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Thrower's Exercises
There are many benefits of playing sports. Kids active in sports rely on exercise to strengthen muscle and bone, lower ...
Good Coach, Bad Coach
Demanding, intolerant coaches can ruin a child’s love of the game. Learn to identify the signs of a bad coach ...
Get Ahead of the Curve
Scoliosis is a condition that causes the spine to curve in an S or C shape. Munish Gupta, MD, a ...
Competing Against Herself
Eating less to lose weight or play better can lead to big problems for girls who play sports. ...
Yorlene Reyes - Ahead of the Curve
Learn more about Yorlene Reyes' surgery with St. Louis Children's Hospital to help correct the curve in her spine. ...
Tyler's Shoulder Fracture
Tyler’s athletic career was jeopardized when he had an accident that tore his left shoulder open. ...
Standing Tall: Loewy Noud
As Loewy Noud stood next to her hospital bed for the first time after undergoing surgery to correct scoliosis, her ...
Saving Devin's Hand
The local emergency room doctor had called several hospitals and found that the doctors at St. Louis Children’s Hospital were ...
Lucas' Finger Replantation
Area children in danger of losing their fingers or hands due to major trauma should be sent directly to St ...