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Sports and Children

Health Information from our Experts

  • My teenage son went to our pediatrician for a sport physical and the physician said he had an "innocent heart murmur" and was okay to play soccer. What is an innocent murmur? Is it dangerous?

  • My son recently started running cross country. He describes a dull aching pain on the lower front part of his shin bone. His running coach says he has shin splints. What are shin splints?

  • Are mouth guards important for student athletes?

  • My daughter coughs and wheezes while playing soccer. Otherwise, she is okay. Another parent said she had exercise asthma. Should she stop exercising and see her doctor?

  • Is there any way I can keep my children from getting head lice?

  • Three of my teenage grandsons are outgoing and excel at sports. A fourth is quiet and something of a loner. He not only does not play sports, he doesn't know anything about them. How can I help him become more of a typical boy?

  • My 13 year old son is very active in sports and has grown 5in. in the last three months. He has also been diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease, what is this condition and how can we treat this?

  • Our 9-year-old son has been playing soccer in the Fall/Spring months and basketball in the Winter/Summer months. He has been doing this since he was five years old. Are we putting him at risk for any type of joint degeneration? His father is currently be

  • My 10 year old 5'1" 145lb son is playing tackle football in full gear. He enjoys it very much. He will not be allowed to play next year based on his weight. I believe that at this weight he should be able to play. The league currently has 11-13yr olds pla

  • I sprained my ankle in December of 1999. It was bad and the bruise went half way up my calf. I didn’t play basketball for about a month and took it easy on the ankle. I even used crutches and a brace for a while. Recently, I fell on it again, I didn’t spra

  • My 13 year-old son dove for a basketball and knocked his upper front tooth out. The coaches quickly put the tooth on ice and covered it with a damp towel. Within five minutes, I put the tooth back into the socket. We were at our dentist's office within 10

  • How Healthy are sports drinks (gatorade) for children? My brother's kids drink only gatorade and only an occasional glass of chocolate milk. Their ages are 4,6,&8. They aren't particularly active and play inside most of the time. I bring our own drinks whe

  • My teenage son plays hockey and his hands smell because of the think gloves he wears. Is there anything I can do to reduce this unpleasant problem?

  • Is it okay for children playing soccer to head the ball?

  • Does heading a soccer ball cause a child to have brain damage?

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