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08 Jul

Posted at 18:53h in Best Pediatrician in Orange County, Growth and Development in Younger Children, Illnesses in Children, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Physicals, Uncategorized by

Delayed Puberty is a common concern for young people and their parents. ActiveKidMD thanks UC Irvine/Children's Hospital of Orange County Pediatric Resident Michael Peyton for his expertise on the topic. Read on to learn more about delayed puberty and if you or your child should be concerned...

03 Jun

Posted at 10:35h in ACL injuries, Best Pediatrician in Orange County, Injury Prevention, Knee Injuries, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Uncategorized, Volleyball, Weight training by

When Volleyballmag.com asked me to write on volleyball jump training, I jumped at the opportunity. I'll apologize about the pun- but won't apologize about wanting to cover this important topic the right way. I started off by wanting to find solid answers to the following questions: [caption id="attachment_16757"...

21 May

Posted at 20:37h in Best Pediatrician in Orange County, Concussion, Dance and Performing Arts Medicine, Injury Prevention, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Return to Play, Return to Sport, Sports Physicals, Uncategorized by

The new sports physical forms are shorter! The new sports physical forms are shorter! Yes, there is much joy in the sports medicine world.   I helped develop national guidelines that include the new forms and indeed, we heard the call to make the forms shorter. As an American...

13 May

Posted at 11:16h in Best Pediatrician in Orange County, Illness in athletes, Illnesses in Children, Injury Prevention, Return to Play, Skin issues in athletes, Skin problems, Uncategorized by

On a fairly frequent basis, I will see patients who say “I think I have spider bites”. I tend to be greeted by something like this raised “angry” appearing area. It usually has a raised central yellow component surrounded by a red, tense outer rim. [caption id="attachment_16584" align="alignnone"...

29 Apr

Posted at 09:35h in ACL injuries, Dance and Performing Arts Medicine, Injury Prevention, Knee Injuries, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Running, Uncategorized by

If you have knee pain with sports or dance, most people tend to focus blame only at the knee. However, failing to blame your butt may be failure to fully help heal your knee pain. While some may chuckle at the mention of butt, poor buttock and...

22 Mar

Posted at 17:05h in ACL injuries, Best Pediatrician in Orange County, Dance and Performing Arts Medicine, Injury Prevention, Knee Injuries, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Soccer, Volleyball by

Just put together an updated talk on ACL Injury in children where the news isn't all good. Yes, we're pretty capable of getting kids back to sport (80% success rate). However, we're not very capable of preventing an all too common risk of early joint destruction or...

16 Feb

Posted at 12:24h in ACL injuries, Ankle Injuries, Concussion, Injury Prevention, Knee Injuries, Shoulder Injuries, Volleyball by

I've been a volleyball doctor for the US Volleyball Men's and Women's National Teams since 2005. Those amazing players- and some amazing medical colleagues, have taught me about the game. They have also taught me about common injuries- and how to prevent them. For indoor...

02 Feb

Posted at 11:22h in Best Pediatrician in Orange County, Cheerleading, Children and Sleep, Concussion, Dance and Performing Arts Medicine, Extreme Sports Injuries, Figure Skating Injuries, Hockey Injuries, Martial Arts, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Soccer, Sport Related Concussions, Uncategorized, Volleyball by

There is no doubt that concussion sleep problems can make a difficult injury even more miserable. Reports and experience find that poor sleep is linked with increased symptoms and longer recoveries. Too much sleep that limits sensible daily activity can also slow recovery. So, when dealing with concussion,...

08 Jan

Posted at 06:41h in Best Pediatrician in Orange County, Growth and Development in Younger Children, Illness in athletes, Illnesses in Children, swimming, Uncategorized by

There are two common types of ear infections – external and middle ear infections External infections start after irritation of the outer ear canal. These usually occur after frequent swimming and are commonly called “swimmer’s ear”. Click here for more information on swimmer's ear The...

05 Dec

Posted at 07:36h in Best Pediatrician in Orange County, Breathing Issues in Athletes, Illness in athletes, Illnesses in Children, Uncategorized by

What are colds? Illnesses limited to chest and nose congestion (or coughing and sneezing in older children and adults) – the most common of all pediatric infections – are commonly called “colds”. These infections are caused by viruses. Many of them will have lots of snot...