European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A it Etc health amp science or Thomas Muster stretches for the Ball a one of those Quick movements that can Hurt an out of shape player. Light exercise Best cure for aching Back by Gordon Slovut Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune hat should you do if you develop pain in your lower Back during physical activity a reaching for a sharply hit Tennis return for example Don t just go to bed until the pain subsides says the american Academy of orthopaedic surgeons. Your Muscles will grow weak from Lack of use the Academy warns. Its advice provided by or. Garth Russell an orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Missouri spend no More than two or three Days in bed then resume your daily activities and do some Light exercise. A in most cases you la be Back to Normal a no residual aches pains and stiffness a within two to three weeks he said. 1 the Academy says you can minimize your risk of lower Back pain by engaging in exercises that make your Back stomach hip and thigh Muscles Strong and flexible. Some of those exercises running walking biking swimming. The others eight exercises five to strengthen your Back stomach hip and thigh Muscles and three to stretch and relax your Back Muscles. Here Are five for strengthening and stretching a Wall slides Back hips and legs stand with your Back against a Wall feet shoulder Width apart. Slide Down into a Crouch with Knees Bent to about 90 degrees count to five and slide Back up. Repeat five times. A leg raises Back and hip Muscles lie on your stomach. Tighten the Muscles in one leg and raise it. Hold it up for a count of 10 and return it to the floor. Do the same with the other leg. Repeat five times with each leg. A a a leg raises from chair stomach and hip Muscles sit upright in chair with legs straight and extended at an it by United press International the nation s largest group of paediatricians has issued new recommendations for protecting the nearly 5 million children Between the Ages of 5 and 14 who play baseball or softball each year. The american Academy of petria tics recommends that Young players use batting helmets rubber spikes and adequate Catcher s equipment including helmet mask and Chest and neck protector. A an Aap committee says children with history of Eye problems. Should Wear Eye protectors. It also recommends that leagues prohibit head first sliding for children under the age of 10. The committee says it believes softball and baseball Are generally Safe but preventive measures can reduce the injury rate. Angle to the floor. Lift one leg Waist High. Slowly return your leg to the floor. Do the same with the other leg. Repeat five times with each leg. A partial sit up stomach Muscles lie on your Back with Knees Bent and feet Fiat on the floor. Slowly raise your head and shoulders and reach with both hands toward your Knees. Count to 10. Repeat five times a Back leg swing hip and Back Muscles stand behind a chair hands on the Back of the chair. Lift one leg Back and up while keeping the knee straight. Return slowly. Raise other leg and return. Repeat five times with each leg. And Here Are the three to stretch and relax your Back a knee pull lie on your Back with you Knees Bent and feet Flat on your bed or floor. Raise your Knees toward a your Chest. Place both hands under your Knees and gently Puli your Knees As close to your Chest As possible. Do not raise your head. Do not straighten your legs As you lower them. Start with five repetitions several times a Day a mock push up lie on your stomach. Place your hands under your shoulders with your elbows Bent and push up. Raise the top half of your body As High As possible allowing your hips and legs to remain Flat on the bed or floor. Hold the position for 1 or 2 seconds. Repeat 10 times several times a Day. A backward Bend stand with your feet slightly apart. Place your hands in the Small of your Back. Keep your Knees straight. Bend backward at the Waist As far As possible and hold the position for one or two seconds. If you Farouk a Ilka to receive the free Ufa hate brochure Send a stamped sett addressed business size envelope to lift it sate american Academy of orthopaedic surgeons . Sox 1936. Des Plaines. Iii., 60017, to your health using antibiotics eyesight and to by Modena Wilson and Alain Joffe the Baltimore Sun q daughter has had three episodes of bronchitis this year which did t seem to respond to antibiotics. Could she be immune to them a we suspect your daughter is probably All right although we done to have All the information necessary to reassure you completely. As a first step let s define Quot bronchitis a which Means different things to different people. Strictly speaking the word indicates inflammation itis of the Bronchi the Large air passages that Lead from the Windpipe Down into the lungs. In healthy nonsmoking children and adolescents bronchitis is usually caused by viral infection and will not respond to antibiotics. If your daughter did no to respond to antibiotics it is Likely that she had this uncomplicated bronchitis which must run its course. In a Small percentage of children such As those with lung conditions like cystic fibrosis treatment of bronchitis with antibiotics May help. A. A. We can think of another explanation for you daughter s symptoms and Lack of response to antibiotics. It May be that she has a mild form of asthma and that the colds she gets trigger her asthma. This would explain her symptoms of cough and Chest tightness both features of an asthma attack. Since asthma is largely caused by inflammation she would not respond to antibiotics. Mold asthma is quite common but often is misdiagnosed As recurrent episodes of bronchitis. Individuals do not become immune to. Antibiotics. Rather frequent use of an Antibiotic by an individual helps select out bacteria in the body that have Oyer time developed a resistance to it. Subsequent use of hat same Antibiotic will therefore have no effect. That is Why physicians try to limit use of antibiotics to those situations where they Are truly indicated. A our 10-year-old son likes to get close to the to when to watches it. Will it ruin his. Eyesight if he is too close a vye done to recommend that children watch a lot of to from any distance. Television substitutes too easily for other activities like Reading playing games and talking with their parents from which they would learn much More it also can keep them from getting the exercise they need to promote health and prevent obesity. However we do not believe to viewing even from close Range will ruin children s eyes. On the other hand we wonder if your child already has an Eye problem. Perhaps he does no to see Well from a distance and that a Why he prefers to be so close to the to. We suggest you get his eyes tested. If he can to see the to from across the room he May not be Able to see the Board at school either. And he a unlikely to be Able to compensate by getting up close. Or. Modena Wilson and or. Alain Jot Lee work at the the Johns. Hopkins children s Center in Baltimore. Tuesday May 3,1994 the stars and stripes 19