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Childhood Sports Injuries and Their Prevention: A Guide for Parents with Ideas for Kids
This fact sheet is written to educate parents about the risks of injury to children who play sports and what to do to prevent a sport-related injury. The document discusses some of the most popular sp... Details >
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Directory of Sports Organizations for Athletes with Disabilities 
This directory contains resources for athletes with disabilities who wish to engage in sports competitions and activities, and for physiatrists and the general public who would like to volunteer with ... Details >
Divers Alert Network Emergency Hotline
DAN's medical staff is on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to handle diving emergencies such as decompression sickness, arterial gas embolism, pulmonary barotrauma, or other serious diving-relate... Details >
Find a Certified Professional: American College of Sports Medicine
This directory lists individuals who maintain and active American College of Sports Medicine certification or registry status, including personal trainers, health fitness instructors, exercise special... Details >
Find a PM&R (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
Use this database to locate a PM&R physician in your geographic area. You can search this database in a variety of ways -- by state, by clicking on the map, or by the physician's last name, city, are... Details >
Find a Sports Dentist
This site provides a database to search for sport dentists throughout the United States.... Details >
Frequently Asked Questions: Sports Dentistry and Mouthguards
This site provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about mouthguards and membership information.... Details >
Program Locator: Special Olympics
Special Olympics is a grass-roots movement that empowers individuals with intellectual disabilities and provides year-round sports training and athlete competition through more than 200 Programs in 15... Details >
Resources of Health and Fitness Organizations
This list of health and fitness organizations is offered on www.fitness.gov, the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sp... Details >
Selecting A Running Shoe
Running shoes should be selected carefully. Factors to weigh when looking for a new shoe include past experience with shoes, current problems, biomechanical needs, environmental factors, rand unning a... Details >