Publications by authors named "Christina Eyers"
High school athletes sustaining a concussion require careful attention when determining return-to-sport (RTS) readiness. The purpose of this study was to determine epidemiological and RTS data of a large cohort of high school athletes who sustained 1 or more concussions. Records of 357 consecutive youth patients who sustained concussions and presented to a single health care system between September 2013 and December 2016 were reviewed.
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- Children benefit from physical activity, especially through play and organized sports, but some parents worry about the impact on their bone development.
- The epiphyseal growth plate in bones is crucial for growth and responds to various physiological factors, including hormones, but requires careful management to avoid injury from excessive exercise.
- More research is needed to understand how inactivity affects the epiphyseal growth plate, as current studies mainly focus on the effects of stress and loading from exercise.