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Knee Injuries in Young Athletes on the Rise

Apr

2012

Having 4 kids that are active in sports, we’ve had a few sprains and broken bones in our household over the years. One of the offices my kids have been patients at is the Southern California Orthopedic Institute or SCOI for short, as it’s called by the locals. (Not to get off on a tangent but, the first time my husband had the opportunity to take one of the kids to SCOI he walked into the office and asked for Dr. Scoi and they looked at him as if he had three heads! Chalk that one up to a stupid ...

Yet Another Injury in the Household 1

Mar

2011

Having four kids leads to many cuts, bruises and injuries which result in many, MANY doctor visits. It seems like every week it’s something else. This week’s Banko medical update is……. a ruptured tendon in a foot. We’re not quite sure when it actually happened but, for the last oh about a month and a half or so my son has been complaining his foot hurt and often he was limping due to pain and his foot falling asleep. Ok, so this is my drama child, yes the same one that I told to suck it up and get back in ...

I Pulled My Piri”what”

Mar

2011

In the beginning of January I added another exercise to my daily regiment….running. My goal, to run the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon in September. Prior to my starting to run, I ran steps three days a week, walked pretty much every day, hiked, biked and just always kept myself going, without an injury that is. My running was going well, I started at one mile runs and had worked up to somewhere betwee 3-4 miles, until that damn pain hit. It was an interesting pain that started right below my right butt check. It got progressively worse to the point where ...

The Mystery Injury

Jan

2011

The other morning was like all the others, tryng to get the kids ready for school and out the door on time. In all the bustle, I hear one of my kids crying in the living room. Being that we are already behind the eight ball, I run in ready to scream because I am convinced there is some fighting going on. Upon entering the room, I see my son laying on the couch crying and covering his nose. When I asked what happened all he did was continue to cry. Did one of your brothers hit you…more crying. Did someone throw something at ...