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Post by atlfutboldad on Jul 20, 2018 16:39:03 GMT -5
Any other parents had their kid suffer through constant injuries at the academy ages?
In the past 14 months mine (10-11 years old) has had: minor hip flexor strain, minor lower back strain, broken foot, ankle area tendonitis, grade 2 groin pull, and today attempting to do a pretty light workout...minor shin splints.
She LOVES sports I don't know how much longer I can put her through it. She's missed about 6 of the past 14 months of play due to injuries...
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Post by soccerfam on Jul 20, 2018 17:38:27 GMT -5
My daughter went through the same thing when she was around 12. It stinks though for sure. She grew over 6 inches in a year and we had all of those same issues.... pulled muscles, knee pains, and then a concussion. Things improved and she kept going bc she loved it, but it was certainly tough at the time. Best wishes for a pain free season!
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Post by oraclesfriend on Jul 20, 2018 19:15:07 GMT -5
Any other parents had their kid suffer through constant injuries at the academy ages? In the past 14 months mine (10-11 years old) has had: minor hip flexor strain, minor lower back strain, broken foot, ankle area tendonitis, grade 2 groin pull, and today attempting to do a pretty light workout...minor shin splints. She LOVES sports I don't know how much longer I can put her through it. She's missed about 6 of the past 14 months of play due to injuries... It is the growth spurt time for girls. It happens. All of those except the broken foot are soft tissue issues that have to do with the strain put on the muscle tendon unit by the growth spurt in addition to the exercise. Stretch, stretch, stretch and it will help some. Plenty of calcium and vitamin D to protect the bones. Adequate sleep and nutrition will help it too. She will probably grow out of it all. My older daughter had all of those except the back strain. I happen to be experienced in dealing with these types of injuries and was able to have her only miss 3 weeks but some of that was luck on timing (right before spring break, etc). Good luck.
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Post by newposter on Jul 20, 2018 22:25:35 GMT -5
I suggest involving her pediatrician. It's likely largely due to growth but it never hurts to have it looked at especially knee injuries. A hip flexor can develop as a result of a knee issue by the athlete over compensating. A care plan may include physical therapy, stretching, rest, anti-inflammatory medication, etc. Don't forget Osgood Schlotter is prevalent during adolescence also.
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Post by oraclesfriend on Jul 20, 2018 22:41:28 GMT -5
I suggest involving her pediatrician. It's likely largely due to growth but it never hurts to have it looked at especially knee injuries. A hip flexor can develop as a result of a knee issue by the athlete over compensating. A care plan may include physical therapy, stretching, rest, anti-inflammatory medication, etc. Don't forget Osgood Schlotter is prevalent during adolescence also. Actually an orthopedic surgeon is a better place to go. Especially one that deals in sports medicine. Pediatricians usually don't spend much time dealing with orthopedic problems and most don't want to because they feel outside of their comfort zone as it is taught very little in their medical schools and residencies. My guess is that if this child missed 6 months of training they have already seen a medical professional. Most people wouldn't know that those were the diagnoses without having seen someone in the medical field. I gave them credit for having seen someone with medical knowledge.
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Post by newposter on Jul 21, 2018 7:17:00 GMT -5
True with your comment. However most insurance will require you go to start with their pediatrician. If the pediatrician warrants an orthopaedic doctor is needed, they will write the order. We've been through this with our player so lots of experience here.
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Post by oraclesfriend on Jul 21, 2018 10:42:11 GMT -5
True with your comment. However most insurance will require you go to start with their pediatrician. If the pediatrician warrants an orthopaedic doctor is needed, they will write the order. We've been through this with our player so lots of experience here. Only HMO insurance generally requires a referral. Most PPO and POS and open access plans do not. For example, my health insurance does not require a referral to any type of physician. Also a lot of pediatricians will send the referral without you actually having to see them. You just call them and say your child has had a sports injury and many of them will fax the referral to the ortho of your choice...Depends on the pediatrician and their preferences.
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Post by newposter on Jul 21, 2018 17:08:59 GMT -5
Our PPO required a referral. The pediatrician had to confirm an orthopaedic appointment was needed and treatment could not be handled through them.
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Post by SoccerMom on Jul 21, 2018 20:18:34 GMT -5
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon is who my kid saw for MANY overuse injuries throughout the years. We just let her pediatrician know about things when we would go for check ups. No referral needed ever. It got to the point where I would text him with issues.
Unfortunately its part of the process of the kids that train a lot. It will get better, I promise. It won't be easy, just takes a little bit of patience
We dealt with: Osgood Schlatters on both knees, severs disease on both heels, strained quads, both hip flexors, plica syndrome, broken arm.
PT helped a lot throughout the years.
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Post by allthingsoccer on Jul 22, 2018 14:08:58 GMT -5
Sometimes its good to take a break. Some injuries just happen and others can be prevented.
We all have to see the warning signs for Overuse Lower Extremity Injuries (https://www.sportsmed.org//aossmimis/stop/downloads/Soccer.pdf)
Shin splints (soreness in the calf), patellar tendinitis (pain in the knee), and Achilles tendinitis (pain in the back of the ankle) are some of the more common soccer overuse conditions. Soccer players are also prone to groin pulls and thigh and calf muscle strains.
Stress fractures occur when the bone becomes weak from overuse. It is often difficult to distinguish stress fractures from soft tissue injury.
If pain develops in any part of your lower extremity and does not clearly improve after a few days of rest, a physician should be consulted to determine whether a stress fracture is present.
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Post by greenmonkey on Jul 26, 2018 19:51:39 GMT -5
Back to the original question regarding constant injuries at the academy ages ... This is a YOUTH SPORTS INJURY EPIDEMIC across the country. Tommy John has an entire campaign about this (yes he is the son of Tommy John the baseball player) minimizeinjurymaximizeperformance.com/I am not interested in selling more books for him :-) LOL I am interested in the conversation that this opens up. WHY? WHY SHOULD OVERUSE INJURIES UNFORTUNATELY BE A PART OF THE PROCESS???!!!!!! It is just like all the other complaints we as parents seem to have in this soccer set-up. We do it or buy in to it or accept it or tolerate it and even pay for it because .... "Unfortunately ... that's just the way it is?!" And what our only other option is to pick up the player and the ball and go home?!!! If anyone is familiar with the I LOVE TO WATCH YOU PLAY movement, they have a lot to say about it as well. SPECIALIZATION LEADS TO LIFE-LONG HEALTH PROBLEMS Specialization is focused technical training – 9 months or more out of the year, before children have gone through puberty. It is the number one predictor that a young athlete will suffer an adult-style over-use injury, that means maybe a torn ligament or fracture of the vertebrae because kids’ bones aren’t ossified yet. These are injuries liable to affect the individual their entire lives. The second best predictor is family socio-economic status. Strikingly, the higher a family’s socio-economic status, the more likely they are to have a child with an adult-style over-use injury because they can afford all these travel teams and extra workouts. We’ve created a health epidemic that affects people who are more well off, which is really eye opening. www.ilovetowatchyouplay.comYes I am on a soapbox and of course we will all have ideas and suggestions for change but ultimately not much will change because we all love our kids and they all love soccer. I personally know kids under AGE 12 SOCCER (not heard about or heard of ... I personally KNOW and have witnessed most of the injuries that caused) Concussions broken nose broken collar bone broken wrist OsgoodSchlatters (knees) Torn ACL Meniscus tear Fractures from OsgoodSclatters (leg) Sprained Ankles Seivers disease (ankles) Broken foot bones So to answer your question atlfutboldad ... yes lots of other peoples kids are going through it to ... Now we all just need to ask ourselves what can or will be be able to do about it?
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Post by newposter on Jul 26, 2018 22:36:10 GMT -5
Sievers and Osgood Schlotter have no permanent injury issues. They are painful but with maturity and treatment pain will subside and player will go on. As a parent of a player who went through Osgood, I saw the effects of the year long issues caused by a huge growth spurt. The physical therapist said rest will not cure it. In fact rest may in fact exacerbate the issue. Doctor told our player to listen to his body. A year after the pain subsided, they are back to 100% playing.
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