Conditions We Treat

Sports Medicine: Posterior Tibialis Tendonitis

Posterior tibialis tendonitis is an injury of the posterior tibialis tendon in the back of the inner ankle.

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Sports Medicine: Salter-Harris Fracture-Type I of Distal Fibula

A Salter-Harris type 1 fracture is the mildest type of fracture that can occur to a growth plate.

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Sports Medicine: Sever's Disease

Sever’s disease is a painful condition of the heel that occurs in growing children.

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Sports Medicine: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Impingement syndrome is pain in the shoulder caused by pinching of the rotator cuff muscles beneath the edge of the shoulder blade (acromion).

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Sports Safety for Children

Because they are still growing, children are more susceptible to sports injuries. Half of those injuries could be prevented with proper safety gear, safer playing environments, and established safety rules.

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Sports Safety for Teens

Detailed information on sports safety

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Sports Safety—Identifying High-Risk Situations

Playing sports has many benefits for a child. But the correct safety measures need to be taken. Read on to learn more.

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Sprains

There are three types of sprains, which range from mild (Grade I) to severe (Grade III).

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Sprains and Strains in Children

Sprains and strains are types of injuries. A sprain is an injury to a ligament while a strain is an injury to a muscle or tendon.

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Stages of Play

Children go through distinct stages of play as they grow. Each stage is critically important to the development of the next.

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Staphylococcus - Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

Staphylococcus-Scalded Skin Syndrome is a skin infection caused by a bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus. This infection produces a toxin that can affect skin all over the body.

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Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers in Children

Read on for details about stomach and duodenal ulcers in children. Learn about causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

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Helping Hands Patient Education Materials

Written and illustrated by medical, nursing and allied health professionals at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Helping Hand instructions are intended as a supplement to verbal instructions provided by a medical professional. The information is periodically reviewed and revised to reflect our current practice. However, Nationwide Children's Hospital is not responsible for any consequences resulting from the use or misuse of the information in the Helping Hands.