Related:
A new study led by Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center shows that adolescent girl athletes are as much as eight times more likely to injure their knee’s anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than boys. Dr. Christopher S. Ahmad, the study’s author, says girls in soccer, basketball, gymnastics and volleyball are at particular risk. He offers tips for girls on how to prevent ACL injuries, including making them more aware of their upright position during activities like landing from a jump and training them to assume a more flexed stance. He also suggests strengthening of hamstring, hip and core muscles. The study was published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine; access it at http://ajs.sagepub.com.
Will your child be our next cover model? Enter the 2013 Cover Contest!
More Child Raising Articles
Granny-Guru's Parenting Advice: Break Some Rules
Board Games: Should You Let Your Kids Win?
How to Stay Motivated This Spring
How to Avoid Being an Overprotective Parent: Advice from the Experts on Long Island
How to Avoid Being an Overprotective Parent: Advice from the Experts in Fairfield County, CT
|
Be a good fellow parent and share this with a friend who would be interested
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Local Child Raising Sponsors
|
|

|
SuperKids
898 Ethan Allen Highway Ridgefield, CT 866-944-9558
|
Join us this summer for our Super Summer Kids prog...
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

|
Rodizio Grill Stamford
5 Broad Street Stamford, CT 203.964.9177
|
Rodizio Grill is an authentic Brazilian style stea...
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

|
Island Hills Stables
26 Rocky Point Road Middle Island, NY 631-924-4046
|
We offer expert horseback riding lessons for child...
| |
|
|
|
|
|
See Our Child Raising Directory
|