Pediatric Upper Extremity Injuries in Sports Part 1

Course overview

How is the pediatric athlete different from the older, or skeletally mature, athlete? Over three of the last four decades, sports injuries in adolescent youth have skyrocketed. Over a quarter of all childhood injuries are due to sports. In Part One of this two-part series on pediatric upper extremity injuries, Dr. Michael Fink presents the most common upper extremity injuries that affect young, skeletally immature athletes. Participants will learn preventative measures they can use to help pediatric athletes avoid upper extremity injuries. Dr. Fink provides a detailed examination of shoulder girdle injuries, Little League Shoulder, and Pitching Guidelines for pediatric athletes. By the end of this course, participants will be able to demonstrate knowledge of select assessment and rehabilitation techniques for these conditions.