Posts Tagged ‘sports injuries’

Growth Plate Injuries: What Parents and Coaches Need to Know

Growth plate injuries occur when young athletes perform repetitive activities at high intensities, frequencies, or both.  These injuries are becoming…

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Pediatric sports medicine

5 Exercises for Stubborn Shin Splints

Shin splints are a common overuse injury in active teenagers, runners, and military personnel.  It is characterized by diffuse pain…

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Exercises for shin splints

Sever’s Disease: 3 Ways to Help Your Child’s Heel Pain

Is your son or daughter complaining of heel pain?  Sever’s Disease is the most common cause of heel pain in…

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Heel Pain Children

Do You Suspect Your Child Has a Concussion?

Many youth and high school athletes are unaware they have experienced a concussion.  Even worse, many athletes hide their concussion…

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Parents guide to concussions

Helpful Tips for Young Athletes with Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Knee pain from Osgood-Schlatter Disease affects 1 in 10 adolescent athletes.  The hallmark sign is pain and swelling just below…

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The Best Exercises for Rotator Cuff Tendinitis

About 1 in 5 adults experience shoulder pain.  Rotator cuff tendon pain is the most common type.  If you are…

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rotator cuff exercises

Jump Training for Jumper’s Knee: The Final Piece to Your Rehab

The primary focus of rehab programs for jumper’s knee is tendon loading exercises.  These exercises require high muscle activation of…

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jump training

3 Reasons Why Young Pitchers Are Having Tommy John Surgery

The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is the primary stabilizer of your elbow during throwing.  When a baseball pitcher tears his…

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Youth pitching injuries

Shoulder Dislocation: Who Needs Surgery and How to Get Started with Rehab

About half of people who suffer a shoulder dislocation will have a second dislocation within 2 years. Several types of…

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Rehab after shoulder stabilization surgery

Shoulder Dislocations: 5 of the Best Types of Rehab Exercise

Your shoulder is the most mobile joint in your body.  However, it is also the most often dislocated joint.  Shoulder…

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Shoulder intability exercises