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Children with arthritis affecting five or more joints, called polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (polyarticular JIA), living in less affluent families were twice as likely to report more than an hour of morning joint stiffness, compared to their counterparts from more affluent families, acc...

A lot of kids have been pushing up the scale numbers while home during the pandemic and parents need to take steps to prevent the dreaded "quarant...

Youth Sports are a great way to introduce your child to several important aspects of life, such as teamwork, leadership, camaraderie, fitness, social skills, and so much more. But when it comes to playing their favorite sport, how much is too much?

As long ago as 1984 the Journal of the American Medical Association published studies demonstrating brain damage in 87% of boxers studied by means of EEG and CT scan. This was not mere medical opinion. It was and is hard medical evidence, reproducible and subject to re-examination.

The volume of visits for pediatric fractures decreased by 2.5 fold during the COVID-19 pandemic at one pediatric trauma hospital, mostly due to a decrease in playground use and less participation in organized sports, researchers said.

Not too little, not too much Goldilocks' "just right" approach can now assess children's daily activities as new research from the Uni...

Most young athletes don't get enough sleep - and that may significantly affect their sports performance, according to a paper in the November issue of Current Sports Medicine Reports, official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The journal is published in the Lippinco...

Kids today are becoming focused on single sports at a younger age and are likely to play their sport year-round. More time playing sports leads to an increase in the chance of traumatic sports injuries. It also leads to more overuse injuries in the shoulder, elbow, knee and hip. Here are some steps ...

The advent of ankle arthroscopy has eliminated the need for open arthrotomy for a number of disorders ranging from loose bodies, soft tissue impingement, osteochondral lesions, and even some arthrodesis. The critical question in regard to the patient described above is to determine if the lesion is ...

There are 3 distinct fracture patterns that affect the base of the fifth metatarsal. Unfortunately, the terminology and descriptions of these injuries remain confusing in the orthopedic literature. Diagnostic clarity is critical as it dictates treatment recommendations and prognosis.