Lice Removal Service Offers Advice to Syracuse Families on How to Keep Head Lice Off the Team

Syracuse, NY, September 23, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Syracuse is known for its great sports teams but whether you are a top athlete or are just playing for fun, you are still at an increased risk of getting head lice. According to Karen Sokoloff, owner of Syracuse's LiceDoctors Head Lice Treatment and Nit Removal Service, "Young people playing sports is part of every day life and of course offers a great outlet for kids. The downside of team sports is that children and young adults are in close contact with each other, and so if one team member has a case of lice, chances are fairly high that other team members will show up with lice as well. Every day we treat kids who tell us that their whole team has it. We have seen this with kids who play baseball or softball, football, gymnastics, and many other sports as well."

LiceDoctors offers some preventative advice for families who are engaged in team sports.

1. Check your child's head on a weekly basis for nits (eggs) or live bugs. The best way to do this is to bring him or her near a bright window and look for translucent eggs that are stuck to the hair shaft. The nits are the size of sesame seed and are round on one side and come to a point on the other.
2. While the majority of lice cases are spread through direct head to head contact, lice can live off the head for a day. Therefore, it is best not to share helmets or caps with team members.
3. Gymnastics and tumbling team should wipe down the mats and equipment on a regular basis though out practice.
4. Children should put gel, mousse, spray or a lice repellent on their hair as a protective coating against lice. Lice prefer clean hair as they can adhere to the hair more easily.

These precautions will help to contain the spread of lice, however, they do not guarantee that your child will remain lice-free. When children are excited after a home run or touchdown, they naturally jump up and down in group hugs. If despite these precautions your child comes home with lice, LiceDoctors makes house calls in the Syracuse area day or night every day of the year.

LiceDoctors treatment protocol was developed scientifically, in accordance with the life cycle of the louse, by the company's on staff medical doctor 20 years ago. Dr. Beck's treatment has been used to treat nearly 120,000 clients safely and successfully. As part of the treatment, the company's intensively trained staff of technicians comb and manually remove nits from the hair. The National Pediculosis Association in Cambridge, Massachusetts recommends combing and manual extraction as the safest, most effective way to eliminate lice.

LiceDoctors has an "A" rating with the Better Business Bureau and can be reached in Syracuse at 315-565-2526 or at www.licedoctors.com. In upstate New York, LiceDoctors also makes house calls to families in Rochester, Buffalo, and Albany and all surrounding areas.