Sports Medicine

What Is Baseline Testing for Sports Concussions?

What Is Baseline Testing for Sports Concussions?

Watch the video to learn more about baseline testing. Many studies suggest that access to baseline information when monitoring post-injury symptoms and deciding when a student athlete is ready to return to school or sports is helpful. Though this concept is useful...

Recognizing Adolescent Hip Conditions

Recognizing Adolescent Hip Conditions

Key messages from a presentation by staff orthopedist, David A. Podeszwa, M.D., at Coffee, Kids and Sports Medicine. Article originally published in first quarter, 2018 issue of Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas newsletter.  Watch the lecturePrint the PDF...

Are You Ready for the Lights and Sounds of a Friday Night in Texas?

Are You Ready for the Lights and Sounds of a Friday Night in Texas?

Friday night lights – there is a lot that goes into preparing for these fun, competitive and spirited evenings. Football players, cheerleaders, band members, drill team and color guard start their preparation during the hottest summer months. These practices can be...

Stress Management For Young Athletes

Stress Management For Young Athletes

Exercise, team play and goal-setting are all benefits of participating in youth sports. However, young athletes face a variety of stressors that other students do not face. Some of these are: Anxiety about athletic performance can become a distraction in daily life...

An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Perspective On Child Obesity

An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Perspective On Child Obesity

Originally presented by Corey S. Gill, M.D., at the Sports Medicine for Young Athlete: How Do We Keep Our Kids Safe Conference in Frisco.Childhood obesity is a significant public health problem and significantly increases the risk of developing a number of...

Tips to Know About Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee

Tips to Know About Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee

This week, members from our sports medicine team are attending the sixth annual Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRiSM) meeting. Among many small group sessions, our team is part of a multi-center research group focused on osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)...

What You Need to Know About Getting a Cast Removed

What You Need to Know About Getting a Cast Removed

The experts in our Fracture Clinic specialize in caring for broken bones. Depending on the child and the nature of the injury, a cast may be needed to treat the break. Learn more about our Fracture Clinic, located at our Frisco campus, and what it is like to have a...

Aidan – BMW Dallas Marathon Patient Champion

Aidan – BMW Dallas Marathon Patient Champion

Since 2007, the Patient Champion program has enlisted Scottish Rite Hospital patients to help encourage and cheer on runners in the BMW Dallas Marathon. This program is a way to highlight some of the wonderful kids the marathon generously supports each year. We’re...

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....

Sports Can Benefit Children with ADHD

Sports Can Benefit Children with ADHD

How are ADHD, sports and concussions linked? How can parents best guide their children to lead an active and healthy lifestyle, while calculating the benefits versus possible risks of participating in sports? For children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity...

DFW Child: Sports are good for kids with ADHD–and more dangerous

DFW Child: Sports are good for kids with ADHD–and more dangerous

Read the original article on the DFW Child website here.  From the time he was a toddler, Jamie Maness was a burst of energy. “Climbing on everything, getting into everything, risky behavior, no fear,” his mother, Debbie Maness, says. When the Plano boy was 6 years...

D CEO: Scottish Rite’s Frisco Facility is Open for Business

D CEO: Scottish Rite’s Frisco Facility is Open for Business

Read the original story on D CEO's website here. The Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center started accepting its first patients this week, and the entire building is a testament to movement and recovery. Color-coded floors, bands of shifting...

Share Your Story: A Ballerina’s Recovery

Share Your Story: A Ballerina’s Recovery

Meet Julia, a sports medicine patient who had surgery to correct her ankle. Julia was diagnosed with Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) at nine years old. Learn more about her journey to recovery below.Julia, our 9-year-old daughter, leads a very active childhood. She...