The Game Plan: Sideline Assessment for Suspected Concussion
You can't always see a concussion, but you can see and learn how to assess one....
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From Couch to Competition: The Injury Risk in Resuming Sports Too Quickly
The COVID-19 pandemic created a barrier to sports participation and training for youth. While many of us have gotten caught up in the excitement of sports returning as states reopen nationwide, it is important to be aware of the risks associated with overly rapid return to activity....
Do Single-Sport Athletes Have More Overuse Injuries?
People ask and researchers ponder: How much does specializing in a single sport as a youngster increase the risk of developing overuse injuries?...
Ankle Sprain Prevention: What Works?
Ankle sprains routinely top the list of most common sports injuries, sidelining promising middle-schoolers and decorated pros alike...
What Do Wayne Gretzky, Jerry Rice and Kristine Lilly Have In Common?
Medical organizations representing pediatricians, sports medicine specialists and others have invested considerable energy in recent years urging young athletes to play multiple sports instead of specializing in just one. ...
Four Keys to Minimizing Injuries and Maximizing Potential in Growing Athletes
Guidelines issued by several medical societies and sports governing bodies in recent years have reached an unusual level of consensus about four key elements of sports participation that seem to lessen the risk of overuse injuries and burnout in growing athletes and maximize their performance potential....
Play More than One Sport to Be a Better, Healthier Athlete
Young athletes who play more than one sport into their adolescence appear less likely to develop overuse injuries or to burnout from sports...
Myth: Specialize Early to Become an Elite Athlete
Mounting evidence challenges a deeply held conviction among youth sports participants that specializing in a single sport at a young age is critical to success...
When Back Pain Stops a Young Athlete, Think Spondylolysis
Back pain in active children and adolescents is common. But in some cases symptoms don’t improve, and the pain hangs on for weeks...
Weighing the Treatment Options for Spondylolysis in Young Athletes
Spondylolysis is a stress fracture of a bone in the spine that can cause back pain in growing children and adolescents. If doctors find this injury early, it has an excellent chance of healing with rest...