Hydration
Hydration – Are you consuming enough water?
You have commonly heard the phrase, “Make Sure You Are Drinking Enough Water.”
Hydration is important for the body not only as a daily practice, during physical activity, but also plays an important role in the aid of weight loss. The human body is made up of approximately 50-75% water. The percentage of water varies based on age and gender.
Fluid intake is essential to good health. Water is needed to regulate your temperature, maintain joint health and to deliver essential vitamins and minerals. Dehydration leads to impaired nerve and muscle function due to the imbalance of sodium and potassium within the body. Brain and muscle function become impaired causing decreased muscle coordination and impaired athletic performance.
Early signs and symptoms of dehydration include headaches, dry mouth, chills, dry skin, excessive thirst, and fatigue. The color of ones urine is a good indicator of proper hydration. Improper hydration will cause your urine to become a dark yellow. Signs of worsening dehydration are increased body temperature and even heart rate. If you become confused, have vision disturbances and difficulty breathing seek immediate medical attention.
Your risk of dehydration increases when you sweat excessively, increase your exercise intensity and duration, when the temperature is high and at high altitudes.
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Fun Facts About Water:
- Did you know you burn approximately one calorie for each cold fluid ounce of water you drink?
- Effect on physical performance: Lean muscle in the human body is made up of ~80% water. Lean muscle needs water to properly function.
- Water is responsible for maintaining a healthy metabolism.
- Water assists with transportation and absorption of vitamins within the body.
- Water aids in digestion, transports and removes waste products from the blood.
- Water also helps support the immune system.
- You should be drinking 1/2 oz of water for every pound that you weigh each day. Enjoy the benefits that such a simple natural substance can bring!
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OIP wins INTouch Excellence Awards
OIP congratulates Dr. Frankeny and Joanie Helman in winning this years INTouch Excellence Awards. Winners were announced Friday evening (7/25) at the Hershey Country Club in Hershey, PA.
• Dr. Frankeny was named…
“Practice Administrator / CEO of the Year.”
• Joanie Helman was named…
“Leading Industry Expert in Worker’s Comp Coordinator.”
Thank you for your support and helping Dr. Frankeny and Joanie Helman win this years INTouch Excellence Awards!!!
OIP Welcomes Dr. Adam Buerk
OIP is welcoming a new physician to our ranks. Dr. Adam Buerk will be joining us August 1st of 2014. Appointment scheduling for Dr. Adam Buerk began on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Dr. Buerk lives in Hummelstown and is currently completing his residency at Harrisburg’s Pinnacle Health Hospital system as the Chief Orthopedic Resident. He completed his D.O. at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009. For appointment scheduling, please call 717-761-5530 or click here to schedule online.
Orthopedic Injury Clinic – Independence Day Hours
The Orthopedic Injury Clinic will be “OPEN” on Independence Day (7/4) and on the weekend (Saturday – 7/5 and Sunday 7/6) from 9am to 6pm at our Camp Hill location – 3399 Trindle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011.
Have an acute orthopedic injury or need orthopedic advice? Call our 24/7 Orthopedic Injury Clinic Hotline by calling: 855-OUCH-OIP (855-682-4647).
To schedule an appointment or to learn more, please visit: www.OUCHOIP.com.
OIP Nominated for INTouch Magazine – Excellence Awards
OIP is honored to have been nominated in four categories for this years INTouch Magazine – Excellence Awards.
We appreciate your vote for this years INTouch Excellence Awards and find it a privilege to provide care to the injured workers in South Central PA.
Exceptional Care Comment
Another happy customer at our urgent injury clinic…I have never used an urgent care center – this was exceptional – how health care should be provided. I was moved efficiently from receptionist to registration to x-ray to doctor to fitting with brace. It was a “one stop shopping” that made it all work – not having to go one place for x-ray, another for a doctor, and another for a brace. Also, it was amazing I could see a doctor in such a timely manner – 45 minutes after arrival. Later in the week, I called in for pain medication and the doctor’s secretary made sure to phone me back and get the prescription. ~Happy Orthopedic Injury Clinic Patient~To learn more about the Orthopedic Injury Clinic, please click here.
Jeans for a Cause
Friday, May 30 we will be having a jeans for a cause day. All proceeds collected will go to help the family of Kylie Wallick, a local 3 year old girl battling stage 3 Churg-Strauss Syndrome. This is a terminal disease that causes inflammation of the blood cells. Kylie is currently on a waiting list for both a kidney and liver transplant.
JeansForaCauseKylie
Hi, my name is Kylie and I am 3 years old. Up until recently I have been doing the things every 3 year old child likes to do. I have a little sister and baby brother that I love helping my mommy take care of. It has been getting more difficult for me to do everyday things though. In March I was diagnosed with a rare disease called Churg-Strauss Syndrome. There is no cure for this disease. It is terminal. I still have good days and bad days, but my bad days are not easy to get through. I have pain in my belly, very high fevers, a rash, and I don’t want to eat, etc.Churg-Strauss has 3 stages and I am unfortunately in the last stage. This means that is will be problematic (likely impossible) to put in remission. There is a steroid treatment that has worked for putting the disease in remission. However, those people were in stage 1 or 2, but not the 3rd stage. The waiting list is about 6 months for me to even be seen by a doctor willing to even try the steroid treatment on me, because they are worried of an overdose since I’m so young. I am on a liver and a kidney transplant waiting list, but keep getting bumped to the bottom of the list because other people on the list will be healthy after receiving their transplant and I will continue to be sick. We are still going to attempt the steroid treatment. I am going to have to visit Philadelphia on almost a weekly basis to get these treatments. The money you are donating is going towards my care and possibly if we earn enough my family would like to take me to meet the princesses and Cinderella.
Trampolines and Trampoline Safety
As a kid, I grew up envying my cousins, who lived a few states away and had a trampoline in their backyard. And I was always especially excited to discover that a friend was not only inviting me over to play, but also had a trampoline we could bounce on. And even though my family did have a miniature exercise trampoline (upon which a pair of my father’s shoes could barely fit side-by-side), it was only fun for jumping in place, not letting yourself fall on your back or knees and bouncing upright again. And so, naturally, this article about the dangers of playing or doing tricks on a trampoline is disheartening. But not as disheartening as the reminder that a family-friend fell off her trampoline, becoming paralyzed from the neck down.
The AAOS’s article on trampolines and trampoline safety is an important read for anyone with excitable children or reckless adults who may have access to a trampoline. Trampolining, including individual and synchronized categories, has actually been an Olympic Sport since 2000. Like many sports, Olympic or not, they can be dangerous to perform even with proper training and supervision. And yet, trampolines are not uncommon as backyard playthings for children and even young adults. In order to prevent some of the “hundreds of thousands of trampoline-related injuries” that occur every year, the AAOS has put together this article of recommendations for safe trampoline use for every age and every kind of trampoline. The list includes padded springs and support bars, allowing only one person on a trampoline at a time, restricting children under 6 years of age from trampoline use, and adult supervision and spotting at all times.
Follow the link to read the AAOS’s position statement and see all of their recommendations for the safest trampoline play possible.
How a Warm-Up Routine Can Save Your Knees by Gretchen Reynolds
Summarized by AJ Fenske, 4/24/2014 For anyone who’s torn their A.C.L. or another sports-related knee injury, this article is the one you wish you had read and implemented at the beginning of that fated season. A.C.L. injuries are most common in sports such as football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and even skiing. Players of these sports would benefit the most from neuromuscular training specifically designed to prevent A.C.L. tears. According to Reynolds’s article and the linked video demonstrations, most of the exercises focus on the alignment of leg joints and a straight spine during activities and emphasize warming up of the muscles that control the knees. These muscles, when properly warmed up by the training, will help players move sideways quickly change direction, or land safely in unanticipated ways, such as when a player is knocked over or slips. But Reynolds’s most astounding find is that, where these exercises have been implemented, the number of A.C.L. injuries has been cut in half. With increased awareness, hopefully these simple exercises will be implemented by players, teams, coaches, and schools all across America. According to Reynolds’s sources, one A.C.L. injury,ms related medical costs, including surgery and physical therapy, is close to $15,000!Pain and inconvenience of the injury aside, it seems that this figure would be enough for any parent to petition a coach to use these exercises, or a coach to petition their school board for the trifling extra funds to implement this training. Reynolds’s sources worked out the cost to about $1.25 for each player each year, given that little equipment is needed and much of the instruction is available for free online. But just like any exercise, they must be taught and performed properly in order to not risk injury even during the warm-up. Click through the link to read the full article and watch the sample videos of the exercises, which are provided for free on YouTube and Vimeo by the PEP, or Prevent Injury, Enhance Performance program, and the FIFA 11 Program.Link’sTo see the full article and videos click here.
Happy Easter
OIP will be closed Sunday April 20th. We will be available by phone at 855-OUCH-OIP. Thank you and have a Happy Easter