Primary Care Considerations for the Adolescent Wrestler.

Purpose Of Review: Adolescent wrestlers undergo intense physical combat. While guidelines are effective in keeping the sport safer, concerns specific to the adolescent wrestler may be missed at primary care visits without knowledge of the unique challenges faced by these athletes. The following review highlights important characteristics of the adolescent wrestler which are of interest to primary care providers.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for Sideline Youth Sports Coverage.

Purpose Of Review: The purpose of this review is to discuss the use of point-of-care ultrasound for sideline youth sports coverage.

Recent Findings: Participation in youth sports has been increasing, with trends that athletes are specializing earlier and competing at higher levels at younger ages (NSCH 2019, Fabricant 2013). Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) utilizes non-invasive imaging to diagnose and manage various musculoskeletal conditions ranging from traumatic injuries, such as fractures and intramuscular hematomas, to early screening for conditions such as asymptomatic knee lesions.