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Sports Specialization and Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes

Sports Specialization and Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes

Article originally published in the Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas newsletter. Written by sports medicine physician Jane S. Chung, M.D. Print the PDF The good old days of unstructured child driven “free play” has been largely replaced by the current sports...

Is Your Athlete Getting Enough?

Is Your Athlete Getting Enough?

What is enough?Your body needs fuel to grow, learn, and perform. Food provides this fuel. You need to change how much you eat depending on what you are doing. You also must be careful to eat enough of the right foods to fuel your body for growing and to perform in...

Sports Medicine Team Makes an Impact at Annual Meeting

Sports Medicine Team Makes an Impact at Annual Meeting

Last week, staff from our sports medicine team were in Glendale, AZ for the 7th annual Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRiSM) meeting. PRiSM is a unique group of multidisciplinary medical professionals who are devoted to advancing the care for young...

Keeping Your Young Athlete Safe

Keeping Your Young Athlete Safe

“Infectious diseases are not uncommon in athletes who participate in team sports, whether it be through school or club sport,” says Jane S. Chung, M.D., Scottish Rite for Children sports medicine physician. “Adolescents in particular are not the best when it comes...

FOX 4: New Exercise Guidelines – Move more, sit less, start younger

FOX 4: New Exercise Guidelines – Move more, sit less, start younger

Jane S. Chung, M.D., joined FOX 4’s Good Day to discuss the new exercise guidelines released by the American Heart Association.  Dr. Chung discussed the benefits exercise can have for children of all ages, and what types of physical activity parents should encourage....