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Over-use Injuries in Kids

1:45 to Read | sports, injury

What risk is involved when your child decides to play one sport year round?

The Internet, Your Child’s Health and You

1:30 to Read | ER, injury, internet

Do you check the web before you take your child to the ER. You're not alone.

Summer Means Head Lacerations

accident, injury, safety

Parents are often frantic (as we all can be) when their child falls and you see blood coming from the head and face.

Dealing With Dog Bites

CDC, ER, injury

What should you do if your child is bitten by a dog?

Head Injury Linked To Violent Behavior

2:00 to Read | violence, study, injury, head injury, development

According to a new study, if your child sustained a head injury they are more likely to get into a fight.

New Concussion Guidelines for Student Athletes

children, concussion, injury, school, student-athlete, UIL

New guidelines by the University Interscholastic League (UIL), the governing body of Texas high school athletics, have been established for the 2011-2012 season...Under the new guidelines, no student-athlete that sustains a concussion will be allowed to return to play on the same day.

Kids Who Specialize In One Sport Have More Injuries

accident, children, exercise, injury, sports injuries

Kids who came to the clinic with injuries played organized sports an average of 11 hours a week, compared with fewer than nine hours in the uninjured group. Although the researchers did not specifically look at this, Jayanthi said he has noticed that more highly specialized sports such as tennis, gymnastics and dance tend to be linked to more severe overuse injuries.