2023
October
13,
2023
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10:24 AM
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Story by Ashley Antle. Video by Tom Riehm.Cook Children’s Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Walsh Ranch is expanding to include an outdoor sports complex designed to help young athletes train for peak performance. The John and Tracy Sellers Sports …
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September
18,
2023
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10:14 AM
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Note: This story was featured on Good Morning America. View it here.By Heather DugeValerie Shorten, BSN, RN, and her son, Marquis Shorten, are no strangers to overcoming obstacles. Each one has led them to where they are today.Marquis faced a …
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September
14,
2023
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13:56 PM
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By Ashley AntleWith school back in session, many kids are once again suiting up for fall sports and hitting the field, track or court for competition. Doing so offers a child many benefits. Along with being an outlet for exercise and physical …
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June
01,
2023
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12:15 PM
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By Jean YaegerBefore they can pump weights in the school gym or march with the band this summer, teens in Texas need to complete a form that aims to catch any underlying health concerns.The annual UIL pre-participation physical evaluation form …
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January
12,
2023
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11:16 AM
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By Ashley AntleThey grow up so fast. One minute you’re rocking your baby in your arms and breathing in their sweet baby smell from the top of their head, and the next you’re carting them off to the doctor for their teen physical and wellness …
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2022
August
29,
2022
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12:30 PM
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By Linda GoelzerHeat illness during sports practice or competition is among the leading causes of death in the U.S. for high school athletes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Scorching summer sun …
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January
25,
2022
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20:04 PM
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In the world of sports, muscles matter. They are the force behind strength, power and endurance. Muscles play a role in mobility, stability, circulation, respiration, temperature regulation and even injury prevention. Healthy, well-conditioned …
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2018
August
16,
2018
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13:44 PM
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The first week of school is always one of the busiest weeks of the year for emergency departments across the country, including Cook Children’s.
Last year saw more kids coming to the Emergency Department for playground falls, sports …
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2017
August
16,
2017
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15:00 PM
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School is just around the corner, so it can be a very busy time for students and parents to start buying school supplies and school clothes for the new school year. One piece of equipment, which is often overlooked, is the essential …
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July
26,
2017
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13:48 PM
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"Should my child play football?"
"Should my child play football?"
You may be asking yourself this question with all the recent news about the dangers of chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE. A study in the most …
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2016
October
19,
2016
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15:58 PM
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Cook Children’s consists of six programs within the system that treat different populations within pediatric physical therapy.
Home Health
Inpatient Hospital
Neurodevelopmental Physical Therapy
NICU
Skilled Inpatient Rehab …
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October
19,
2016
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09:41 AM
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These days many of kids' sporting associations, coaches and sometimes even parents seem to treat kids as little adults. However, kids are not just small adults. Children are still growing, which makes them more prone to injury. They also are …
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June
21,
2016
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16:59 PM
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If you are the parent of a young athlete, you may have noticed a difference in the way kids are participating in sports than when you were a kid.
At Cook Children’s SPORTS Rehab, we’ve noticed a shift in what we see in our clinic. …
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June
14,
2016
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15:28 PM
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Since the passage of Title IX, female athletes have made huge strides in gaining equality on the playing field, but there are differences that the female athlete must contend with that their male counterparts do not.
Girls are made differently …
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April
18,
2016
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14:04 PM
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A hand being caught in a door, a child running with scissors or even holding a video game controller too much. Hand injuries to children happen more often than you might think. But what happens after the injury? Cara Smith, a certified hand …
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February
05,
2016
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10:25 AM
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With the Super Bowl marking the end of football season and the movie Concussion starring Will Smith in theatres the topic of concussions has never been more talked about more than it is today.
If you have paid attention to football over the last …
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January
11,
2016
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14:58 PM
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“My son plays fall baseball, spring baseball and was recently chosen for a summer select league.”
“My daughter plays select soccer and can’t afford to take any time off for her injury without the risk of losing her …
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January
08,
2016
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11:08 AM
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“I want to quit!”
“This is not fun!”
“I don’t want to play anymore.”
Are these lines you’ve heard your young athlete say? Have you found yourself asking questions like – “What …
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2015
December
11,
2015
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11:34 AM
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A new study shows that injuries to cheerleaders don’t happen often, but when they do occur they are usually serious.
Researchers in Pediatrics found that only track and field and swimming were safer as far as the number of injuries to …
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December
08,
2015
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11:19 AM
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Cheerleading has changed in the past 30 years from yells and claps to routines with high level gymnastic tumbling runs and stunts. It has also become a year-round sport with summer camps and cheerleading competitions. This has increased the …
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October
01,
2015
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16:34 PM
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Running is an excellent form of exercise and is growing in popularity. With an increasing frequency of inactivity and childhood obesity, promoting physical activity in kids is extremely important. Kids have a natural desire to move around and play. …
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September
24,
2015
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14:46 PM
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You probably have never thought about this, but you begin training your core as an infant. Babies are great examples of how being active can build a solid core. From the time when they begin lifting their heads up they are training their core. They …
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September
03,
2015
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14:45 PM
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Strength training programs for preadolescents and adolescents can be safe and effective if proper resistance training techniques and safety precautions are followed.
Preadolescents and adolescents should avoid competitive weight lifting, power …
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September
01,
2015
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09:59 AM
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A federal judge in a class-action NFL concussion lawsuit approved a plan that could pay thousands of players more than $1 billion over the next 65 years.
Richard Roberts, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Cook Children’s, wonders what it’s …
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August
19,
2015
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11:15 AM
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It seems like every year as baseball season comes into full swing we open up the paper and read about more and more big league pitchers that are out for the season to undergo ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction, better known as …
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July
13,
2015
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15:39 PM
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“Sit up straight!”
“Stop Slouching!”
Why is my kid’s posture so poor?
THE PROBLEM
Do you get sick and tired of telling your child to sit up straight? Do you ever wonder why so many kids these days have …
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June
02,
2015
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10:00 AM
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Finger injuries don’t just happen to kids who are athletes. While it’s common for fingers to get “jammed” by a basketball or when diving back into first base, fingers are susceptible to getting caught in the car door, slammed …
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May
21,
2015
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10:11 AM
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Summer is just right around the corner and swim season is fast approaching. For some kids this will be their main sport, for others this will be just one of many. Swimming is one of the safest sports to participate in, however too much of a good …
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May
20,
2015
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10:28 AM
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Headaches can affect a child’s ability to concentrate, focus, and perform well in the classroom and on the field. Headaches are usually split into two categories, primary and secondary.
Primary headaches are the result of problems with pain …
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April
21,
2015
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15:45 PM
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At some point in time we have probably all seen a sporting event where an athlete goes down with an ankle injury. In a lot of those cases we have probably also heard the commentators or someone at the event say “Hopefully it’s only a …
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