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  <title>Sports Physicals for Young Athletes</title>
  <description> Before the&amp;amp;nbsp;Friday night lights&amp;amp;nbsp;and&amp;amp;nbsp;before the season&amp;amp;nbsp;even&amp;amp;nbsp;begins,&amp;amp;nbsp;there’s&amp;amp;nbsp;one&amp;amp;nbsp;appointment that&amp;amp;nbsp;can&amp;amp;nbsp;determine&amp;amp;nbsp;athletic eligibility: the pre-participation&amp;amp;nbsp;sports physical.&amp;amp;nbsp;For pediatricians,&amp;amp;nbsp;it’s&amp;amp;nbsp;often&amp;amp;nbsp;treated like a checkbox&amp;amp;nbsp;but in reality,&amp;amp;nbsp;it’s&amp;amp;nbsp;a powerful clinical moment.&amp;amp;nbsp;Sometimes&amp;amp;nbsp;it is&amp;amp;nbsp;the&amp;amp;nbsp;one&amp;amp;nbsp;chance to catch something that can change a life.&amp;amp;nbsp;In this episode,&amp;amp;nbsp;we explore how to turn the pre-participation physical from paperwork into prevention.&amp;amp;nbsp;We’ll&amp;amp;nbsp;break down what really matters in the sports physical, what red flags to watch for and how to use this visit to protect young athletes and support families.   Kristina Wilson, MD,&amp;amp;nbsp;and&amp;amp;nbsp;Nate Howell, MD, join us for this episode. Dr. Wilson is the Medical Director of the Sports Medicine Center at Children’s&amp;amp;nbsp;Hospital&amp;amp;nbsp;Colorado and an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Howell specializes in primary care sports medicine and is also an Assistant Professor.&amp;amp;nbsp;   Some highlights from this episode include:  Current guidelines and recommendations for the&amp;amp;nbsp;sports&amp;amp;nbsp;pre-participation physical&amp;amp;nbsp; Why history matters during this exam&amp;amp;nbsp; How to handle&amp;amp;nbsp;the same day “I need this form signed now” visit&amp;amp;nbsp; How to best conduct this during a&amp;amp;nbsp;routine checkup&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;     &amp;amp;nbsp;For more information on Children’s Colorado, visit:&amp;amp;nbsp;childrenscolorado.org.&amp;amp;nbsp;  </description>
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