All Articles by Deb Vee

To provide maximum protection against head injury, a boy's hockey helmet needs to fit properly. Here's a 12-point checklist.

To provide maximum protection against head injury, a boy's lacrosse helmet needs to fit properly. Here's a 13-point checklist.

While there a wide variety of coaching styles, techniques and philosophies in youth sports, there are a few qualities that separate good coaches from great ones. A nationally-recognized performance coach explains that there are a few rules of thumb all coaches should follow.

Many parents may lack knowledge about sport-related concussions and mild traumatic brain injury, according to two studies presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition in San Diego in October 2014.

Here are a dozen reasons why eggs should be a part of your daily breakfast routine.

As summer winds down and school starts up again, many students are feeling the pressure to show off their new wardrobes and look their best. And with awkward body changes and constant pressure from the media, being around their peers could stir up fierce competition, especially in girls, leaving some to battle symptoms of anorexia nervosa, says an eating disorder specialist.

Heavy school backpacks, lack of physical activity, and poor posture are all things that can contribute to back pain, so as children head back to school, here are some tips from a top orthopedic surgeon on how parents can help prevent their child from developing back pain.

Harvard Medical School’s Joseph B. Martin Conference Center will be the site for a groundbreaking youth sports health and safety summit on Monday, September 15, 2014. Sponsored by MomsTEAM Institute, a leading youth sports health and safety think tank and watchdog group, the SmartTeams Play Safe™: Protecting the Health & Safety of the Whole Child In Youth Sports By Implementing Best Practices summit will feature a series of educational, "TED-talk"-style presentations by nationally-recognized clinicians, researchers and youth sports safety advocates.