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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 ...
A Surgeon Finds His Calling in the Intricacy of Hand Anatomy
Growing up in Birmingham, Ala., Charles A. Goldfarb was the youngest son of a head and neck surgeon. His older ...
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 ...
Motion Analysis Center Offers Comprehensive Gait Evaluation
St. Louis Children’s Hospital now offers comprehensive gait evaluations for children with mobility problems at its newly opened Motion Analysis ...
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 ...
3D Spinal Models Improve Surgical Planning and Execution
Riley Jones, 14, was born with three extra vertebrae that caused a sharp angular deformity of the spine and compressed ...
The Pros and Cons of Vertebral Body Tethering for Scoliosis
Scott Luhmann, MD, has expertise in a variety of procedures to treat scoliosis including vertebral body stapling, tethering and resection. ...