Keep Kids in the Game for Life Through the STOP Sports Injuries Campaign

April 6, 2012

Health Care and, Business Leaders, and Professional Athletes Join Forces to Help Young Athletes Play Safe and Stay Healthy...

Clearing Kids for Sports Participation Sparks Conflicts

(HealthDay, September 10, 2010)

It is recommended that cardiovascular screening is done for high school and college athletes before they start participating in athletics and at two to four-year intervals.

Prevention, Causes and Treatment of Overuse Injuries in child athletes

(MamaDweeb, July 27, 2010)

Fifty percent of all sports-related injuries in children ages 5-14 are due to overuse. This number was only 10 percent 30 years ago! This information is compiled by the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children and is the guiding statistic for the creation of the Rocky Mountain Youth Sports Medicine Institute.

New youth sports medicine facility coming to area in August

(Douglas County Stay-at-Home Moms Examiner, July 9, 2010)

A recent study from the American Academy of Pediatric's Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness found that girls and boys suffer from different types of soccer-related injuries.