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Weight Training for Teens Although children can begin weight training earlier, they don't usually build muscle until they hit puberty and hormones make it possible to increase muscle mass. Teens who work out with weights, as well as exercise aerobically, reduce by half their risk for sports injuries. Weight training also helps improve sports performance. It boosts bone density and strengthens tendons, Dr.

Spine Physiatry Spondylolysis: Injury in teen athletes Dr. He talked about spondylolysis. Read Dr. Weaver's radio talk on spondylolysis, a back injury affecting teenage athletes or listen here Health Matters: Welcome back to Health Matters. Doctor, tell us about your specialty. Weaver: As a physical medicine specialist I look at people's problems with neck pain, back pain, knee pain and shoulder pain, things like that. But we are also trained in stroke and spinal cord injury.

Murphy was born with HIV, which she contracted from her late birth mother. After spending over three months in a coma, she was placed into palliative care, taken in by adoptive parents, and given just weeks to live. Murphy says the widespread fear of HIV stems from a lack of knowledge, which is why she speaks so openly about it. She started speaking at medical conferences in Canada her home country when she was 10 along with other kids she had grown up with in the medical system in Toronto. She attended a support group for children with HIV, and they occasionally went to speak with groups of medical professionals.

The good news is that eating to reach your peak performance level likely doesn't require a special diet or supplements. It's all about working the right foods into your fitness plan in the right amounts. Teen athletes have unique nutrition needs. Because athletes work out more than their less-active peers, they generally need extra calories to fuel both their sports performance and their growth.