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Baseball may look like a low-contact sport compared to football or soccer, but for young pitchers and catchers, it carries one of the highest overuse injury risks in all of youth athletics. As Little League and travel ball rosters fill back up this season, here's what parents need to know to keep young arms healthy all year long.

Your child's head weighs 10-12 lbs but tilt it 45° to look at a screen, and the pressure on their neck jumps to nearly 50 lbs. It's happening for hours, every day, to a spine that's still growing. I see moms bring in their children for two reasons: they noticed a "hump" forming at the neck, or they simply know how much screen time adds up. Either way, catching it early makes all the difference. Here's what's really happening, and 6 things you can do tonight. →

Cleared to Play: Why Your Student-Athlete's Sports Physical Is About More Than a Checkbox Tryouts are around the corner, and for most families, the sports physical is just another item on the back-to-school checklist sign the form, get the signature, move on. But the pre-participation physical evaluation (PPE) is designed to do a lot more than clear a roster spot. What a Sports Physical Actually Checks The modern PPE was developed jointly by the American Academy of Pediatrics

Heavy Backpacks, Growing Spines: What Every Back-to-School Parent Should Know It's that time of year again... new shoes, fresh notebooks, and a backpack that somehow gets heavier every August. But before your child heads back to the classroom, it's worth taking a second look at what's on their back, because that backpack could be doing more than weighing down their shoulders. The 10% Rule Pediatric and orthopedic health organizations agree on a simple benchmark. Researchers w

We throw the phrase "self-care" around a lot these days. Bubble baths, face masks, a few extra minutes with your coffee. And sure, those things count. But real self-care runs deeper than a Sunday ritual, it's about actively investing in the systems that let you show up fully in your life: your body, your nervous system, your mood, your energy. Self-Care Isn't a Luxury: It's Preventive Medicine for Your Mind The research on this is becoming harder to ignore. Self-care is descr

If you've felt a little wellness whiplash lately, you're not imagining it. On one hand, everyone's talking about biomarkers, wearables, and "quantifying" everything about how your body works. On the other, there's a growing exhaustion with all that tracking a real desire for care that still feels personal instead of just another dashboard to check. The Global Wellness Summit's 2026 forecast actually names this directly, describing a coming "over-optimization backlash" where p

Whether you are training for a local 5K, looking to clear your mind after a long day, or just logging your weekly miles, one thing is universal: how you move dictates how you feel. Running is a beautiful, high-impact sport. But because it is a repetitive motion, even the smallest misalignment or skipped step can turn into a nagging injury over time. To keep your joints happy and your stride smooth, your running routine needs to be built on three core pillars: dynamic preparat