NEWS

MomsTeam.com: Ankle injuries need monitoring during recovery

Print

This week’s top links from MomsTeam.com includes ankle injury tips and some words about nutrition:

* Ankle sprains are common in youth sports, including football. Here’s advice for parents on what should be done when a child suffers an ankle sprain, how to know when your child is ready to return to sports, and what he should do when he returns.

* What do top sports nutritionists recommend for the most important meal of the day, breakfast?  To make life easy for a family always on the go, MomsTEAM compiled a list of breakfast ideas it got for its recent blog series.

 * Mike Boyle, a top strength and conditioning coach to pro and Olympic athletes, advises parents of young athletes in this instructive video that bigger is better, nutrition is key, and developing mental toughness and commitment is essential.
* The play was over, but the defensive end and the running back were still down. It was a scene no fan wants to see. Even if your child isn’t the one injured, a sobering thought runs through your mind anyway: that it could have been.

* An athlete’s parents, along with teachers, coaches, school nurses and administrators, play a crucial role in a child’s treatment and recovery from a suspected concussion, especially the all-important decisions about when to return to school, and everyday social and home activity, and, in most cases, to sports. Here’s a 10-point checklist.

– MomsTeam.com and NFL Evolution