Publications by authors named "R D Zwicker"

Background: The identified domains of child physical literacy include knowledge/understanding, behavior, motivation/confidence, and physical competency. Understanding physical literacy is critical to moving forward intervention efforts surrounding physical inactivity.

Objectives: To investigate physical literacy domains by presenting responses to the Play, Lifestyle & Activity in Youth (PLAY) questionnaire and analyze the relationship between comparable questions in the child and parent sections.

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Objective: To investigate CrossFit-related injuries presenting to a pediatric sports medicine clinic.

Design: Retrospective review of pediatric CrossFit-related injuries from between January 1, 2003, and June 31, 2016.

Setting: Pediatric sports medicine clinic at a tertiary-level academic medical center.

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Objective: To examine CrossFit-related injuries based on sex and age.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Setting: A tertiary-level pediatric sports medicine clinic.

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: To describe the evaluation, management and recovery time of hallux sesamoid fractures in young athletes.: A retrospective chart review was performed in a large academic teaching institution over a 5-year period (1/1/2010-12/31/2014). All patients with a sesamoid injury were initially included.

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Background: Hip microinstability has gained attention recently as a potential cause of hip pain. Currently there is a lack of evidence-based objective diagnostic criteria surrounding this diagnosis. Previous studies have shown translation of the femoral head during extreme hip positions.

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