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Preventing Sports Injuries

2014-09-19T16:35:59-07:00September 19th, 2014|Blog|

It’s fall, which means back to school and back to extracurricular sports. Around 30 million children play sports in the United States, and of those more than 3.5 million children, ages 14 or younger, are injured every year playing sports. Some of these injuries are minor, such as sprains or strains, but some are more serious and can have longer lasting consequences. It helps to [...]

How To Prepare Your Child For Their Yearly Physical

2014-09-05T04:29:31-07:00September 5th, 2014|Blog|

Even if your child is in perfectly good health, it is important to make sure that they visit their pediatrician for a yearly physical. Not only does it give the parents a chance to ask questions regarding their child’s eating habits, behavior, and overall health, but seeing a patient in person allows the pediatrician to gauge their health more accurately. Annual physicals are different from [...]