Growing pains? While it can be challenging for kids and parents, growing pains are common and can occur in up to 49% of children. Two common leg conditions associated with growing are os-good schlatters disease and severs disease. Both of which involve an irritation of boney growth plates. Growth plates are found at the [...]
When injury strikes, the first thing that most of us want to know is ‘how long will this take to heal?’ The answer to this can be complicated and requires at least a little understanding of how the different tissues of the body heal. Each of the tissues of the [...]
We know many of the habits that shape our adult lives are set in childhood. Physical activity is important for a growing body as movement and weight bearing have a large impact on bone strength, muscle and tendon health! In an era of online games, its important to keep a balance and build healthy active [...]