{"id":6936,"date":"2022-06-29T15:39:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T19:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfootcare.com\/?p=6936"},"modified":"2023-11-30T09:35:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:35:37","slug":"transitioning-kids-winter-spring-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfootcare.com\/transitioning-kids-winter-spring-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitioning Kids From Winter to Spring Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6936\" class=\"elementor elementor-6936\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4e7b94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4e7b94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf7c6b4\" data-id=\"bf7c6b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c45f81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c45f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfootcare.com\/arden-smith\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\"><strong>By Arden Smith DPM, FACFAS, FACFAOM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stretching is so important, even for kids, to get ready for spring sports. Along <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">with bodily growth where the muscles are trying to keep up with the bones, the cold-weather can tighten muscles. Spring sports aren&#8217;t always played in warm weather; and so<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.choc.org\/programs-services\/rehabilitation\/stretching-exercises-help-prevent-sports-injuries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stretching<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&nbsp;becomes absolutely key.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Many orthopedic problems in kids, especially athletes, <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">stem from poor foot biomechanics. Looking at the child&#8217;s foot type and assessing its impact on biomechanics is essential to injury prevention and overall performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7717\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfootcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/softball-spring-sport_640.jpg\" alt=\"Kids playing softball, one of the spring sports.\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" data-uw-rm-ima-original=\"kids playing softball, one of the spring sports.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfootcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/softball-spring-sport_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/advancedfootcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/softball-spring-sport_640-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Wear patterns of shoes cannot only have a deleterious effect on gait, but can also negate many important&nbsp;biomechanical corrections if a child wears an <a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfootcare.com\/kids-orthotics-and-school-activities\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51\">orthotic<\/a> device.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is important to see one of our award-winning, expert podiatrists at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfootcare.com\/advanced-footcare-of-manhasset-ny\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\">Advanced Foot Care of&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><font color=\"#f99120\"><b>Manhasset, Huntington, Coram, Woodbury, Mineola, Williston Park, Maspeth and Ronkonkoma<\/b><\/font>&nbsp;when parents notice any sort of lower extremity pain including but not limited to hip, knee, ankle, and foot pain.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Arden Smith DPM, FACFAS, FACFAOM Stretching is so important, even for kids, to get ready for spring sports. Along with bodily growth where the muscles are trying to keep up with the bones, the cold-weather can tighten muscles. Spring sports aren\u2019t always played in warm weather; and so&nbsp;stretching&nbsp;becomes absolutely key. 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