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Skin and Games
Don’t let a skin infection bench your young athlete. Skin-to-skin contact during play, open wounds and shared equipment can put ...
Luke Kicks On
Read more about Luke's injury - a torn anterior cruciate ligament - and his experience with St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...
Back Pain in Young Athletes: Why It Happens and What to Do
In adults, back pain is a very commonplace complaint. If you polled the adults at your workplace or at a ...
Soccer Safety for All Seasons
Soccer is a popular year-round sport in the greater St. Louis area. For youth players, injury prevention never takes a ...
An Eye Toward Growth
Unlike adults, children’s bones are continuously growing and require specialized care from pediatric orthopedists. A twisted ankle may mean quality ...
Why Weights?
Preteens can benefit from strength training, including lifting weights, but only if they use proper technique. By age 7 or ...
Winter Warm-Up: Staying Active When It’s Cold
Don’t let freezing temperatures stop you in your tracks. Frost, ice and snow don’t have to stop you, your child ...
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 ...