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Getting ready for the slopes the right way!!!

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By: Dr. Amir Mahmud

With the upcoming snow season around the corner many of us are getting ready to hit the slopes. We are buying the newest boards, bindings and snow gear to help us perform better. But the one thing we usually don’t think about is that a healthy body can significantly contribute to enhanced performance. Here are a few tips on how to get ready for the slopes and what to do in order to prevent injuries.

• Warm up/stretch prior to hitting the slopes:

o Like any other sporting event it is a good idea to warm up and stretch to
Getting ready for the slopes the right way!!!

o Warming up and stretching increases your flexibility, which can help prevent sprains/strains and as a result improve your performance.

• Get on a strength program:

o In order to avoid low back injuries associated with twisting and jumping it is essential to have a strong core for stability.

o Strengthening the knee is also crucial for winter sports. Your knee acts as a hinge in between your hips and ankle. With the ankles strapped into your boots a lot of the pressure is going to be put on the knees. As a result knee injuries are very common in snowboarding and skiing.. In order to prevent knee injuries you want to strengthen your quads, calf’s and hamstrings. Simple exercises such as calf raises, wall squats, lunges and hamstring curls work great for knee stability.

• Wear a helmet:

o This is going to be very crucial when it comes to injury prevention. No matter if you are playing a contact sport like football or a non contact sport such as snowboarding or skiing wearing a helmet can prevent catastrophic brain injuries and save lives.

• Get adjusted:

o You might ask why do I need to be adjusted? Adjustments help normalize the body’s biomechanics, restore abnormal function, and increase muscle strength. As a result you will have increased range of motion, which will enhance your ride.

Hope these tips have helped you. If you have any specific questions in regards to strength programs or specific injuries feel free to drop us a line and we will get back to you. Have fun out there and be safe.

Dr. Amir Mahmud is a Sports Chiropractor at CSI (Chiropractic Sports Institute) in Westlake Village. Dr. Amir has vast experience working with athletes both professional and Amateur. He is the current Team Doctor for the Newbury Park HS Lacrosse team and travels with the Mobile CSI Sports Medicine team caring for athletes across southern California. He can be reached at (805) 371-0737. www.gotcsi.com

Cyclists and Mountain bikers, use your heads, wear a helmet!

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By: Dr. Terry Weyman

While riding along the trails surrounding sycamore canyon in Newbury Park, Ca, I was shocked at how many riders do not wear their helmets! I applaud people for climbing on their bikes, both new and old, and forging out to “feel the burn”. Just don’t forget the most important piece of cycling equipment, a helmet. The excuses that riders come up with shock me, from “its too hot” to “I’m not going that fast or far”. I don’t remember leaving my house saying, “I better wear my helmet since I plan on having an accident today”. What is worse is when I see the parent of a helmet wearing child without their helmet. The example we are setting is what, when you grow up your brain goes to mush so its not worth protecting?

A Cycling helmet is more than a fashion accessory, it is as important as the bike you are sitting on. According to the U.S. emergency room stats there are 600,000 cycling injuries a year with 1,000 of these leading to death. Head injuries lead the list of injuries and account for the most serious injuries and causes of death. As a Sports Doctor and an ex bike racer, I have seen serious head injuries from falls where the rider was going less than 5 mph. The hills surrounding Ventura County attract all forms of cycling enthusiasts from Moms and Pops out for a Sunday Cruise to advanced racers training for the next race. With this diversity comes a wide range of skill levels. The trails themselves have so many “blind curves” and ever changing terrain that even the most skilled rider must pay attention if he/she wants to stay upright. Head on collisions, getting caught in a tricky rut, a stick jumping up and going in your front wheel,or simply loosing control sliding around a corner, without a helmet your brain does not have a chance. If you’re too lazy to don a helmet for a cruise to the beach, think of the other rider who may not see you and comes tearing around a blind turn and takes you out. What thoughts will be going through your head while you lay in a hospital bed wondering if you will ever be able to feed yourself again. Folks, invest in a good helmet, set an example to your kids and remember, you only have one head!

Dr. Terry has been involved with high level cycling his entire 20+ year career. For more infomation visit our website at www.gotcsi.com

Time to Laugh!

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By: Dr. Ed Green

I wanted to do something different for this blog since all other blogs have been about health care and chiropractic. So I thought everyone needs a break for the stress of life and found some really stupid jokes to add some smiles to those who read the blog. Figure, what a great way to start the week, with a smile!

TIME TO LAUGH

Todays BLOG is not really a blog but a time to take a deep breath read some ridiculous jokes and smile and laugh. All of us are hard working and need a good laugh, plus laughing burns calories. So enjoy the jokes and smile today.

A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.” The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son?” The boy takes the quarters and leaves. “What did I tell you?” said the barber. “That kid never learns!” Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. “Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?” The boy licked his cone and replied, “Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”

Three guys, stranded on a desert island, find a magic lantern containing a genie, who grants them each one wish. The first guy wishes he was off the island and back home. The second guy wishes the same. The third guy says “I’m lonely. I wish my friends were back here.”

1. Two blondes walk into a building…….. .. you’d think at least
one of them would have seen it

2. Phone answering machine message – “…If you want to buy
marijuana, press the hash key…”

3. A guy walks into the psychiatrist wearing only Clingfilm for shorts.
The shrink says, “Well, I can clearly see you’re nuts.”

4. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I
couldn’t find any.

5. I went to the butchers the other day and I bet him 50 quid that he
couldn’t reach the meat off the top shelf. He said, “No, the steaks
are too high.”

6. My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli. A strong currant pulled him
in.

7. A man came round in hospital after a serious accident. He shouted,
“Doctor, doctor, I can’t feel my legs!” The doctor replied “I know you
can’t, I’ve cut your arms off”.

8. I went to a seafood disco last week…and pulled a muscle.

9. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly. They lit a fire in the
craft, it sank, proving once and for all that you can’t have your
kayak and heat it too.

10. Our ice cream man was found lying on the floor of his van covered
with hundreds and thousands. Police say that he topped himself.

11. Man goes to the doctor, with a strawberry growing out of his
head. Doc says “I’ll give you some cream to put on it.”

12. ‘Doc I can’t stop singing The Green, Green Grass of Home’. “That
sounds like Tom Jones syndrome.” ‘Is it common?’ “It’s not unusual.”

13. A man takes his Rottweiler to the vet. “My dog is cross-eyed, is
there anything you can do for him?” “Well,” said the vet, “let’s have
a look at him”. So he picks the dog up and examines his eyes, then he
checks his teeth. Finally, the vet says, “I’m going to have to put
him down.” “What? Because he’s cross-eyed?”
“No, because he’s really heavy”.

14. Guy goes into the doctor’s. “Doc, I’ve got a cricket ball stuck
up my backside.” “…How’s that?”
“Don’t you start.” (someone please explain this one to me lol!)

15. Two elephants walk off a cliff…boom, boom!

16. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.
What do you call a deer with no eyes? No idea.

17. So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me “Can you
give me a lift?” I said “Sure. You look great … the world’s your
oyster … go for it.”

18. Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. There are 5
people in my family, so it must be one of them. It’s either my mum or
my Dad, or my older Brother Colin, or my younger Brother Ho-Cha-Chu?
But I think its Colin.

19. Two fat blokes in a pub, one says to the other “Your round.” The
other one says “So are you, you fat bast**d!”

20. Police arrested two kids yesterday; one was drinking battery
acid, and the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let
the other one off.

21. “You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving
today.” They left a little note on the windscreen. It said, ‘Parking
Fine.’ “So that was nice of them.”

22. A man walked into the doctors, he said, “I’ve hurt my arm in
several places”. The doctor said, “Well don’t go there anymore”.
“Doctor, doctor when I bend my arm like this it hurts.” “Well don’t
do it!”

23. Ireland’s worst air disaster occurred early this morning when a
small two-seater Cessna plane crashed into a cemetery. Irish search
and rescue workers have recovered 1826 bodies so far and expect that
number to climb as digging continues into the night.

Dr. Ed Green is the clinic Director at CSI Moorpark. He will make you laugh while he fixes your sports or life related injuries and can assist you in any health related topics. Call or stop by the office, www.gotcsi.com

Help us Help a Child in need

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What would you do if you found out your child had Cancer? THEN, after you thought you had done everything and your child was in the clear, 8 months later, it comes back with a vengence! I honestly don’t know what I would do. Right now, there is a local family who is going through this ordeal. Cycling guru, Roy Knickman… (Olympics, Tour de France, Team 7-11) has a teenage son (ANDREAS KNICKMAN) who was a promising athlete until he got the diagnosis of cancer. Now, he is climbing a hill harder than his dad has ever climbed. To date, Andreas has been at the hospital 24 days straight and is fighting for his life. Being a father, I can’t imagine what I would do if this was happening to me and my family. Roy is an amazing man and has an amazing family. They need our help. I know times are tough but here is what I am going to do to help them. On Tue, Nov 2 from 7-12 noon, CSI is donating all the proceeds of our day to help with the Knickmans everyday medical expenses. ALL that attend get two things. You get to feel better and help a family in need. I will NOT be billing insurance that day and collecting only cash donations at a MINIMUM of $40 per treatment. For you cyclists doing the Mike Nosco Memorial ride the following day, this is a great way to get your body ready for the event. For those who have not been adjusted in a while, now you can come and get taken care of and help Andreas. If you have been wanting to see a Sports Chiropractor but needed a good reason, well now you can come. Dr. Terry, Dr. Amir and Dr. Ed will be helping you get better, and by helping you, your dollars will help the Knickman family. If you can’t make this day, yet you want to help out, you can drop off a check or cash to our office addressed to Andreas Knickman. Make checks to “Local 4148” (This is Roy’s fire departments association number) and put in the memo line – Andreas Knickman fundraiser. Tax ID# is 91-2167551. Thank you!

About Dr. Terry Weyman

Dr. Terry Weyman lives in Southern California where he has been the Clinic Director of Chiropractic Sports Institute for over 31 years....
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