Female Athelete

Unique Considerations for Female Athletes

Unique Considerations for Female Athletes

These are highlights from a lecture provided as part of, Coffee, Kids and Sports Medicine, a monthly lecture series for medical professionals. Using example cases and detailed visuals, sports medicine physician Jane S. Chung, M.D., discussed the evaluation and...

Soaring to New Heights: Growth Spurt in Dancers

Soaring to New Heights: Growth Spurt in Dancers

In general, females undergo growth spurts earlier in life than males. This means that most girls experience significant growth at a younger age than boys. Julia Buckelew, P.T., D.P.T., says, “According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), peak height velocity...