Bryce Sisak’s path to a college football scholarship took an unexpected turn in his last-ever high school football game. It was the Ohio State Championship, Archbishop Hoban vs. Cincinnati Winton Woods, Bryce’s third such big game in his four years at Hoban. That’s the way to end a successful high school career, right? Well … […]
Athletic trainers are equipped to keep athletes cool
As the heat and humidity of summer stretch into fall, Akron Children’s athletic trainers continue to see athletes suffer with heat-related illnesses. Thanks to donor and community support, all of the nearly 30 school districts our trainers serve are equipped to treat the most serious of these illnesses – heat stroke. “What we know through […]
How proper conditioning can benefit young athletes
With school wrapping up for summer, your child’s formal sports season may be over; however, many teams choose to continue conditioning to help keep their athletes’ bodies in shape and ward off injury. Off-season strength and flexibility training can help prevent injuries during the sports season, enhance long-term health and even boost academic performance. “It’s […]
Consistency of care helps sisters overcome ACL injuries
A basketball family often includes teammates, coaches and a common goal. For the Tecca sisters, Emma and Rachel, it also includes their physical therapy team at Akron Children’s who rehabbed their ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tears so they were ready to reach their goals in Division I college basketball. “There are a lot of reasons […]
Healthy Roster App helps athletic trainers manage athletes’ injuries
As a mom of a multi-sport athlete, Amy Hitchcock is no stranger to sports injuries. But what she wasn’t used to was a streamlined approach to communicating her child’s injury and plan of care between herself and his provider, coach, school and athletic trainer – that is, until recently. Hudson Middle School, where her 13-year-old […]
Pinpoint relief for repetitive stress injuries
They say practice makes perfect so, as a competitive swimmer on the Poland Seminary High School swim team, Haley Donnadio did just that. Every swim season since she was a freshman, she practiced 2 hours a day, 6 days a week. She swam lap after lap to build strength and endurance but, as her senior season […]