Health Tips
Listeners of Seattle’s Star 101.5 (KPLZ-FM) can get healthier even while they’re sitting in traffic. Star 101.5’s on-air personality Ana Kelly has teamed up with Northwest Hospital and the Sport’s Medicine Clinic to bring listeners useful information and interviews about diet, fitness and preventing disease. Tune in today to learn how to live a happier, healthier life!
Listen to Dr. Rothmier discuss proper sports preparation.
Listen to Dr. Rothmier weigh in on the best ways to start moving
after a long winter.
Listen to Dr. Rothmier talk about how to choose a sport you enjoy.
Health Matters – Lower Back Pain
Sports-related lower back pain is very common. Today, some studies suggest somewhere between 17 and 30 percent of young children will have back pain at some point in their lives. Listen to Dr. Rothmier discuss this very common issue.
Other Tips
Dr. Mitch Storey, a Mariner team physician for more than 20 years, says he has seen an overwhelming amount of baseball injuries while practicing at The Sports Medicine Clinic. Dr. Storey weighs in on little league elbow, an overuse injury often seen in adolescent and teenage athletes. Listen he has to say about injury risk and the importance of prevention and a proper recovery plan.