PREPS: Asthma doesn’t keep high school athletes from competing in sports – North County Times

PREPS: Asthma doesn't keep high school athletes from competing in sports
North County Times
Graves has asthma and usually uses an inhaler before games. (Photo by Hayne Palmour IV – Staff photographer) Shannon Patman and Andrea Hunziker have played with it their whole lives. Noelle Graves has dealt with it for the last five years or so.

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Game on: Controlling breathing conditions to stay active through sports and … – Creston News Advertiser


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Symptoms like these are most often related to asthma and can be caused by a number of factors including pollen, dust, allergies or smoke. However, when these symptoms happen during, or shortly after exercise or physical activity, it may not be asthma,

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Tackling Sports Physicals: Preparing To Play

Tackling Sports Physicals: Preparing To Play
While seemingly invincible teenage athletes at the height of good health and fitness aren’t likely candidates for doctor’s visits, even the fit need to visit a physician before practice. Sports physicals, often called pre-participation sports examinations, are key to making sure athletes are healthy enough to play and avoiding tragic occurrences, like sudden cardiac death, says a Saint Louis …

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