Rotate Your Training Shoes, Decrease Injuries

Rotate Your Training Shoes, Decrease Injuries

 

If you would like to help spare yourself an injury while doing any kind of sport, buy yourself and few different types of comfortable sneakers that coincide with the type of sport or training you are doing.  Rotate your sneakers daily.  Researchers of a 22-week study found that recreational runners who regularly rotated between pairs (most used completely different brands or models) were 39% less likely to suffer a running-related injury than those who run in the same shoes every time.  Most of the participants who experienced leg or low-back pain that sidelined them from running for a at least a day ran in just one kind of shoe.

Training in the same shoe everyday will enhance any deficiets by working all the same muscles the same way, while rotating shoes allows for use of all the differently activated muscles. 

I also like people to rotate on low-impact days to do some "barefoot" training to help improve balance and toe strength.

Happy Training!

Dr. Kimberly Maziarz Carlucci, DC

86 Valley Rd, Montclair, NJ 07042

973-744-9880

www.CarlucciChiropractic.com

www.ForwardMotion.net

Neck Strength and Size Prevent Concussions.

Besides football, women's soccer has one of the greatest incidents of concussion.  This may surprise most of you but a recent study explains why.  Dawn Comstock,  associate professor of epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health, has confirmed that neck strength could be a predictor of  concussions. Since concussions are caused by the brain banging around inside the  skull, the weaker the neck, the more movement the head experiences upon an impact.  Check out the size of the neck of the player in the photo. 

That advice is based on Comstock’s research findings. During two academic  years, athletic trainers took a series of measurements of the heads and four measurements of neck strength of 6,704 student athletes— boys and girls who  played lacrosse, soccer and basketball. Then they recorded all incidents of  injuries—including concussions—that occurred with every subject.

 When they examined their data, Athletes who experienced concussions had smaller neck circumferences than did their fellow players and frequently had a small neck paired with a large head. Those injured  also had less neck strength than did athletes who did not suffer a concussion.  According to Gregory, overall neck strength remained a significant predictor of  concussion. For every one pound increase in neck strength, odds of concussion  fell by 5%.  This is a dramatic prevention tool.  The one problem that one may run into, is how to strengthen properly.

 First, the Athlete must have proper joint motion, flexibility in the ligaments and muscles, and a proper curvature to the spine.  You do not want to strengthen around improper function which can lead to degenerative problems  later.  What you do want to do is to be checked and corrected by your  Doctor of Chiropractic, and then given a series of age appropriate strengthening exercises.   The neck circumference should be measured for increase and function should be tested and corrected if  necessary.

Yours in health,

Dr. Kimberly G.  Maziarz-Carlucci
86 Valley Rd, Montclair,
NJ
973-744-9880
drkimmymaz@aol.com
www.CarlucciChiropractic.com
www.ForwardMotion.net

The #1 Reason to workout....TODAY!

The #1 Reason To Workout....TODAY!     
                                                                                                               
Exercise boosts your mood instantly, (well not the instant you decide to workout but a few minutes into it).   It’s not easy to make time to work out every day.  As a working mother of two, I know I have to make it a priority to take care of myself, as well as my children. Gym sessions cut into your work time, family time, snooze time, and downtime. But here’s some fitness news that will make you smile. A new study in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology found that as little as 15 minutes of physical activity increases levels of feelings like enthusiasm, pride, happiness, and excitement. The study tracked the daily activities of 190 college students. They kept a journal logging the amount and level of exercise they got and their overall emotional states. The more physically active people reported greater levels of pleasant feelings, compared to their less-active counterparts, reported the Penn State University researchers. In fact, the participants had higher levels of these feelings on days when they are more physically active than usual.

     Many people lose motivation to keep exercising because they don’t see results—weight loss, better muscle tone, and greater strength, because people want it instantly.  But gaining short-term rewards, like boosts in mood, may help to keep you coming back until you reach your long-term goals.  And long term means just that, long term.  You were meant to exercise forever.

     Although the study didn’t assess how exercise works to lift spirits, the researchers suspect changes in levels of brain chemicals during and after physical activity may be involved. Don’t worry: You don’t have to be an Olympian to get these feel-good benefits. For a quick boost of happiness, go for a quick walk around your office building during lunch, challenge your kids to a snowball fight, walk you dog, or try a 15 min workout or a 4 min workout a few times a day which will help you feel better and refocus.  Not motivated on your own?  Come workout with us in a small group.  We do short-quick burst exercise that last for as little as 15 min, 30 min or an hour if your feeling energetic.  Join the fun!

Yours in health,   Dr. Kimberly Maziarz Carlucci, DC
86 Valley Rd, Montclair, NJ  07042 973-744-9880
www.ForwardMotion.net
www.CarlucciChiropractic.com