Athlete
A Guy's Guide to Sports Nutrition Essentials
Nutrition plays a large role in athletic performance. Learn how to make the most of your meals.
Athletic Shoes
The running shoes you wear can affect your running form and your chances of sustaining a foot or ankle injury. Learn which type and style of shoe is right for you.
Burner/Stinger
Burners and stingers, common injuries in contact and collision sports, produce a stinging or burning pain that spreads from an athlete’s shoulder to his or her hand. Most of these injuries are temporary and symptoms fade quickly. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of burners and stingers.
Growth Plate Fractures
Growth plates are areas of cartilage located near the ends of bones. Click here to learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of growth plate fractures.
Heat Illness
Heat illness is the accumulation of body heat that results when the body’s ability to cool itself is overwhelmed. Know the risk factors and prevent heat illness.
High School Sports Injuries
Uneven growth patterns in young athletes make them more susceptible to muscle, tendon, and growth plate injuries. Learn the different types of injuries that occur in high school athletes and how you can prevent them this season.
Young Athlete
Fitness for Kids
Regular physical activity produces several physical, psychological, and social benefits for children. Click here for tips on helping your child stay active.
Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile arthritis is the most common type of arthritis in children, and it affects nearly 250,000 children under 16 years old. Learn about the three main types of this autoimmune disease and ways it can be treated.
Physical Activity for Children
Regular physical activity produces several physical, psychological, and social benefits for children. Click here for tips on helping your child stay active.
Sports Hernia (Athletic Pubalgia)
Sports activities that involve a sudden change of direction and intense twisting movements can cause a tear in the soft tissue of the lower abdomen or groin called a sports hernia. Without treatment, this injury can result in chronic pain that prevents the athlete from recovering and returning to sports activities.
Throwing Injuries in the Elbow in Children
For young athletes, throwing injuries in the elbow that are left untreated can lead to complicated conditions. Read about the warning signs and treatment options for throwing injuries of the elbow.