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Overtraining and Overuse Injuries in Youth Athletes
BySports Medicine Weekly March 4, 2020October 14, 2026

Podcast with Justin Velarde, DPT, CIMT and Clinical Director at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy joining Steve and Dr. Cole to discuss overtraining and overuse injuries in youth athletes. They discuss the signs of overtraining, susceptibility of overhead athletes, and the best approach for young athletes to avoid injury. Justin Velarde has been a physical therapist…

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ATI PhysicalTherapy | Back | Blog | Foot | Gymnastics | Head | Injury | Sports | Therapy | Training | Treatment | Youth

Flipping, flying, twisting, and turning: Gymnasts make it look easy, but it’s hard on the body
BySports Medicine Weekly March 3, 2020October 14, 2026

Gymnastics is tough. (If you’ve watched “Make It or Break It” — and hey, it’s okay to admit you’ve seen it once or twice — you know what we mean.) We’re not talking about dealing with the competition or coaches or mental blocks. We’re talking about the injuries that can result from constantly contorting their…

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Athletico | Blog | Performance | Prevention | Sports | Training | Youth

The Benefits of Playing Multiple Sports
BySports Medicine Weekly March 2, 2020March 1, 2020

Sports play an important role in many children’s developmental years. Participation in athletics can help children learn motor control, patience, teamwork, listening skills and the benefits of hard work. In 2018, data shows 52 percent of kids aged 6 to 12 participated in team or individual sports. Data from 2008 shows 27 percent of youth…

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Advice to Parents raising Young Athletes
BySports Medicine Weekly February 24, 2020October 14, 2026

3 lessons from a former collegiate athlete, coach, and parent I can’t say that I’ve seen it all, but I can say that I’ve seen enough. As the son of a college basketball coach, a former collegiate athlete myself, a former Strength & Conditioning Coach, and now the father of 3 active boys, I spent…

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ACSM | Blog | Fitness | Performance | Sports | Training | Youth

10 Myths about Youth Physical Activity
BySports Medicine Weekly February 14, 2020October 14, 2026

Debunking 10 Common Myths and Misperceptions about Youth Physical Activity Key Messages: 1. Regular participation in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) including muscle and bone strengthening exercise is known to improve cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular fitness and health, while providing the potential to also improve emotional, social and cognitive well-being. 2. The impact of physical…

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ATI PhysicalTherapy | Blog | Hockey | Injury | Sports | Therapy | Treatment | Youth

From contusions to concussions: How field hockey can be a “rough” sport on your body
BySports Medicine Weekly January 15, 2020January 13, 2020

They may play the sport in a skirt, but that doesn’t diminish the intensity and toughness required to make it on the field. Although field hockey is considered a “non-contact” sport, the sticks, balls, and bodies involved can still lead to number of acute injuries. — Primarily a female sport in the U.S. (the men’s…

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Stingers and Burners In Football
BySports Medicine Weekly November 23, 2019October 14, 2026

Stingers are common in tackle football. The player will feel a burning or stinging sensation from the shoulder to the hand; The player can return to play with a completely normal arm: no stinging or burning, full motion, normal strength; Practicing Heads Up Tackling is a good way to minimize your risk of stingers, neck…

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ATI’s Ellen Shanley on the association of lower extremity musculoskeletal injury with concussion
BySports Medicine Weekly November 2, 2019October 14, 2026

Podcast with Ellen Shanley, PHD, PT, OCS of ATI Physical Therapy joining Steve and Dr. Cole to discuss a recent study conducted at ATI on the association of lower extremity musculoskeletal injury with concussion in high school athletes. Recent work has suggested that suffering a lower extremity injury may increase an athletes risk of having…

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NFL Quarterback Injuries, ACL Tears in Youth Athletes
BySports Medicine Weekly October 22, 2019October 14, 2026

Podcast with Steve and Dr. Cole discussing the plethora of NFL quarterback injuries, including Nick Foles, Ben Roethlisberger, and Drew Brees. They discuss the incidence of Tommy John injury in football versus baseball, clavicle fractures, and ligament injuries of the thumb. Finally, Dr. Cole talks about his experience in managing ACL tears in young athletes….

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ATI PhysicalTherapy | Blog | Head | Injury | Prevention | Therapy | Treatment | Youth

Sport-Related Concussions: Risks, Prevention and Treatment
BySports Medicine Weekly October 16, 2019October 15, 2019

Sport-related concussions are a concern for athletes of all ages, but especially for youth and adolescents. Athletes in middle and high school have been shown to suffer important short- and long-term problems after one or more concussions. These athletes often take more time than adults to recover from the immediate symptoms of concussions and require…

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670TheScore | Football | Interviews | Performance | Podcast Episodes | Science | Sports | Training | Youth

Emmett Cleary Discusses Transitioning from the NFL to Medical School
BySports Medicine Weekly October 11, 2019July 31, 2020

Podcast with Former NFL player?Emmett Cleary joining Steve Kashul and Dr. Brian Cole. Emmett is currently a medical student at Keck University and discusses being a college athlete while studying biology, playing for the NFL and transitioning into medical school. Sports Medicine Weekly on With Steve Kashul and?Dr. Brian Cole

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Symptoms and Treatment of Concussions in Football
BySports Medicine Weekly October 8, 2019August 1, 2020

Podcast with Steve Kashul and guest co-host Dr. Nikhil Verma discussing the start of the football season and youth football. Dr. Verma lends his expertise on the signs of concussion and how it is typically treated. With expanding CTE research, concussion and brain injury is a critical issue where proper identification of the injury is…

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