Building and maintaining strong bones is crucial for children and young athletes. By the time children reach the age of 18, more than 80 percent of their bones have reached full development.
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Similar to your yearly well check–up with your physician, this yearly sports screening evaluation (usually required by the schools) tries to help keep kids safe while playing sports. The real focus of this visit is targeted questions related to certain heart conditions (that you may not know you have) that could lead to sudden cardiac death. Although uncommon, sudden death does occur in young athletes each year due to undiagnosed medical conditions (usually heart problems).
As fall sports ramp up, please remember to hydrate! This is especially important during double days and during work-outs while wearing sports equipment like pads and helmets.
