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How the Brain to Body System Provides Chronic Pain Relief in Manvel, TX

To reverse chronic pain and/or nerve disease, areas of the body that have become weak due to disease or injury must be strengthened. This includes your brain, nerves, muscles, blood vessels, and cells. Our experts here at Texas Nerve and Spine developed the most advanced pain and nerve therapy system to do all of this and more, and we call it the Brain to Body System.

From fibromyalgia and disc herniations to diabetic neuropathy and sciatica, our Brain to Body System helps restore your health and corrects the causes of your problems. Unlike treatments from other nerve and spine clinics, our system provides long-term relief without relying on invasive surgeries or dangerously addictive pharmaceutical medications.

To understand how our Brain to Body System solves chronic pain and similar conditions like nerve disease, you need a basic knowledge of the conditions themselves. That way, you can understand why so many who suffer from them rarely improve.

Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain

This is a type of pain that does not get better on its own or that doesn't alleviate after traditional medical treatments or prescription pain meds.

Nerve Disease

Nerve Disease

This is a type of pain that does not get better on its own or that doesn't alleviate after traditional medical treatments or prescription pain meds.

Chronic pain from nerve diseases and serious injuries causes a domino effect within your body. It starts with inflammation, which leads to decreased blood supply. This reduced blood supply results in a lack of oxygen. When your body doesn't get enough oxygen, it loses crucial nutrients that your body needs. This progressive effect often leads to long-term problems such as:

  • Chronic Pain
  • Motor-Function Loss
  • Loss of Sensation
  • Muscular Atrophy
  • Loss of Movement
  • Depression

But with Texas Nerve and Spine's Brain to Body system, patients suffering from chronic pain and nerve disease build strength through rehabilitation. This advanced system helps:

  • Stimulate New Nerve Pathways
  • Strengthen and Grow Muscles
  • Promotes Cellular Repair
  • Improves Circulation and Blood Flow

Our Brain to Body System is central to our approach to chronic musculoskeletal pain relief and chronic nerve pain relief in Manvel, TX. By following the Brain to Body system, we can provide several services to patients suffering from chronic pain and nerve damage.

EWOT:Exercise with Oxygen Therapy

Here's a fact you might not know: Breathing in higher levels of oxygen than you normally take in actually helps improve your health. Also called EWOT, exercising with oxygen is a technique that increases oxygen circulation at a much more rapid pace than oxygen therapy alone. Create New Blood Cells

How Does EWOT Work?

At Texas Nerve and Spine, our doctors use the NuStep Recumbent Cross Trainer to help achieve the aforementioned benefits. This specialized machine trains your muscles, brain, and nerves to work together, which supports your body's healing processes. While using the NuStep Recumbent Cross Trainer, patients are hooked up to an oxygen generator to enjoy the benefits of EWOT and reach their chronic pain relief goals.

When you oxygenate your blood with EWOT, it can have amazing benefits that can:

  • Restore Blood Flow
  • Improve Oxygen Circulation
  • Reduce Inflammation
  • Boost Energy
  • Increase Strength
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TherapyFlexion/Distraction Therapy

Many patients who visit Texas Nerve and Spine are suffering from an injury or disease of the vertebral discs of their spine. It requires the right kind of care from highly specialized doctors. If you're in search of a safe, gentle, controlled treatment for back and spinal pain, Flexion Distraction therapy may be for you.

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How Does Flexion/Distraction Therapy Work?

Finding relief for this type of condition and pain is often easier said than done. Fortunately, relief is right around the corner at Texas Nerve and Spine. Our Flexion/Distraction Table stretches the spine safely and gently, allowing injured tissue and damaged discs the chance to heal and become hydrated, which lets the affected area recover more effectively and efficiently.

Patients looking for chronic back and neck pain relief in Manvel, TX choose Flexion/Distraction therapy because it:

  • Significantly Reduces Spinal Pain
  • Fosters Healing in Damaged Discs
  • Removes Pressure on Spinal Nerves
  • Is Non-Invasive
  • Is Cost-Effective
  • Does Not Require Downtime
  • Has No Risk of Infection
  • Provides Quicker, Easier Healing

LaserLaser Therapy

With more than 50 million adults in America suffering from chronic pain, it makes sense that most of them want a solution that doesn't require pain medication or harmful surgery. That's where laser therapy from Texas Nerve and Spine comes into play. Laser therapy has been used for therapeutic purposes in medical environments for years. In fact, it is FDA-approved and backed by more than 2,500 research studies, which have demonstrated its efficacy in chronic musculoskeletal pain relief in Manvel, TX.

How Does Laser Therapy Work?

Though laser therapy is a common treatment option, not all lasers are the same. Our Class IV laser therapy, used in all applicable programs, is the most efficacious and powerful laser available for tissue healing and regeneration and healing. Class IV lasers use photobiomodulation, which provides excellent results for Musculoskeletal disorders. This process has also been proven to help with other various conditions that cause chronic pain, such as sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, shoulder pain, and much more.

Our chronic pain patients choose laser therapy from Texas Nerve and Spine because it:

  • Provides Significant Relief Without Pain or Side Effects
  • Cost-Effective
  • Reduce Inflammation
  • Boost Blood Flow
  • Accelerate Tissue Repair
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TherapyMotor Function Re-Training Therapy

When your motor functions are limited or non-existent due to a serious injury or surgery, it can ruin your life. You lose the ability to be independent - one of the hallmarks of being human. Fortunately, with motor function re-training at Texas Nerve and Spine, patients suffering from motor function issues have a light at the end of the tunnel. This type of specialized physical therapy helps people recover from injuries or surgeries that leave their motor functions lacking. The goal of motor function re-training is to regain coordination and strength in the areas affecting the patient.

Motor function re-training therapy is a crucial part of the motor function rehabilitation process because it helps patients regain the independence they lost. Perhaps equally important, it also helps them return to their original level of motor function or better.

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How Does Motor Function Re-Training Work?

Based on our Brain to Body system, our specialists design custom exercise programs based on our patient's motor function needs. Depending on the type of injury and lack of motor skills associated with it, we may also use electrical stimulation and other modalities for more effective treatment and recovery.

Motor function re-training provides many benefits for affected patients, including:

  • Improved Flexibility
  • More Strength
  • Better Range of Motion
  • Re-Claim Independence
  • Live a Normal Life

ReleaseMyofascial Release Therapy

Myofascial Release therapy gives patients chronic pain relief in Manvel, TX, and boosts joint mobility by loosening up restricted, tight muscles. Though there are similarities to traditional massages, myofascial release therapy focuses on soft tissues and the muscular system in your body to relieve tension and stress on muscles.

How Does Myofascial Release Therapy Work?

Restricted muscles have reduced blood flow and less oxygen. When this happens, it leads to limited movement and pain that is often intense. Our program uses state-of-the-art technology to apply acute, high-velocity vibration directly to the affected tissue to provide the patient with the environment necessary to increase mobility which, over time, can exponentially reduce pain

Benefits of this type of treatment include:

  • Improved Tissue Recovery
  • Reduced Soreness
  • Improved Joint Range of Motion
  • Improved Blood Flow
  • Better Neuromuscular Efficiency
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ActivationNeuro Activation Wall Therapy

As is the case with any spinal cord injury, the nerves around the spine get weak. When this happens, pain develops, and recovery is halted. Suppose you're searching for a safe, effective way to deal with a painful spine issue like sciatica or a herniated disc. In that case, neuro impulse therapy is a great chronic nerve pain treatment in Manvel, TX. Unlike common chiropractic treatments, this advanced therapy does not involve any "cracking" or significant adjustments.

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How Does Neuro Activation Wall Therapy Work?

Any type of injury can cause dysfunction and weakness in your brain. To improve cognition and the neurological connection between the brain, the muscles, and the nerves, some injured patients choose to undergo interactive neurocognitive therapy using our neuro activation wall. Our neuro activation wall retains, strengthens, and restores proper function to the brain and nervous system without relying on medications or outlandish therapies.

Texas Nerve and Spine patients choose neuro activation wall therapy because it:

  • Improves Cognition
  • Strengthens Nerves That Have Been Damaged
  • Boosts Balance and Mobility
  • Is Non-Invasive
  • Does Not Require Addictive Medicines
  • Does Not Require Recovery Time
  • Does Not Present Any Risk of Infection

TherapyNeuro Impulse Therapy

As is the case with any spinal cord injury, the nerves around the spine get weak. When this happens, pain develops, and recovery is halted. Suppose you're searching for a safe, effective way to deal with a painful spine issue like sciatica or a herniated disc. In that case, neuro impulse therapy is a great chronic nerve pain treatment in Manvel, TX. Unlike common chiropractic treatments, this advanced therapy does not involve any "cracking" or significant adjustments.

How Does Neuro Impulse Therapy Work?

Neuro Impulse Therapy works by using very specific impulses directed at the area causing pain. These targeted impulses send a signal to your body so that it can begin healing and repairing your body naturally. Benefits of this therapy include:

  • Re-Training Nerves to Work Again
  • Strengthen Nerves
  • Dramatically Speed Up Injury Recovery
  • Quickly Reduces Pain
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PeripheralNeuropathy Rehabilitation

Peripheral neuropathy occurs when there is a lack of blood flow to the nerves in areas like your feet and hands. When these nerves are devoid of blood, they begin to decay and degenerate because they don't have enough oxygen or nutrients. Eventually, the nerves in your body shrivel up, causing pain, numbness, balance problems, and other painful symptoms.

How Does Peripheral Neuropathy Rehabilitation Work?

Our Brain to Body program works wonders for neuropathy issues like these by using state-of-the-art technology like laser therapy and personalized, strategic plans of action created around our patient's needs. If you're looking for both short and long-term pain relief from peripheral neuropathy, this could be the solution you need.

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TherapySpinal Decompression Therapy

Spinal conditions range in severity from barely noticeable to absolutely crippling. To get to the bottom of your spine conditions, our team uses X-Rays to pinpoint the location of your spine's disease. From there, we craft a custom rehabilitation program that addresses the underlying causes of your spine pain. Often, part of that therapy includes spinal decompression.

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How Does Spinal Decompression Therapy Work?

Spinal decompression works by gently stretching the spine. When the spine is stretched, it changes its position. This change relieves pressure off the discs in your spine, which act as cushions in your back. By creating negative pressure, herniated and bulging discs retract, giving the nerves and structures in your back relief. This relief sends nutrient-rich fluids and oxygen to the discs in your back so they can heal properly.

Your Path to Chronic Pain Recovery Starts at Texas Nerve and Spine

Chronic pain can be debilitating. But it doesn't have to be permanent. Your journey to a pain-free life starts with a simple four-step process at Texas Nerve and Spine:

phone-number 832-979-5117
Step 01

Identify the Root Cause of Your Pain

At Texas Nerve and Spine, our doctors understand that true back and chronic nerve pain relief in Manvel, TX won't happen until we can uncover the underlying causes of your pain. To do so, our specialists will perform detailed exams and review your medical history to understand the full scope of your needs. That way, we can craft a personalized treatment plan to provide long-term relief for your chronic pain.

Step 02

Develop a Plan for Healing

Once we have discovered the underlying reasons for your painful condition, it's time to get to begin healing. Our team will work together to create a customized therapy program designed exclusively for you and your body.

Step 03

Provide a Plan of Care

Once our team develops your own custom plan for healing, we'll use our experience and resources to provide you with your plan of care. This plan will be based on your needs and our Brain to Body system, giving you the relief you deserve in a natural manner.

Step 04

Continued Support

Chronic pain relief cannot be accomplished without a tested pain relief system and a purpose-driven team that supports your recovery. That's why our expert staff will assess your journey to recovery and be there for support every step of the way. Because when you treat chronic pain at Texas Nerve and Spine, you're never alone.

Book an Appointment

Contact our office today to get started on your journey to a pain-free life.

Latest News in Manvel, TX

New developments in Manvel spur big increase in water and sewer rates

Manvel will increase its water and sewer rates to help pay for increased infrastructure maintenance and service costs, city officials announced in a news release.The rate increase was approved at an Oct. 2 city council meeting and will go into effect Nov. 1.What will Manvel’s new water and sewer rates be?The water and sewer rate increase will affect the base and volumetric rate as follows:A...

Manvel will increase its water and sewer rates to help pay for increased infrastructure maintenance and service costs, city officials announced in a news release.

The rate increase was approved at an Oct. 2 city council meeting and will go into effect Nov. 1.

What will Manvel’s new water and sewer rates be?

The water and sewer rate increase will affect the base and volumetric rate as follows:

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Base Rate

There will be a 14.9 percent increase in Manvel utility customers' water bill base rate, a flat fee that covers maintenance and administrative expenses. The base rate covers the first 2,000 gallons of water used in a month.

Volumetric Rate

The volumetric rate is based on the amount of water usage that exceeds 2,000 gallons. This will increase by 28.5 percent for each additional 1,000 gallons of water consumed.

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What are the new residential rates in Manvel?

The base rate for residential properties for water services will be $34.59 and $39.10 for sewer services, according to the news release.

This means residents' water bills will see a $4.23 increase and a $5.07 increase on their sewer bill from current rates.

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How will the new rates impact commercial properties in Manvel?

Commercial property owners will see a $39.10 increase for water services and a $45.63 increase for sewer services.

Monthly bills will relay a $5.07 increase for commercial water bills and $5.92 for sewer bills.

What if I go over my 2,000-gallon cap?

Customers can expect to pay $3.34 for every 1,000 gallons over the base rate for both residential and commercial services, a 74-cent increase from the current rate.

For more information about current and new water and sewer rates, call the Manvel Utility Billing division at 281-489-0630 or email [email protected].

New Manvel H-E-B adds convenience, options for fast-growing area

1 of 15Buy NowThe new H-E-B in Manvel is the only H-E-B South of Interstate 10 with a barbecue stand.Buy NowStore Leader Chris Jones leads a group on a tour of the bakery Tuesday at the H-E-B ribbon-cutting in Manvel.Buy NowStore Leader Chris Jones takes attendees to the new H-E-B ribbon-cutting on a tour ...

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Store Leader Chris Jones leads a group on a tour of the bakery Tuesday at the H-E-B ribbon-cutting in Manvel.

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Store Leader Chris Jones takes attendees to the new H-E-B ribbon-cutting on a tour through the store Tuesday in Manvel.

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Senior Director Public Affairs H-E-B Houston Lisa Helfman, Left, Manvel City Mayor Dan Davis, and Top Store Leader Malcom MacKenzie stand with a proclamation declaring Oct. 25 as H-E-B Day on Tuesday at the H-E-B ribbon-cutting in Manvel.

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Iowa Colony Band members Bryson Saunders, left, and Jayden McLemore do a little dance Tuesday before the ribbon-cutting at the new H-E-B in Manvel.

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Senior Director Public Affairs H-E-B Houston Lisa Helfman, left, Top Store Leader Malcom MacKenzie, presents a check from H-E-B to Katie Riggs and Charles Cargile, or J.B. Hensler College and Career Academy, Tuesday during the H-E-B Manvel ribbon-cutting.

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Senior Director Public Affairs H-E-B Houston Lisa Helfman presets Ana Pasarella, left, and Sheila Olson with a check given to the Alvin I.S.D. READy Program on Tuesday at the H-E-B Manvel ribbon-cutting.

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Area Community Coordinator Lauren Symonette presents the 250 books donated to the Alvin I.S.D. READy Program on Tuesday at the H-E-B ribbon-cutting in Manvel.

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Another City Manager Loses His Job

Manvel, a fast-growing city just outside Houston, recently entered into a separation agreement with its city manager, joining other municipalities across the state.As reported by The Dallas Express, cities such as Austin, Pearland, and El Paso have all terminated their city managers. In some cases, the city managers were terminated for failing to meet certain expectations.Kyle Jung, who ...

Manvel, a fast-growing city just outside Houston, recently entered into a separation agreement with its city manager, joining other municipalities across the state.

As reported by The Dallas Express, cities such as Austin, Pearland, and El Paso have all terminated their city managers. In some cases, the city managers were terminated for failing to meet certain expectations.

Kyle Jung, who bills himself as a “local government professional,” worked as Manvel’s city manager for almost 12 years before being fired earlier in the summer. Before working in Manvel, he was the city manager in both Sour Lake and Flatonia. He also previously worked for the Texas Municipal League and the Texas City Management Association.

Stepping into the role, Daniel Johnson assumed the position of interim city manager as Manvel looks for a “highly collaborative, people-first leader to demonstrate high performance while being dedicated to serving our rural but rapidly changing community.”

Noting the wave of cities that have fired their city managers, Manvel Mayor Dan Davis spoke with The Dallas Express about the trend.

“There’s definitely a movement at the local level of more accountability and engagement, not just for the elected official, but also for the — and I don’t say this as a derogatory term — hired bureaucrats that are there as well,” he explained.

“Texas is the seventh-highest property tax state in the entire nation, and people see that at the local level. Certificate of obligation debt continues to be used time and time again for outrageous projects. … People are starting to get involved and hold people accountable and asking them to be transparent,” Davis said.

Referencing the situation in Dallas, Davis noted how City Manager T.C. Broadnax “was very, very close to losing his job, but yet the council decided to keep him on, but the issues still persist.”

Broadnax had a close call last year as momentum gathered at City Hall to fire him. Frustration over his handling of the City’s permitting process and mismanagement in other departments led Mayor Eric Johnson to suggest “it was time for a change at the top of our city government.”

However, “after some serious and frank discussions,” the mayor and Broadnax reached an agreement that allowed the city manager to stay on in the position.

At the time, Broadnax admitted, “I can be better. I understand that I am fully accountable to my 15 bosses. So today, I want to say to the mayor, to the members of the City Council, and to all the residents of this dynamic city: I accept the challenge.”

Broadnax not only retained his job but managed to get a pay raise as well, now raking in a salary of roughly $423,000 annually — more than the president’s salary.

Since then, however, Dallas has continued to struggle with permitting issues, staffing shortages, and IT problems.

Turning to the specifics in Manvel, Davis explained:

“What a lot of city managers will have built into their contracts are these additional benefits that allow them to have costs covered that they would usually pay out of their salary. Our city manager had a housing stipend paid out to him every year. He had his medical insurance for his kids covered. … He had a cell phone allowance, he had a vehicle allowance, and he had other things that were built into it that increased the total compensation package.”

Davis said Manvel decided to part ways with its city manager because there were needs in the community that were just not being met.

“Our community just wanted to see government be transparent and open. … There was this built-up frustration because time and time again the community and the people who you were there to serve felt as though government was working against them and not for them,” he said, noting that it was a hard decision to make but that Manvel is seeing the benefits of the shakeup.

“When people see that you’re being proactive and reaching out to them, then when times get tough, or when there are frustrations, there’s at least more ground to stand on when you communicate with each other because they don’t feel like you’re trying to keep things hidden,” Davis said.

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Sprawling 'Manvel Mansion' in Houston suburbs bought and converted into commercial property

A more-than-60,000-square-foot mansion near Pearland that remained an unfinished project for almost 20 years finally has purpose.After multiple attempts at being purchased, there was never an interested buyer that stuck. But now, the residential home that was once on the market for $3.5 million has been converted into a commercial property looking to lease to small businesses.Jim Youngblood is the new owner of the Manvel Mansion on 11800 Magnolia Parkway in Manvel, Texas near Pearland Town Center. He owns multiple businesses, o...

A more-than-60,000-square-foot mansion near Pearland that remained an unfinished project for almost 20 years finally has purpose.

After multiple attempts at being purchased, there was never an interested buyer that stuck. But now, the residential home that was once on the market for $3.5 million has been converted into a commercial property looking to lease to small businesses.

Jim Youngblood is the new owner of the Manvel Mansion on 11800 Magnolia Parkway in Manvel, Texas near Pearland Town Center. He owns multiple businesses, one of which was a hard money lending company that was part of the early days when the mansion was being built.

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He said in 2001, Houston-based physician Dr. Ulysses Watkins and his wife took on a project to build a 15-acre mansion in a rural neighborhood in Brazoria County. While they were in the process of building the house, his wife suddenly got a change of heart, Youngblood said.

“They got 75 percent done and for some reason the wife said the house was too big,” he said. “So they stopped working on it and went next door and built a 48,000 square foot house, which is where they resided for years. But they never finished the original house.”

After the couple stopped working on the house, Watkins attempted to sell the home to a preacher in 2007.

Youngblood previously owned a hard money loan company, through which he gave the preacher a $2 million loan to buy the house. But the man defaulted on his payments, causing Youngblood’s company to foreclose on the house.

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He then spent several years trying to sell it, but nothing ever stuck.

“I held onto it for several years and had it under contract over 20 times, but nobody could get it closed,” Youngblood said.

Eventually, he had to make a crucial decision.

“I ended up buying this property from my company because we could not sell our portfolio with this house in it because it was too big. Nobody wanted it,” Youngblood said.

His company foreclosed on the house during the 2008 housing crisis and struggled to sell his portfolio to banks because of the property.

“All the banks would take the portfolio, but they didn’t want the house. So I made an offer to buy that property myself and keep it out of the portfolio,” he said.

He bought the mansion for $600,000 — a steal from afar, but nothing compared to what it would take to give it a full makeover.

“I put millions of dollars into it, I had to get a loan for that,” Youngblood said.

In 2018, he decided to transform the home into an office space and began renovations in 2019.

“I completely remodeled the building and had it rezoned from residential to live commercial,” he said. “ Now instead of a house, it’s a site for small businesses.”

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Youngblood obtained his occupancy status Jan. 31, which allowed him to begin moving businesses into the mansion. He moved his office into the mansion one month ago.

Now there is a church, daycare and some insurance companies undergoing the process to start leasing there, he said.

“I had it sectioned off to where the daycare and church are sectioned off from the remainder of the building by sound-proof walls,” he said. “I am still actively looking to lease more space out.”

Youngblood owns a construction company, Lone Star Construction, that was responsible for all of the construction of the renovated building.

He described the property as "a country-feel with a business atmosphere," designing the interior himself.

He says the mansion is at 60 percent occupancy.

“I am actively looking for more businesses to lease spaces,” he said. “Within the next two years I’d like to be 100 percent occupied.”

March 29, 2023|Updated March 29, 2023 3:09 p.m.

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Shaniece is an alumna of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, graduating with two bachelor's degrees in mass communications and English. She started her journalism career in high school and has experience freelancing for local online publications and as a reporting intern for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association in Harrisburg.

Her first rotation as a Hearst Fellow was as a breaking news reporter at the Albany Times Union.

Manvel High School football leaders choose pregame meal ahead of season

MANVEL, Texas (KTRK) -- High school football season kicks off in less than a month. Now is the time schools are getting all the off-the-field prep done.The Manvel Mavericks leadership council sampled possible pregame meal options at Honore's Cajun Cafe in Manvel."It's actually a very underrated part of the game, Kaleb Blanton, Manvel linebacker, said. "If you eat till you can barely hold your food in, by the second quarter, you may feel tired and not perform the entire four quarters.""It brings us tog...

MANVEL, Texas (KTRK) -- High school football season kicks off in less than a month. Now is the time schools are getting all the off-the-field prep done.

The Manvel Mavericks leadership council sampled possible pregame meal options at Honore's Cajun Cafe in Manvel.

"It's actually a very underrated part of the game, Kaleb Blanton, Manvel linebacker, said. "If you eat till you can barely hold your food in, by the second quarter, you may feel tired and not perform the entire four quarters."

"It brings us together and gets us ready for the game," Avery Demery, senior defensive back, said.

The pregame meal is an important tradition for the Mavericks.

"We just pray together, eat together, have a laugh before we go out to the field to take care of business," Micah Williams, senior offensive lineman, said. There's only a few things that bond people together more than food.

"We're not just football players. We're a family, and it starts here", Frederick Kalu, senior linebacker, said. "It starts with breaking bread with each other, enjoying each other's company before we take the field."

The members of the leadership council do not take into consideration their individual tastes but rather think about what would be best for everyone on the team.

"When going through all these dishes, I think about the team," Blanton said. "I think about what would be best to enjoy and also keep you energized."

Williams added, "I know my O-Limen are going to eat whatever we have, and they are going to kill it. So I'm thinking about the overall team."

The leaders sampled two plates. One features chicken strips, and the other is cajun spiced wings.

"The wings and jambalaya, safe to say, are the winners today," Kalu said. "They weren't small either. We're athletes, and they had good size to them, jucy, amazing seasoning on them."

Blanton added, "Smoky, barbecue, sweet type of wing. I've never had this type of flavor before."

"The wings were great. I bit into them, and it was like heaven," Demery said.

The Mavericks sit down together as a team for the first time of the season on Aug. 25 before the opener against Shadow Creek.

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