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team sports
overtraining & injury prevention
youth ACL injuries
youth concussions
health & wellness
nutrition
childhood obesity
fitness for kids
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team sports
Health gains for grown up soccer players.
New York Times. March 4, 2010. Tara Parker-Pope.
As girls become women, sports pay dividends.
New York Times. February 15, 2010. Tara Parker-Pope.
overtraining & injury prevention
Body checks in youth ice hockey may put players at more risk of injury, study finds.
Los Angeles Times. June 8, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
A children’s crusade: Pioneering sports surgeon James Andrews is on the cutting edge — against overuse injuries in young athletes.
Sports Illustrated. June 7, 2010. Mark Hyman.
When a child gets hurt, a sibling may be at risk.
New York Times. June 7, 2010. Perri Klass.
Screening could prevent sudden deaths: Almost 100 young sports players in the U.S. die unexpectedly each year.
MSNBC. March 1, 2010.
Should kids strength train?
Chicago Tribune. November 13, 2009. Julie Deardorff.
America’s obsession with youth sports and how it harms our kids.
Sports Illustrated. April 8, 2009. Mark Hyman.
Exercise: Windmill pitch is high stress for arm.
New York Times. April 6, 2009. Eric Nagourney.
Treating prep athletes: Common prep sports injuries.
Orthopedic Excellence: Midwest Orthopedics at Rush. Fall/Winter 2008. Jeffrey Mjaanes, M.D.
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Hazards: Careful when you go up for that rebound.
New York Times. October 27, 2008. Erin Nagourney.
Rooting for safety: Cheerleading is risky but ill-regulated.
Washington Post. September 9, 2008. Rob Stein.
Early focus on one sport raises alarms.
New York Times. September 1, 2008. Tara Parker-Pope.
Sports and injuries in teens: Stress fractures in the lower back.
Healthline. August 14, 2008. Nancy L. Brown, PhD.
Youthful fling with surgery: More high school athletes are replacing elbow ligaments, raising concerns about overtraining.
Los Angeles Times. July 21, 2008. Kevork Djansezian.
The uneven playing field: Girls’ sports injuries.
New York Times. May 11, 2008. Michael Solokove.
youth ACL injuries
Injury primer: Treat knee injuries before they occur with knee injury prevention programs.
ADVANCE for Physical Therapists & PT Assistants. March 8, 2010. Danielle Barone.
Preventing soccer-related knee injuries may be a training program away.
Los Angeles Times. January 16, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
An ounce of prevention may avoid an ACL injury.
Los Angeles Times. September 29, 2008. Jeannine Stein.
Exercises to help prevent ACL injuries: A physical therapist’s perspective.
APTA.
Sports and injuries in teens: ACL injuries.
Healthline. August 8, 2008. Nancy L. Brown, PhD.
Torn ACLs, other big injuries hit little athletes.
USA Today. July 7, 2008. Lauran Neergaard.
ACL Project Prevent: Working to reduce ACL injuries.
University of Southern California Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory.
youth concussions
Simple test may spot concussion in athletes: Device can measure reaction time of injured players, research shows.
MSNBC. February 16, 2010.
You say concussion, I say brain injury. Let’s call the whole thing serious.
Los Angeles Times. January 18, 2010. Melissa Healy.
Head injuries: Looking for signs and acting quickly.
New York Times. March 25, 2009. Liz Robbins.
Should Johnny play linebacker? Concussions sustained in high school sports may put young athletes at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Salon.com. January 13, 2009. Robert Burton.
Heads up: Concussion in youth sports.
Center for Disease Control. July 26, 2007.
health & wellness
Early fitness important to cutting future risk of diabetes, heart disease.
Los Angeles Times. June 18, 2010. Jessie Schiewe.
More time with the computer and TV could mean more back pain and headaches for teens.
Los Angeles Times. June 9, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Children’s health: Five common mistakes.
Chicago Tribune. June 8, 2010. Julie Deardorff.
Vigorous exercise linked with stronger hip bones in children.
Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Teens who don’t get enough sleep might be at risk for packing on the pounds.
Los Angeles Times. May 4, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Toddler TV time linked to poorer fourth-grade classroom attention, math and exercise.
Los Angeles Times. May 4, 2010. Melissa Healy.
The fat trap.
New York Times Magazine. April 12, 2010. Peggy Orenstein.
CPR with mouth-to-mouth is better for kids, researchers say.
Los Angeles Times. March 2, 2010. Karen Kaplan.
Violent behaviors among adolescent females.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health: The NSDUH Report. December 17, 2009.
Princesses aside, many young girls worry they are fat.
Los Angeles Times. November 24, 2009. Shari Roan.
Students give up wheels for their own two feet.
New York Times. March 26, 2009. Elisabeth Rosenthal.
Greatest Internet threat to teens may be teens themselves.
Los Angeles Times. January 26, 2009. Melissa Healy.
Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician.
FOX News. January 5, 2009. Lauran Neergaard.
Report ties children’s use of media to their health.
New York Times. December 1, 2008. Brian Stelter.
Lack of playtime is hurting children: Kids need play to be healthy, learn creativity and social skills, some argue.
Associated Press. November 18, 2008.
A rise in kidney stones is seen in U.S. children.
New York Times. October 27, 2008. Laurie Tarkan.
Healthful messages, wrapped in fiction.
New York Times. October 13, 2008. Tara Parker-Pope.
Small steps: A good-health guide.
New York Times. September 14, 2008. Tara Parker-Pope.
Two worlds, one problem: Busy suburbs see urgent need for health programs.
Washington Post. May 20, 2008. Annie Gowen.
nutrition
FDA warns against overdosing infants with vitamin D.
Los Angeles Times. June 15, 2010. Thomas H. Maugh II.
Should parents hide healthy food?
Chicago Tribune. June 9, 2010. Julie Deardorff.
Flashy fruits entice kids to chow down.
MSNBC. May 5, 2010. Rachael Rettner.
Milk, soft drinks, and bone strength.
Chicago Tribune. May 3, 2010. Elena Conis.
childhood obesity
Weight-loss surgery for kids: Maybe as a last resort.
Los Angeles Times. May 6, 2010. Melissa Healy.
A new map of childhood obesity in the U.S.
Los Angeles Times. May 3, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Obesity might be a factor in how kids metabolize drugs.
Los Angeles Times. April 27, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Risks for youths who eat what they watch.
New York Times. April 19, 2010. Jane E. Brody.
To tackle childhood obesity, focus more on pregnancy and infancy.
Los Angeles Times. April 15, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Fat American children: Many causes, a lifetime of effects.
Los Angeles Times. March 8, 2010. Jill U. Adams.
Obesity risks start before birth.
Los Angeles Times. March 8, 2010. Shari Roan.
Surgery for obese children?
New York Times. February 16, 2010. Laura Beil.
When children are overweight, changes for the whole family.
New York Times. February 12, 2010. Lesley Alderman.
Child obesity risks death at early age, study finds.
New York Times. February 10, 2010. Roni Caryn Rabin.
Three factors to fight childhood obesity.
Los Angeles Times. February 8, 2010. Shari Roan.
What is to blame for child obesity?
Los Angeles Times. December 21, 2009. Amina Khan.
First 6 months key to childhood obesity, study finds.
Los Angeles Times. March 30, 2009. Deborah L. Shelton.
Obese teens as likely as smokers to die early, study finds.
New York Times. March 3, 2009. Roni Caryn Rabin.
Study finds obese kids have arteries as thick as 45-year-olds’.
Los Angeles Times. November 12, 2008. Thomas H. Maugh II.
Child obesity seen as warning of heart disease.
New York Times. November 11, 2008. Pam Belluck.
Scholastic burden: A study in Philadelphia finds that overweight children have lower scores in certain tests and are less inclined to join sports.
Los Angeles Times. July 28, 2008. Jeannine Stein.
fitness for kids
Surgeon General urges exercise for optimal health.
Medscape. June 17, 2010. Regina M. Benjamin.
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Hit the treadmill — not just the books — to boost grades.
American College of Sports Medicine. June 3, 2010.
Even healthy children may show asthma-like symptoms during exercise.
Los Angeles Times. May 19, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Baby swimming appears to show later benefits.
Los Angeles Times. May 3, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Disadvantaged children may fall short in basic motor skills.
Los Angeles Times. April 26, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Regular exercise may trump the obesity gene in teens.
Los Angeles Times. April 5, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Physical fitness linked to academic success: Fit students perform better on standardized tests, study shows.
MSNBC. February 25, 2010.
Being a good fitness role model for kids might not have to involve sweat.
Los Angeles Times. January 27, 2010. Jeannine Stein.
Moving from team sport to life long fitness.
New York Times. January 11, 2009. Linda Saslow.
Want to boost kids’ grades? Get them moving.
MSNBC. August 19, 2008. Jacqueline Stenson.
Mom, I’m at the gym doing homework (really!).
New York Times. August 2, 2007. Nora Isaacs.
Train like a pro, even if you’re 12.
New York Times. July 19, 2007. Catherine Saint Louis.
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