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Compartment
Syndrome-Sharon Davis
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 Sharon
Davis, a sophomore defender on the Women's Soccer team, has been
playing with a very painful problem for two years now. Even so,
she started and played every game during this past season. Chronic
Exertional Compartment Syndrome is an injury that occurs in the
lower leg. The pressure inside the lower leg rises too much and
stays high for too long. This can cause extreme pain and pressure
throughout the lower leg and numbness and tingling extending into
the feet and toes. Most of the time, people will experience symptoms
in both legs. Those experiencing this type of problem will complain
of very tight musculature of the lower leg. The problem with this
injury lies in the treatment protocol. Initially, a decrease in
activity and ice are used to control symptoms. If this is not
successful and the pain can no longer be tolerated, surgery is
a final option. In Sharon's case, the conservative treatment did
not work and she will be having surgery to release the compartments
and relieve the pressure.
 Clearing
up some confusion right off the bat…if you come in and want
us to look at an injury, we are going to do an entire evaluation.
So, when you are hurt, you need to expect to be in the athletic
training room for about 30 minutes for the first day. We will
do a thorough evaluation and determine the proper treatment
for your injury.
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Herniated
Disc-Jeremy Cohen
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 Jeremy
Cohen is a sophomore Forward on the Men's Soccer team. Since the
summer he has been suffering from a very serious lower back problem
and has tried, unsuccessfully, to make it through the season. With
disc herniations at L4-L5, L5-S1, he has played with pain in his
lower back, radiating pain down into both legs along with numbness
and tingling. A disc herniation occurs when the disc material breaks
through its covering and could potentially put pressure on the nerves.
The rehab for this type of injury is extensive. Jeremy comes into
the athletic training room 3-4 days per week. His rehab consists
of multiple exercises that will help strengthen the core (abdominals
and back) and provide more stability to take the pressure off of
his discs. Specifically he does abdominal crunches on the stability
ball, lateral/side bending with 5 lb. weights, rhythmic stabilization
on the stability ball and various medicine ball exercises while
seated on the s/+tability ball. Stretching is also a very important
aspect of Jeremy's rehab. He stretches his hamstrings and his low
back, focusing on holding a good stretch for a minimum of 30 seconds,
some for 60 seconds at a time. Core stability and stretching are
very important in relieving the pain associated with a herniated
disc and are the integral aspects of any rehab program for this
injury.
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Night
Rehab Hours are Changing!
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As of November 28, 2005, night rehab will be 2 nights a week
only. Beginning this week we will hold night rehab on TUESDAY
and THURSDAY nights ONLY. Here is the schedule and the ATC's covering:
-Tuesdays 7:00 pm-10:00 pm: Chris Klenk, MEd, ATC, CSCS
-Thursdays 7:00 pm-10:00 pm: Denise Luciano, ATC
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