Sports Medicine Resources for Referring Providers

Our team of pediatric experts specializes in the treatment and prevention of sports injuries in student athletes of all ages and skill levels. 

Whether your patient’s sports-related injury happened in a stadium or the neighborhood park, our staff of doctors, athletic trainers and physical therapists are ready to provide age-appropriate care and get your patient back in the game. 

Resources For Families

Access resources to share with your patients and their families. Featured resources, as well as links to our full Helping Hands library and Sports Medicine articles library, are available below.

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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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Little League Elbow

Little league elbow is a painful inflammation of the bony bump on the inside of the elbow where the tendons of the muscles that bend your wrist and fingers are located. Little league elbow occurs as a result of overuse to the muscles of the elbow and forearm from activities such as throwing a ball.

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Stress Fracture

A fracture is a broken bone. A stress fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone. It is caused by repetitive activity.

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Shoulder Sprain

A shoulder sprain is a stretching or tearing of the Acromioclavicular (AC) ligament. This is located where your collar bone and shoulder meet, often called the AC joint.

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Athletic Training Workshop

Nationwide Children's Sports Medicine is hosting a workshop designed for high school students interested in emergency medicine, nursing, athletic training, physical therapy or other allied health and medical professions.

8 Signs Your Child's Knee Needs To Be Examined

If your child or teen is experiencing any of the following knee-related symptoms, he or she should be seen by a specialist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine.

Training Opportunities for Providers

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Sports Medicine Fellowship

The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship helps fellows develop and refine the skills necessary to become a well-trained sports medicine and musculoskeletal specialist by offering experience in clinical, teaching, research and research.

Additional Resources

Sports Medicine Blog Posts

Access blog posts written by our pediatric experts.

Sports Medicine Locations

Nationwide Children's Sports Medicine provides care at several Columbus and central Ohio locations.

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PediaCast CME 102: Common Knee Injuries in Student Athletes

This episode discusses the cause, diagnosis, management, and prevention of patellofemoral pain syndrome, Osgood-Schlatter disease, Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome, meniscal tears, patellar dislocation, and your every day sprains and strains.