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Nov. 20, 2009

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I’m a 14 year old boy and I am constantly working out. I’m in many sports such as track, cross country, soccer and I run marathons. Do you think I am doing too much?

If you tear your ACL before your growth plates are together can you have surgery?

I am a 16-year-old girl. I am involved in track and soccer. This summer, I've started running about 3 miles 6 times a week. I've noticed that my muscles (especially my quads) are consistently tired and a bit sore. Is this something I should be concerned about, or is it safe just to ignore this?

I’m a 13-year-old boy and I’m currently working out with weights for football season. My dad keeps telling me that when I work out, I should wear briefs under my shorts until I’m at least 17. I like wearing boxers when I’m working out. Do I have to wear briefs for the support?

I’m a 13-year-old male and I’ve been working out for a couple months. I weigh about 175 and can bench more than my weight. Would that hurt my growth plates? If so, what should I do to build muscle and not hurt my growth plates?

I developed shin splints from dance. I've been dancing for nine years and it just started last year. I've heard that you should stop the activity for a few weeks. Is this true? I have a competition coming up and can't miss practice.

I am a 13-year-old female optional gymnast and I train in the gym about 27 hours a week. How would this training affect my growth? I am about 4 feet 9 inches tall and weigh about 74 lbs.

My friend and I are thinking of lifting weights to bulk up for rugby. We heard to gain muscle mass you need to be fat, which will then turn into muscle. Is this true?

I’m a 13-year-old boy. I’ve been doing pushups, but some people say it’s bad for me. Is it OK to do pushups?

What happens when a girl has a sports physical?

What is the importance of boys wearing a protective cup in contact sports? At what age should boys start wearing a cup?

What are some good exercises to stay fit?

I'm a 13-year-old female and am very active in sports. I started fast-pitch softball and have been working out a lot. Now that I have been working out more, I get dizzy every time I stand up or get hot. Is the dizziness be caused by being over-worked?

I am a 13-year-old boy. My dad thinks I should start weight lifting. My friends say I shouldn’t. I tried it awhile and found that I was throwing a lot harder and hitting with a lot more power. Do I actually have to wait until I’m around 17 to start?

I have been told from a doctor that I have calcium deposits in my shoulder. What are calcium deposits?

I am a 13-year old girl and I take ballet classes four days a week. Are there any long-term side effects to using my pointe shoes?

Is an hour of Tae Bo a day a healthy workout for teen girls?

I am 17-year-old female and train every day for middle distance running. I weigh 101 pounds. For a year, I have been getting my period only every 8-10 weeks. I have read on this site that this increases the risk of osteoporosis. What I should do to minimize this risk and other potential risks? I can’t decrease my training or increase body fat as I train to compete at an elite level.

I am a 15-year-old female. I have a problem with my knees. When I run (and sometimes when I walk) they tend to hurt, and most of the time they bruise. I've been to my pediatrician about it, and he hasn't found anything wrong. He wants me to go to a knee doctor to see if they can find out what's going on. My parents don't want me to go unless it's so serious that I can't walk. Should I be concerned about my knees?

I'm a 14-year-old female and recently started playing volleyball in PE. I have started to get these tiny, purplish-red dots all over my arms where the ball has been hitting me. My mom says that they look like bruises, but if they are, how come I'm the only person in my PE class who's getting them? People have been staring at them. What should I do?

I am a 13-year-old male and every time I do a push up or bench press my right elbow cracks, but it does not hurt. Could this be harmful?

My soccer trainer said it's not good for me to run more than two miles two days in a row because it puts too much stress on my legs. My dad says that I should run every day as long as I don't run the day before a game or tournament. Who is right?

I am a 13-year-old female and I want to lift weights, but no one thinks I can because I'm a girl. There isn't a lifting program at my school. I really want to lift weights, what can I do and is it safe?

During a physical for track, I was told that I have a grade 2 systolic heart murmur. I've never been told this and now the doctor won't let me race until I see a cardiologist. I was wondering if this would affect my ability to race? How worried I should be about this murmur?

I am a 17-year-old male. I have recently been getting pain in my buttocks which shoots down my leg when I walk or move my leg while sitting. It has been happening for about two months on and off. It usually goes away in about an hour but it is now persistent. What is it? Should I see a doctor?

I am a 14-year-old girl and I think I have sciatica. Sometimes pain in my hamstring is so bad I sob. I've had an MRI and CT scan, and both showed nothing. How can I fix this?

I am a 14-year-old female. I swim 4-5 hours a day. I've had hypoglycemia for about three months. It’s hard for me to eat every two to three hours. I sometimes get dizzy during my afternoon swim practice. How important is it to control my hypoglycemia? How serious could it be?

In football I was knocked around a lot, but I still like to play. I had what my coaches thought was a concussion, and they sat me out. Then that next week I played again and it felt like I got another concussion, but I continued to play. After this however, I had headaches. Now, two months after football, I feel fine. What are the chances of getting another concussion?

When is a cut serious enough to require stitches?

I'm 13 and I play football. I am female if that has anything to do with it. Any time I get hit my head always bounces off the ground and I'm dizzy afterward but it goes away fast. Is that dangerous?

Are mouth guards important for student athletes?

Is creatine bad for you?

I’m a 15-year-old female and am very active in sports. A month ago, I sprained my finger. It is still swollen and I cannot lift most objects. How long does it take to heal and what is the difference between a severe sprain and a “regular” sprain?

I'm Australian and I play Aussie Rules football. If I sleep well, eat well, and run or play other kinds of sports, will that improve my performance?

I am a 13-year-old female. During P.E. we run three days and lift weight (dumb bells) the other two days. My knee sometimes hurts after I run. When we run, we are not allowed to stop for any reason. Is it safe for me to run when my knee hurts? Also, is there a weight limit I should follow for lifting weights?

I have bruising on my shin that has been there for about nine months and it’s still tender. I was kicked during a soccer game. Is this anything to worry about? I bruise very easily.

I'm a 15-year-old female and am active in volleyball and basketball. I’m clumsy and have fallen on occasion. There were times when my trainer removed me from the game. At first, the injury doesn’t bother me, but after I sit for a while it starts to hurt. Could I be mentally ignoring the pain so I don't have to sit out? Or is this delay in pain normal?

I have a compression fracture in my L3. My doctor has told me to exercise and stretch my back to make it stronger, but hasn’t told me what I can do. I enjoy playing sports, but they put me in too much pain and lately I’ve been gaining weight from just sitting around. Do you have any advice?

I play tennis and over the course of the years, I have developed sprains in both my ankles. When I sprained them they swelled up, but after a year, after I thought they had healed, they’re still larger than usual. Why is this? Is there anything I can do to make them normal size again?

Have there been any cases where an athlete received HIV from another HIV positive player?

I am a 14-year-old girl and I was physically active. I went to the doctor for severe knee pain and he said it was Osgood-Schlatter’s. The therapy he prescribed didn’t help and he sent me to a sports doctor who said it was patello-femoral syndrome. What is the difference between patello-femoral syndrome and Osgood-Schlatter’s. Can I injure myself permanently? The therapist said I was lucky because I was close to blowing my knee out. Could this happen to me if I keep it up my physical activity?

What is the best way to recover from a bad case of tennis elbow?

I'm a 15-year-old girl who is 5' 2'' tall and 140 lbs. I want to go out for football but I'm not sure if it’s a good idea. What do you think about this?

I’m 15 and run about 40 miles a week on the road. Could this damage my growth plates to the point where I’ll stop growing?

I'm a 13-year-old boy who is a pitcher for my baseball team. About a year ago I was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. I was just told that I need surgery if I ever want to play again. Did I push myself too hard with baseball (I also lifted weights, and took hitting and pitching lessons)? I have already had physical therapy and that did not help.

I’m 14, 5'3" 109 pounds and have always been really athletic. About four months ago my doctor told me I had Patella femoral syndrome. I understand what it is and I go to physical therapy, I just don’t understand what I can and can't do. I have played soccer for 11 years; I swim, ski and snowboard. I want to try out for teams in high school but I don’t want to hurt myself. Which sports are good and which are bad for my knees?

I exercise a lot, and I do push ups. I'm not over weight. Actually I'm very small. I weigh 82 pounds and I'm 13. Can I hurt myself doing exercises? I already have pains in my upper back.

I’m an 18-year-old male. I’ve been having pains in my legs. My shins hurt and sometimes my ankles. What does this mean? Is it because I stand on my feet too much?

I am a 16-year-old female. About eight months ago I was kicked in the knee it moved to the side and popped back. A month later it popped down. Both times I couldn't walk on it for a month. Could I have dislocated my knee? It still hurts when I exercise.

What should you do for shin splints?

I play basketball all the time, sometimes four hours a day. Now my ankles are really tender. I've sprained them many times but never really bad. Is this tenderness normal?

How important is it to wear a cup and jock when playing football?

I was wrestling with this kid, who I don't know, at the wrestling room. Soon after we both had spots of blood all over our bodies. Can a person get HIV by having an open wound touch another person's open wound?

I'm 16 and 5 months ago I tore my medial meniscus in my left knee. For almost three weeks straight my leg was in convulsing spasms. It stopped for four months but just started again after I started using a different inhaler for my asthma. Could my new inhaler be causing this? The new inhaler is a steroid drug.

I would like to know the pros and cons of weight lifting. I am a 15-year-old male, 5'6", 140 lbs. and I want to start lifting.

I'm 16 and about 5'5". I haven't fully developed yet and was wondering if taking martial arts has any affects on your growth plates. Will I grow better if I didn't take it? I've been taking it for 2 years.

I play volleyball, basketball and softball. My knee hurts a lot after I get done playing any one of those sports. Sometimes my knee feels "locked-up." It sometimes feel like water on my knee, but I'm not sure. What is it? I have not had any other knee injuries.

Where can I find anabolic steroids for weightlifting?

I have stopped drinking milk. I am also very active in sports and have broken my arm three times in different locations. Are there any bad side effects for not drinking milk? How much calcium do I need so I won't break any more bones?

My knee makes an odd cracking noise whenever I walk up the stairs. It doesen't hurt now, but it did for about two days. I think it is from dancing a lot. What's wrong with my knee and how can I prevent this in the future?

I sprained my ankle in basketball in December of 1999. It was really bad and I couldn't walk on it for over a week then I started using crutches. The bruse went half way up my calf. I took about a month off of basketball before praticing again and playing. I was wearing a brace all the time for walking and playing basketball, but I fell on it again about two months later, it didn't get sprained again, but the swelling has never gone completely down since I injured it in December which was over 2 months ago. Basketball is now over and I want to start track but I am wondering if that would be a good idea. It still hurts a lot some times. I have had a lot of people look at it like nurses that live by me but I have never seen a doctor really. I did all that stuff like keeping it elevated and having the ice and compression on it. I had a lot of rest, but it still isn't completely back to normal. I don't know what I should do.

I play a lot of contact sports in school. What are the signs of a head injury and what should be done if one of my team members has experienced a head injury?

I want to go out for the football team but my mom won’t let me. She says football is too dangerous and that lots of kids get permanently damaged playing high school sports. How can I convince her to let me play?

I have become very active in sports and have grown 5 inches in the last three months. I have also been diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease. What is this condition and how can I treat this?

How do I know not to worry after a head injury?

Is there any way to prevent "swimmers' ear?"

I recently started running cross country and now have a dull aching pain on the lower front part of my shin bone. My running coach says I have shin splints. What are shin splints?

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