Dr. Horwitz Newsletter

A Newsletter From Maryland Sports Injury Center

You Can Be Fit! June 2007

Dear Patients and Friends,

Summer is finally here and the time is right for your to get in shape and to shed those extra pounds that "mysteriously" appeared over the winter. NOW is the time make the decision to get a Certified Personal Trainer , who can show you the safe way to work out and get the body you are seeking.

For those of you who don't already know, Mi Seitelman has joined our staff as the Functional Exercise Rehabilitation Director and Personal Trainer. Mi is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Unlike most trainers he doesn't take a "cookie cutter" approach to your training. And, all training programs are reviewed by Dr. Horwitz. Please view Doctors See Rise in Injuries From Underqualified Trainers.

First he will give you a complete Functional Movement Evaluation and then he will design a custom workout program , specifically developed to help you achieve your own personal fitness goals. Having lost 45 lb. himself, Mi is especially attuned to those who are looking to loose weight, and can show you how you can do it too.

Go ahead...Check out our web site, www.y oucanbefit.com.... then give us a call or e- mail TODAY and see how easy it is for you to get started.

Have a Great Summer!

READ WHAT OUR PATIENTS SAY ABOUT OUR TRAINING...

Good Morning, Mi-

I just had to share .....I know you told me not to worry about the scale, but I weigh every Thursday morning here at work..the Nurse's station is just down the hall from my office.....down 4 pounds since May 3........ Yeah!!! FINALLY!!!!!

Using Fit Day to journal everything eaten, I believe has contributed to the loss....in addition to your guidance and patience working with me. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your efforts!!!

I can certainly tell that my strength and balance have improved greatly since working with you.

Liz

Dear Dr. Horwitz,

In my earlier years I worked as a carpenter. I loved it so much I even built my own house in my spare time. Then a back injury forced me to find another line of work. I went from carrying joists up ladders to sometimes having trouble lifting suitcases. (Of course my wife, Susie, never did pack light.)

What really turned my back around was regularly doing the physical therapy back exercises you showed me. Now, as you know, I only have to see you once or twice a year. And I can basically do anything I want. Planting trees and bushes, lifting whatever Susie packs for vacation. It's true what they say--a good chiropractor makes his living from referrals by healthy patients, not from return visits.

Now, Susie wants me to build a new tool shed and built-ins for our whole office and guest room. And thanks to doing my back exercises...I can hardly wait!

Thanks again, Steve, and tell anyone who wants a reference to call me at 301-221-8357.

Hugo Robinson
Your mortgage consultant for life

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FOR VOLLEYBALL

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Pat Kendrick, the women's volleyball coach at George Mason University, is holding a volleyball coaching clinic from July 10 through July 14. On Saturday, July 14 from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm, Dr. Horwitz will accompany Coach Kendrick in teaching strength and conditioning for volleyball.

Click on the link below for more information and the registration form.

Volleyball Clinic Registration Form

FITNESS AND NUTRITION CORNER

Obesity is Bad for the Bones!

Dr. Hong-Wen Deng of the University of Missouri, in Kansas City, and colleagues from China, showed that obesity can accelerate bone loss (conference abstract P152). The finding undermines prior assumptions that obesity - a risk factor for everything from diabetes to heart disease - made skeletons stronger and more resistant to fractures. But Deng's research showed that the bone strengthening benefits of a heavy body aren't due to fat, as some might have assumed, but to elevated muscle mass, which increases bone density. Higher fat content, ironically, was linked to weaker bones, which are more prone to fractures. "This is quite contrary to conventional wisdom that a heavier body per se helps reduce the risk osteoporosis," Deng said. "We conclude that reducing obesity is good for osteoporosis care."

Deng and colleagues compared measures of fat, lean mass (i.e. muscle mass), and total body weight with measures of bone density in 1,988 Chinese and 4,489 Caucasian subjects. Lean mass was found to be positively associated with high bone density, reinforcing Deng's view that patients should build bone strength by building muscle, not by gaining weight through fat accumulation. Along similar lines, obese individuals could lessen their osteoporosis risk by losing fat, either with lifestyle changes, or in the future with drugs that block genetic factors leading to obesity. Thus, fat loss and osteoporosis prevention are, in fact, linked by shared goals to improve health. Calling the finding a "challenge to current dogma," Deng emphasized that additional research is needed to replicate the results in other populations.

From Medical News Today

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