Health and fitness articles by Dr. Alan Sokoloff, D.A.C.B.S.P.

Preventing Dehydration:  Here’s How - Action Steps (article 3)

Preventing Dehydration:  Starts Right Here - Be Aware! (article 2)

Preventing Dehydration:  Starts Right Here (article 1)

Brief Bio of Dr. Alan K. Sokoloff, D.A.C.B.S.P.:

• Dr. Alan K. Sokoloff, or “Dr. Sok”, as his patients refer to him, is the owner/clinic director of the Yalich Clinic Performance and Rehabilitation in Glen Burnie, MD, where he has practiced for over 23 years. 
• Dr. Sok is the current president of the Maryland Chiropractic Association.
• Dr. Sok was selected as Maryland’s Chiropractor of the Year 2001-02 and the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physician’s Sports Chiropractor of the Year 2006.  
• He holds a post-graduate degree as a Diplomat of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians. 
• Dr. Sok has been a member of the University of Maryland Sports Medicine Team since 1991 working with the UMBC Retrievers and Maryland Terps. 
• He served a residency at the United States Olympic Training Center, summer of 1997 and was selected to the medical team for the United States at the 1998 Goodwill Games. 
• Dr. Sok was appointed to the USA Olympic Medical Team for the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Canada.  
• He continues to be the team chiropractor for Baltimore Ravens of the NFL since 1999. 
• He is a medical team member for the Bowie Baysox (Orioles AA team), and has worked with the Washington Nationals (MLB) and Baltimore Blast (MISL).
• He is a “wellness consultant” for many companies and municipalities, including Anne Arundel County.
• For over 10 years, Dr. Sok hosted a weekly health, interactive radio program in Baltimore called “Talkin’ Back” on AM-680 WCBM.
• He has also written and helped produce a series of award winning Injury Prevention Videos for the Library Video Network. 

Alison Conca-Cheng, a student athlete and soccer player from Ellicott City, MD, testified at a hearing on H.R 6172, Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act.

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Dr. Steven Snodgrass is a board-certified surgeon, a member of the American Medical Association, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and Chief Executive Officer of Peak Performance Foods. He works with athletes from all sports over the phone and through email to create nutritional programs. Below you will find several articles written by him directed toward young athletes with the intent of keeping you informed on the best way to stay on top of your game today and stay healthy for tomorrow.

Trans-Fat : STAY AWAY!!!

Heat Illness Among High School Athletes — United States, 2005–2009

CDC Division of News and Electronic Media
Phone: (404) 639-3286

This report estimates that approximately 9,000 cases of heat illness that occur among high school athletes annually, which is a rate of 1.6 per 100,000 athlete-exposures. Heat illnesses occurred most frequently during August (66.3 percent) and while practicing or playing football (70.7 percent). Consistent with guidelines from the National Athletic Trainers' Association, to reduce the risk for heat illness, high school athletic programs should implement heat-acclimatization guidelines (such as setting limits on summer practice duration and intensity) and ensure that all medical staff, coaches, athletes, and parents/guardians are trained in the early recognition and treatment of heat illness. Coaches also should continue to stress to their athletes the importance of maintaining proper hydration before, during, and after sports activities. When heat illness occurs, prompt recognition and response can be life-saving.

August 19, 2010

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