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Sports Injuries

Growing Pains

Growing pains are leg pains and soreness that happen to kids at night, usually when they're 3 to 12 years old.

Head Injuries

Head injuries can be external or internal. Learn more about both kinds, how to prevent them, and what to do if your child is injured.

How Can Parents Help Prevent Concussions?

Concussions are serious injuries. Here's how to help protect kids and teens from them.

How Long Does it Take for a Broken Bone to Heal?

How long does a broken bone take to heal? Find out!

Jumper's Knee

Jumper's knee is an overuse injury that happens when frequent jumping, running, and changing direction damages the patellar tendon.

Little League Elbow

Little League elbow is an overuse injury to the elbow caused by repetitive throwing. Most cases happen in pitchers, but any young athlete who throws a lot can get the condition.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Cervical Spine

A cervical spine MRI can help evaluate various symptoms and also help diagnose tumors, bleeding, swelling, infections, or inflammatory conditions in the vertebrae or surrounding tissues.

Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injuries

MCL injuries can happen in active and athletic kids, when excessive pressure is put on the knee joint, resulting in a torn ligament.

Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is one of the most common causes of knee pain in adolescents. It's really not a disease, but an overuse injury.

Panner's Disease

Panner's disease is a painful bone condition linked to overuse of the elbow. Kids with Panner's disease need to avoid all activities that cause pain so the bone can heal.