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        Reducing the incidence of                                                   Continued from page 15                respect,  he  was  showed  good

                                                                                    I  gave  Justin  water  and  told  him   sportsmanship.
        knee and ankle injuries in                                                  to breathe deeply.  I could see he    get inside a ring with another man
                                                                                                                             It takes a lot of guts and will to
                                                                                    was not hurt as I wiped him down
                                                                                    with the towel, nor was he winded.     who is trying to knock your head
        youth                                                                       With  10  seconds  before  the  bell,   off and to face your fears, control
                                                                                    I  told  Justin  “this  guy  threw  the   your  emotions  and  do  what  you

                                              program yields the greatest positive   kitchen  sink  at  you,  you’re  still   prepared  months  to  do  under  the
                                              results  and  it  should  focus  on  the   here.  Now - start throwing straight   hot lights and in front of a crowd.
                                              following in no particular order:     punches  and  more  of  them….lets    You’re  naked  out  there,  with
                                                                                    go”.   The second round started and   your  pride,  your  reputation,  your
                                              •  Agility
                                                                                    Justin  started  throwing  exactly  as   manhood on the line and you must
                                              •  Balance (Figure 1)                 we told him, at a now tiring Patrick   perform.   My hat is off to Justin,
                                              •  Strength                           Brazzeau.  He now threw only in       he showed poise and grace under
                                              •  Awareness of vulnerable            spots  but  Justin  was  consistent   tremendous  pressure  and  focused
                                                knee and ankle positions            with  jabs  and  crosses  and  they   on the task at hand.  He followed

                                              •  Playing technique                  were  connecting  frequently.    In   instructions  and  showed  lots  of
                                              •  Landing on both knees              the  corner  I  calmed  a  frantic  Ali   character  and  heart.    I  was  quite
                                                versus one knee                     Nestor,  I  actually  pulled  him  off   impressed with the young man.
                                              •  Emphasizing hip and fl exion        the  stairs  realizing  suddenly  that   If  Justin  Trudeau  shows  this
         Dr. Joel Leger                         to attenuate landing loads          Justin was taking control and was     “grit” and character now as Prime
                                                                                    winning the bout.  With the round
         BSc(Hons), DipAc, DC of                                                                                          Minister  it  will  serve  him  well.
                                                                                    almost over Justin connected with
         Cornwall Spine Care Plus                                                   some  good  shots  and  referee  JS   I  did  not  agree  or  like  Justin’s
                                                                                    Caron was forced to give Brazzeau     campaign platform, but he is unique
                                                                                    a standing 8 count.  Between rounds   and has charisma and tremendous
             egular  physical  activity  is  a                                      Justin was composed yet pumped.        character.  I truly hope he surrounds
        Rkey  component  of  developing                                                                                   himself  with  a  good  cabinet  and
                                                                                    Before  the  third  round  began  I
        long  lasting  health  and  wellness.  It                                   asked him how he felt.  Then I told   heeds wise advice, as he did that
        is generally accepted that it reduced                                       him  to  keep  firing  straight  down   night  in  March  2012.    He  lacked

        the  risk  of  premature  mortality,                                                                              fighting  experience  yet  he  won,

        coronary heart disease, hypertension,                                       the  middle,  every  chance  he  got.       he  lacks  political  experience  yet
        colon  cancer,  obesity,  and  diabetes                                     I also told him “you got him, now     he won.  I truly hope Justin does
                                                                                    go finish the job”.   With that, the

        mellitus in particular. Unfortunately,                                                                            what  is  right  for  Canadians,  as

        participation in sports also entails a                                      third round began with Justin firing   he has a young family.  I hope he
        risk  of  injury  for  all  athletes,  from                                 on  all  cylinders  at  a  now  gassed-  listens to his corner and does not
        the  elite  to  the  recreational  level.                                   out  Patrick  Brazzeau,  who  was     develop  an  inflated  ego.      I  truly

        Sports-related injuries can be as high                                      also  discouraged  because  Justin
                                                 Figure  1.  Paired  mat  push-pull                                       hope for him and all Canadians, he
        as 10-19% of all injuries seen in our   exercise for balance training       took  his  best  shots  and  stayed  in   uses his heart and character to lead

        emergency  departments  today,  the                                         there fighting back harder.  Justin
        most common being knee and ankle         If  a  proper,  structured,  and  simply  imposed  his  will.    Their   Canada and our future generation
        injuries.  Serious  injuries,  such  as  effective program is put in place, the  skill levels were similar but Justin   to  a  better  tomorrow.    One  more
        anterior  cruciate  ligament  (ACL)  incidence of knee and ankle injuries  was  more  composed  emotionally.         thing, on a personal note….Justin
        tears,  are  becoming  an  increasing  can be reduced by at least 50% with   Now  Justin  rained  punch  after    if you’re listening I know you love
        concern  with  the  highest  incidence  a  possibility  of  greater  reduction  in   punch on Patrick and again referee   boxing, you train, you fought, and
        seen  in  female  adolescents  playing  serious knee and ankle injuries. Our   JS Caron was forced to give Patrick   you  attended  shows  in  Montreal.
        pivoting sports (3-5x more susceptible  long-term  goals  should  not  only   two  standing  8  counts,  forcing   Remember your promise to me…
        to a serious knee injury than males).   include injury prevention in the short-  a  stoppage  automatically.    After   that you will make sure that boxing
                                              term,  but  a  continued  enjoyment  of                                     in Canada will be properly funded
          Proper warm-up programs                                                   three 8 counts in a 3 round bout the
                                              sport and physical activity throughout   bout is waved over.  Justin Trudeau   as it once was and help our young
          Proper  warm-up  and  training  a lifetime. If this is realized, we are                                         amateurs to achieve Olympic glory.
        programs are of paramount importance  able to create impactful change on the   was ecstatic but composed himself   Justin….you promised.
        when we examine effective strategies  incidences of lifestyle related illness   well  and  spoke  very  humbly  and
        for reducing the likelihood of ankle  such  as  heart  disease  and  obesity   eloquently  after  the  bout  giving   Yours in Boxing and Sport
        and  knee  injuries.  A  multifaceted  across an entire culture.            Patrick  Brazzeau  due  credit  and      Jorge Luis

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