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What is "Little League elbow?" I hear this term used by the coaches at ball practice.
I've been volunteering as an athletic trainer for Little League teams for the past 10 years. I notice the younger kids have problems with pain and soreness on the inside of the elbow. The older kids complain more of pain along the outside of the elbow. Why the difference?
I've been coaching Little League for almost 30 years. It seems like more and more kids are coming up with various injuries, especially "pitcher's elbow" or "Little League elbow." Are there any studies to say why this is happening?
My 13-year-old son tore his left ACL. The doctor wants to delay surgery until my son's bones stop growing. Is this really necessary? He'll miss an entire season of baseball this way.
My 14-year old daughter injured herself in a dismount from the balance beam in gymnastics. They think she'll need surgery to repair a torn ACL, but they say she isn't "skeletally mature" yet. How can they tell this?
Which is more important for students carrying a backpack: wearing it over both shoulders or decreasing the amount of weight inside?
I see from the news that there's concern about young students carrying heavy backpacks. I went to school 30 years ago and we never used backpacks or even a book bag. What do they carry in them that's so heavy?
I don't want my child exposed to any more X-rays than absolutely necessary. The doctor wants to do X-rays to look for curvature of the spine in my 13-year old daughter. Isn't there some other way around this?
I notice my 9-year old son's shoulder blades stick out. No one else in our family has this problem. Should we do anything about it?
My 13-year-old son was just diagnosed with spondylolisthesis. The doctor warned us that damage to the disc is also possible with this condition. Is there any way to know for sure if this is happening?
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