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Apophysitis: Why Children Shouldn’t Play Through Pain
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Apophysitis: Why Children Shouldn’t Play Through Pain

Apophysitis is an inflammation or stress injury to the areas on or around growth plates in children and adolescents. Apophysitis is usually caused by repetitive overuse activities like running, jumping, and throwing but can also occur as an acute injury with a fall or rapid, powerful movement.

Establishing Bedtime Routine and Helping Your Child Fall Asleep
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Establishing Bedtime Routine and Helping Your Child Fall Asleep

If you have a child who cries or calls out after they are put in bed, refuses to sleep in their own bed or insists an adult stay with them, you can use the following tips to help your child learn to stay quietly in bed until they fall asleep.

Sleep Hammocks: Are They Safe for Babies?
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Sleep Hammocks: Are They Safe for Babies?

The inventors and designers of sleep hammocks claim traditional crib designs can lead to risks due to suffocation and arms and legs getting trapped in between the crib railings. However, sleep hammocks have several risks of their own.

How to Treat and Prevent Chapped Lips
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How to Treat and Prevent Chapped Lips

Dry, chapped, irritated lips are more than just unsightly – they can be painful as well. Unfortunately, many of us are used to this feeling and see our kids suffer too.

Household Cleaners and Eye Injuries: The Importance of Safe Storage
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Household Cleaners and Eye Injuries: The Importance of Safe Storage

Household cleaning products represent a major source of exposures reported to U.S. poison control centers, and they commonly involve the eyes, especially among children.

Why Do Kids Need to Go to the Doctor so Often?
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Why Do Kids Need to Go to the Doctor so Often?

If you’re a parent, I don’t need to tell you how fast children grow – physically and emotionally. And your questions and concerns grow right along with them. This is why well child visits are so important.

What Does Your Child’s Tantrum Really Mean?
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What Does Your Child’s Tantrum Really Mean?

Screaming, crying, kicking and rolling on the floor. Tantrums. Sometimes, as a parent, you might witness a tantrum and find yourself frustrated. Here are some common reasons children misbehave.

How to Improve Wrestling Quickness and Agility
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How to Improve Wrestling Quickness and Agility

Wrestling has evolved to become a dynamic and agile sport. While strength is still important, there seems to be new contender and strategy for winning matches - quickness!

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Lets Connect

Virtual Professional Consultations and Collaborations Let’s Connect is a free consultation and mentoring service for injury professionals and trainees to connect with faculty and senior staff in the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus,

Fellowship Benefits
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Fellowship Benefits

Our fellows are hospital employees. They are eligible to receive the same benefits as other full-time staff.

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