The AdventHealth Blog

Often, children and teens learn about sports injuries the hard way: by getting hurt.

The word concussion can strike fear in the hearts of parents especially those with children who participate in youth contact sports.

For decades, virtually every schoolchild in America has passed through the same nurses' office ritual. The child leans forward at the waist, and the nurse looks for a bulge in the child's rib cage...

Do you feel like your child hears you but frequently doesn't understand? Does he or she fail to follow directions in school or regularly need others to repeat themselves?

Good posture is important it leads to healthy bone and muscle development and prevents pain in childhood and later in life. But there are more threats to good posture than ever.

Leaned forward, elbows on the desk. Leaning back, teetering on the chairs back legs. Running from class to class to beat the bell. Without a second thought, kids put their spine through a workout...

Minor scrapes, strains and bruises are expected, but as many as half of all children will experience a broken bone. And most of these fractures occur while engaging in sports.