PEDIATRIC PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATES

May 12 2025SPORTS

The Quick Comeback: How Soon is Too Soon for Soccer Stars?

Professional soccer players often face a tough decision after an ACL injury. They can either rush back to the field in less than six months or take the standard 7 to 9 months to recover. The latter is usually recommended, but it is based on data from non-professional athletes. So, what happens when

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May 04 2025HEALTH

How Do Doctors View Care for Kids with Blood Cell Transplants?

Pediatric doctors who specialize in blood cell transplants have mixed views on palliative care, or PC. This type of care focuses on easing symptoms and improving quality of life. It is well-known that PC helps patients who undergo hematopoietic cell transplants, or HCT. However, it is not widely use

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May 01 2025HEALTH

Young Faith or Hidden Struggle? Understanding Kids' Religious Anxiety

Pediatric scrupulosity is a complex issue that often goes unnoticed. It is a condition where children experience excessive guilt and worry about religious or moral matters. Up to one-third of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) deal with this. It is a condition where people feel guilty

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Mar 16 2025SPORTS

Pedaling Power: How Hard Work Affects Cyclists' Performance

Professional cyclists push their bodies to the limit during intense training sessions. These sessions involve a variety of tests, including sprints, torque, and critical power (CP) assessments. The goal is to understand how different factors affect a cyclist's performance. These tests were conducted

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Mar 05 2025SPORTS

Pitchers' Elbows: The Rising Trend of Revision Surgeries

Professional baseball is a sport that demands a lot from its players, especially pitchers. Their arms take a beating, and one of the most common injuries is a torn medial ulnar collateral ligament (MUCL). This ligament is crucial for stabilizing the elbow during the throwing motion. When it tears, p

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Mar 03 2025SPORTS

Rugby Players' Sleep: The Impact of Travel and Games

Professional rugby players often travel long distances for games. This travel can mess with their sleep patterns. Scientists wanted to see how travel and games affect the sleep of these athletes. They used special equipment to monitor the sleep of twenty professional rugby players. The players were

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Mar 01 2025HEALTH

Young Doctors Get Hands-On Brain Surgery Training

Pediatric neurosurgery is a tough field. It's not just about knowing the right moves. It's about feeling confident and knowing exactly what to do. This is where a special program comes in. It gives young doctors a whole month to focus on brain surgery for kids. The program is intense. It's all abou

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Feb 22 2025SPORTS

Golf's Big Shake-Up: John Daly Speaks Out on PGA Tour and LIV Golf Merger

Professional golf is at a crossroads, with big changes on the horizon. The PGA Tour and LIV Golf are in talks about merging, and everyone from players to fans is buzzing with anticipation. John Daly, a golf legend, has some strong opinions about this potential merger. He thinks it's time to end the

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Feb 02 2025SPORTS

Let's analyze some football matches!

Professional soccer matches are giving us some fascinating data to work with. But wait, when we look closely at the available public data, we see that getting access to valuable information is still quite hard. So, let's dive into this puzzle. There is a set, of seven matches, from both fir

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Jan 12 2025CRIME

Pro Athletes' Homes Still Targeted: How Tech-Savvy Thieves Operate

Professional athletes are facing a new wave of sophisticated home burglaries. The FBI recently warned sports leagues about a rise in break-ins, likely orchestrated by international criminals. These thieves are targeting athletes' homes for high-end goods while the players are away at games. To pull

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