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10 Exercises You Can Do With Your Kids to Prevent Running Injury
According to the physical therapists at the Young Athlete Center, teens are just as likely to develop running injuries as ...
The Importance of Sports Physicals
It is that time of year again! Kids are heading back to school for a new year and another season ...
Keeping Your Child Safe on the Ice: What You Need to Know About Hockey
In St. Louis, all eyes have been on the rink for the last few months. The Blues have inspired many ...
Navigating your child’s injury: “But what do I tell coach?!”
Every day active kids are getting injured either within the context of their sport or from an accident that happens ...
Overuse Injuries in Sports | Parenting Tips
Overuse injuries are subtle and usually occur over time, making them challenging to diagnose and treat. In today’s episode, Dr ...
Young Athlete Center Specializes in Treating Sports-Related Injuries
Recognizing the importance of athletics in the lives of children and adolescents today, Washington University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital ...
“My knees hurt!” | Osgood-Schlatter Explained
As kids progress from childhood to adolescence they can end up with a number of aches and pains related to ...
Meet the Brains Behind Concussion Care: Mark Halstead, MD
Growing up in Wisconsin, Mark Halstead, MD, a Washington University pediatric sports medicine physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, played ...
Children's Runners 10 Exercise Program
The Children's Runners 10 program focuses on 10 stretching and strengthening exercises designed to improve flexibility, strength and endurance of ...