thing it could be an overuse injury
143.7 -> like shin splints that turn into a
145.62 -> stress fracture wow so you really want
147.78 -> to listen to your kid and act
151.5 -> accordingly because it might be
153.72 -> something bigger and that's something
155.099 -> that Shriners children's offers is that
159 -> support and a resource in the community
161.76 -> yeah so parents and coaches we got to
163.68 -> work as a team to get these kids
165.66 -> together I know one mistake I used to
167.519 -> always make as a kid I didn't take
169.379 -> stretching really seriously so and I
171.959 -> know that's a that's a common thing so
174.48 -> kids when you're in that stretching
175.92 -> circle before games before practice you
178.14 -> really got to do it or else that ACL
180.42 -> injury can be right around the corner
182.58 -> you need to warm up you need to hydrate
184.56 -> you need to sleep don't be on video
186.66 -> games till 2 A.M all that is you know an
190.739 -> all-encompassing to your health and your
193.019 -> performance if you want to perform
194.879 -> better not just avoid an injury it's
197.879 -> it's all inclusive yeah what are some of
200.099 -> the mistakes that you see parents making
202.5 -> in terms of kind of like caring for
205.14 -> their child their young athletes like
207.959 -> all encompassing uh it might be the
210.18 -> dismissing of oh it's just a bruise or
212.7 -> is not a big deal
214.62 -> you know it might be a bigger deal so
217.14 -> really listening to your kid in regards
219.959 -> to that and giving them the supplies to
223.44 -> you know be the best athlete and the
226.08 -> healthiest athlete they can supplying
228.239 -> them with a healthy alternatives to
230.459 -> snacks yeah as well I can see that kind
233.34 -> of like Mom and Dad be like we're trying
234.959 -> to get a scholarship here I need you to
236.819 -> Shake it Off get back in the game that's
239.94 -> awesome that's true okay so tell
241.56 -> everyone where um or the times for the
244.44 -> clinic when are you guys available so we
246.72 -> are available 7 30 in the morning bright
249.06 -> and early until four in the afternoon so
252.12 -> even if it's an evening injury that it
254.519 -> might not necessarily need to go to the
256.739 -> ER but you want a pediatric orthopedic
259.739 -> specialist to look at it come bright and
261.72 -> early before school starts next get an
264.18 -> x-ray get an exam get somebody who
267 -> understands pediatric injuries to say we
270.24 -> need an MRI or hey you're going to be
272.1 -> fine you know give you two thumbs up and
274.08 -> feel better about going back to
276.06 -> Athletics that's going to be so helpful
277.44 -> for parents out there I know you know
279 -> schedules are busy thank you so much for
281.04 -> being here I really appreciate you got
282.84 -> to get that thing away from me I get bad
284.52 -> flashbacks huge thank you turn sponsors
287.88 -> guys as Shriners Children's Hospital you
290.04 -> see all that info on your screen pick up
291.9 -> the phone uh and stop by for a visit
294.419 -> today whenever you need it
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