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Women-in-Hockey Digest      Tuesday, May 2 2000      Volume 01 : Number 666



In this issue:

   Chondromalacia Patella and Hockey
   "AAA" Coached needed for girls teams in Chicago

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Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 10:33:42 -0400
From: Heidi Kay 
Subject: Chondromalacia Patella and Hockey

Hello y'all,

I wanted to know whether any of you have a knee condition called 
"chondromalacia patella" and if so how it has affected yours and your 
daughters' hockey careers.

I know a lot about this is a chronic condition - because I have it and I 
just found out that my little Rachel may have it now or in the future 
.  (without scoping her knee the doc cannot tell us for sure)  She has been 
complaining of knee pain when she runs, and so we have made her quit soccer 
and ballet for the remainder of the season.     We had x-rays taken and she 
has no cartilage damage, but is told she could be prone to it and the 
Chondromalacia if we are not REALLY careful about what sports she 
does.   She has hyper mobile kneecaps (as do I)  which is probably causing 
the pain -- the kneecaps move all over and rough up her cartilage.    The 
pounding from running seems to be the worst culprit.

Up until this point the hockey doesn't seem to bother her knee like the 
running and ballet do.   The sports medicine specialist is letting her play 
hockey this season and thinks that the gliding motion of the skating may 
not cause her the pain that the other two sports do.     He says that the 
pain should be our guide and that if hockey doesn't cause pain than she can 
probably continue to play hockey even if she has to give up soccer and ballet.

I know from my own experience that this is a very common condition in 
female athletes, but I wondered what your experiences are with it and how 
it affects one's ability to play hockey specifically without pain and 
damage.

Heidi,  Mom of the Little Redhead Rachel

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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 13:19:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Erin Malinowski 
Subject: "AAA" Coached needed for girls teams in Chicago

Please note that I am sending this out for Ken
Rzepecki. I have no further information. Please call
Ken at 312-226-5555 with any questions.

Erin

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AAA Coaches

Johnny's Chicago Chill girls "AAA" hockey program is
accepting applications for head and assistant coaching
positions for the upcoming 2000-2001 season.

You need to be dedicated to the sport and able to
coach girls ages 11-19.

For further information, contact 

Ken Rzepecki
Coaches Committee
312-226-5555 days
847-724-6601 evenings
312-226-5588 fax


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