Times Advocate, 1998-11-04, Page 22THIS WEEK IN SPORTS
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Dynarnic duo puts your Health First
.11y Craig Bradford
tiNit:a•,v)VucAra sr,ti�I
I:K1:'1'ktt Kendra
Arthur • and Rebecca
Farquhar aim to cure
What ails you and keep it
from conning back.
That's part of the philos-
ophy behind Health First,
the sports rnt�dirtne' clinic
opened by Arthilr. and
Farquhar- at 21)3 Main S.
on .Munilriy.•Tht• grand
opening open house will
be Nov 27. • '
Arthiur is a certified ath-
letic therapist_ while
Farquhar is u registered
massage therapist. Both
are Exeter natives and are
excited about pursuing
their careers by upotling
t air . own- business in
their home town. 'Phare
was also a. need to be -
tilled — there isn't anoth-
er service like the one
Arthur and Farquhar
otters in -the south Huron
area. The nearest sports
medicine clinics are in
London and Goderich.•
"That's why we thought
Exeter would be a ideal
places" Arthur said.
"It's great to set up a
'business where you were
raised," Farquhar chimed
in.
Long -tinge friends,
Arthur and Farquhar have
talked about. going .into
business together for
three years and finally
decided to take the big
step. -
"For me it's just the next
step," Farquhar said,
- adding she has had her
own massage therapy
business for .three years •
sinus_ she graduated from
London's t)'Arcy Lane
Institute..
"'this is always what ti
wanted to do sence t grad --
'tutted front Sheridan
(college in Oakville),"
Arthur said. Artllu•r-
received ti spurts injury
management diploma•
.froin Sheridan and before
that earned a bachelor of
science and hutuan kinet-
ics degree from the
University of Guelph.
Fa.rquhar's - inassage
therapy services can treat
a wide range of patients
from athletic injuries like
sprains and strains to
chronic headaches, preg-
nancy discomfort and
infant massage.
Infant massage? Believe
it or not, recant studies
have shown parents that
give their babies massages
bond better with their
children and older kids
that are massaged while,
infants get better grades
m school, Farquhar said.
Arthur offers injure
rehabilitation. personal
training programs and a
host of other injury treat-
ment services.. Though she
is trained in the athletic
Healthy start. Rebecca Farquhar, left, and Kendra
Arthur opened their, Heakh First sports medicine
clinic on Monday. Located at 293 Main St., the clinic
offers a number of rehabilitation services to budding
athletes and armchair quarterbacks.
field. Arthur cans treat
just about any• injury.
Arthur and Farquhar
will often co -treat clients
and get referrals from
doctors and chiropractors-.-
In
hiropractorsIn addition, they both are
-certified St. John
Ambulance first aid and
CPR instructors. •
-
Contbining their exper-
tise fields has "opened up•
another .avenue. of treat-
ment for my clients."
Arthur said. .
Once'their practice is up
off the ground, Arthur
hopes to expand into fit-
ness train-
• ing. - She
a. n .d
Farquhar
are propo-
nents of
keeping
health
problems
and injuries
from pop-
-ping up. in
the first
pla.ce,-
hence the business name
Health First.
"What I'm excited about
is setting up people on
ongoing preventative care
at home so they don't
have to keep coming in
here," Arthur said.
That preventative -
.approach will pay off for
athletes, their teams,
workers and their employ-
ers in the long run, Arthur
and Farquhar said. By
learning the proper waryYto
preptire for games or any
other h sleet activity
athletes and - workers can
avoid chronic injuries alto:
gether.
Though not. covered by
OHIP, Health First's many •
services are covered by
many private expanded
health plans. -Farquhar
said many people aren't.
aware their health plans
cover. the cost of such ser-
vices.
Arthur added many peo-
ple are:becoming more
aware of preventative
health practices .and the
merit of what she .and
Farquhar have to offer.
"Paying
.out of your
own pock-
et for
health cart'
is, becom-
ing tnore
accept-
able," she
s a'1 d .
"'There is a
niche
there we
cats fill."
The most corn mon
injuries Health First will
treat are ones to the knee
and ankle. Arthur added
they are likely to see a lot
of post-surgical rehabilita-
tion work.
Since Exeter is 'Hawkey
Town', Arthur and
Farquhar expect to see a
lot . of hockey players
knock on their door. in
fact, Farquhar has treated
about a half dozen Exeter
Jr. D Hawks hockey play-
ers already, including iter
hockey injuries Health
First will see include'
sprawled knees, separated
shoulders and back
strains, Arthur said.
"'The more -Competitive a
spurt gets.. the mutt' .possi-
bility for injury." Arthur
said of the bigger and
faster:trend in hockey and
ether high level competi-
• live sports.
In (act, many profession-.
al hockey players like
Bobby Orr who retired
due to injury in the '&)s
and '.7Os would not have
had- to. hang .up their
skates • if services like.
Health First .had been
around.
"If the treatments were
available for hitn then he
would've • had a •touch
'longer career," -Farquhar.
- said.
Atrd despite what "ypu.• -
may think. athletes .make
great patients_. -
"Athletes are -great • to
Work: with," Farquhar
said. "They will do any-•
thing to .be ready to play
the next game. They'll
collie in, let you work on
them, 'then do the home
--treatments to be `able to
play„ -
• Arthur offers a service
that. is of special interest
to alt team trainers — tap-
ing `clinics. Nagging
injuries .like •, ainmed tin- .
.gers, thumbs, strained
ankles and wrists •don't.
necessary have to mean
an athlete's day is done.
"Taping can mean the
difference between (.ath-
letes) playing the rest of
the game or sitting out,"
Arthur said.
Hockey and • soccer
injuries will provide must
of the athlete clients
Arthur and Farquhar will
treat. Here's a brief run-
down of the. sports played
in this area and the most
coalmen injuries: -. .
Hockey -knee. sltotilder:
soccer -knee, ankle: basis -
ball -wrist, linger, ankle:
basketball -knee, finger,
•thuutb: field -hockey -ankle
'knee. finger: volleyball -
wrist, finger, ankle; all
court sports (tennis, bad-
minton, •racquetball,
squash) -ankle:. wrestling-
•
shoulder: •gymnastics-
. wrist, shoulder; sono
thing -shoulder.
Arthur added any sport
with repetitive motions
like •baseball and court
sports provide the. hardest
injuries to treat like ten-
dinitis ('tennis elbow') and
rotator cuff problems
('pitcher's arta').
"Repetitive (motion
injuries) are tough to treat
and get rid of," Arthur
said.
Health First services are
available by appointment
only. For more informa-
tion or set up an appoint-
ment, call (519)•235-4587.
"What l'm excited about
is setting up people on
ongoing preventative
care at home so they
don't have to'keep
coming in here '
— KENDRA ARTHUR
HEALTH 1FiRS•r
. SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC
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Chiefs back on track
l ETEH — The Exeter Juvenile Chiefs hotly)
team is on its way to reversing an early season slide
after a win and a tie on the Weekend.
On Sunday the Chiefs tied Forest 2-2 at South
Huron Her •Centre. Forest jumped to .a 2-0. lead
belore ,}ora Carr scored Exeter's first.goal from Rryan
Eitterington at 10:43 of the second. period. . - •
:Chris heaburn notched Exeter's second marker
from 1)an Finkbeiner a-ith 1.44 left -in the 'second.
The te:aiils played a scoreless third•period.. -
•
Chieft. assistant coach. Mike Soldan said his team
. outplayed Forest and outshot thern 47-14.. .
"V.* Just couldn't put the puck in the net." Soldan
said.
The Chiefs tripled Acton" 6-2 at South Huron tier.
Centre on Saturday. The Chiefs were out cliff some
• revenge. since Acton battered them .ls-2 on Oct..24 at
Acton.
John' Rutter scored Exeters first and last goal to
lead the, Chiefs attar.: Finkle iner and Jun Campbell
assisted on Itutten's first and Greg Hendrick got the
helper ori the second.
Other Exeter goals were scored .by .Jason Becker
(from Greg Young and•Scott Kasenberg). Ellerington
(Briar) Richardson). Paul Knight (Heaburn, Lucas
Forrest) and Heaburn (Knight, ltasenberg). .
"The boys played a terrific game," Soldan said.
"Our speed was incredible and we had•great body
checking. They bumped them and used their skating
to their. advantage."
Missing from the Chiefs lineup is Tyler Bourne who
is nursing an injured knee. Bourne has been splitting
his time with the Chiefs and -the Jr. 1) Hawks.
"'Tyler's an impact player with us," Soldan said. •
Rookie Jon. `Campbell is impressing the coaching
staff. •
"He's setting a terrific pace for everyone," Soldan
said.
The win and the tie shows that Exeter is ready .for
all comers.
"'There's no one in "dive league we. can't beat,"
Soldan said. •- • -
Exeter'S record . is 1=2-1:. The Chiefs get a two .week
break and travel to Six Nations on Nov, 14. Their_
next home game is Nov. 20 versus Elora:. -Exeter also
hosts St. Thomas on Nov. 21, both games at 8 p.m.
Panther v -ball dominates
EXETER - The Panther boys put it all together at
their one and only hone court volleyball tournament on
-Wednesday. - -
All three teams swept their matches against Clinton
Central Huron and St. Anne's. The Panther. seniors per-
severed against a tough CIiSS squad 15-13, 15-13 and
15-12. Coach Scott Halpenny said the wins were an all-
round team effort with all teach members contributing:
"The reduction of service errors and missed hits on
the attack allowed the team to be. successful," Halpenny
said. .
Stand out players included starters Derek Etherington,
Dave Robilliard and 1)arryl Romphf, though Halpenny
noted the first year players played well when called on:
The seniors record now stands at 12-6' (wins, losses). •
See Panther v -ball page 24