Educational Information about Sports and Exercise

Children

• Activity and Exercise
  • Female Athletic Triad
  • Physical Activity for Children
  • Weight-Bearing Exercise for Women and Girls
• Common Sports Injuries & Conditions
  • Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain
  • Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
  • Throwing Injuries in the Elbow
• Sports
  • A Guide to Safety for Young Athletes
  • Flexibility Exercises for Young Athletes
  • High School Sports Injuries
  • High School Sports Injuries: Safe Return to Play
  • Recreational Activities and Childhood Injuries
  • The Young Athlete

Common Sports Injuries & Conditions

• Burners and Stingers
• Female Athletic Triad
• Heat Exhaustion
• Heat Injury
• Muscle Contusion (Bruise)
• Muscle Cramp
• Sprains and Strains: What's the Difference?
• Sprains, Strains and Other Soft Tissue Injuries
• Stress Fractures
• Foot and Ankle
  • Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle
• Hand and Wrist
  • Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger)
• Hip
  • Hip Bursitis
  • Hip Dislocation
  • Hip Strains
  • Snapping Hip
• Knee and Leg
  • ACL Injury: Does It Require Surgery?
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
  • Burning Thigh Pain (Meralgia paresthetica)
  • Collateral Ligament Injuries
  • Combined Knee Ligament Injuries
  • Common Knee Injuries
  • Compartment Syndrome
  • Goosefoot (Pes Anserine) Bursitis of the Knee
  • Hamstring Muscle Strain
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Kneecap (Prepatellar) Bursitis
  • Meniscal Tear
  • Meniscal Transplants
  • Muscle Strains in the Thigh
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
  • Runner's Knee (Patellofemoral Pain)
  • Shin Splints
  • Unstable Kneecap
• Shoulder, Arm, Elbow
  • Biceps Tendon Tear at the Shoulder
  • Rotator Cuff Tears
  • Rotator Cuff Tears and Treatment Options
  • Rotator Cuff Tears: Frequently Asked Questions
  • Shoulder Impingement
  • Shoulder Separation
  • Shoulder Surgery
  • Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)

Exercise

• General
  • Why Exercise?
• Planning an Exercise Program
  • Aerobic Exercise
  • Beginning a Weight Training Program
  • Cross Training
  • Exercise Walking
  • Selecting Home Exercise Equipment
  • Starting an Exercise Program
  • Tips for a Safe Running Program
  • Warm Up, Cool Down and Be Flexible
  • Weight-Bearing Exercise for Women and Girls
• Seniors
  • Exercise and Bone and Joint Conditions
  • Exercises For Persons 60 Years and Older
  • Physical Activity for Seniors
  • Seniors and Exercise
  • Seniors and Exercise: Starting an Exercise Program

Other

• Creatine Supplements
• Risks of Steroid Use
• Sports Nutrition

Resources

• Additional Resources on Sports
• Fitness Resources

Wellness

• Daily Activity Log
• Effects of Aging
• Patterns and Trends in Physical Activity
• People Reporting Leisure-Time Physical Activity
• Physical Activity for Persons with Mental Retardation
• Stay Active: Safe at Any Age
• Staying Active As You Age

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