December 2023 Once again the journal PEDIATRICS has several informative articles that will make you a more aware parent. IQ AFTER PEDIATRIC CONCUSSION by Ashley L. Ware, Ph.D. et al in PEDIATRICS, vol. 153, nu. 2, August 2023. Pg. 21. The authors found no evidence of clinically meaningful differences in IQ scores […]
Read More →Many parents view the high school sports physical as an inconvenience. One more thing to do in their busy schedule. If it is done thoroughly and properly the physical is not merely a rubber stamp allowing their child to play sports. It can be an assurance that their child IS health and safe to […]
Read More →It is a call that pediatricians get all too often. “My child fell and hit his head on concrete. He is now getting a goose egg on his forehead. Should I take him to the emergency room?” Talking to the distraught parent the first question would be how is he acting now? Does he […]
Read More →February 2023 CHRONIC EXERCISE FOR CORE SYMPTOMS AND EXECUTIVE FUNCION IN ADHD: A META-ANALYSIS by Huan Huang, B.D.. et al. Has answered a much debated question in the management of patients with ADHD. Parents are justifiably always pursuing a management modality outside of medication to help control the signs and symptoms of primary […]
Read More →As summer comes to an end our office is full of patients who need their physicals for school and sports. I was doing such a sports physical on a teenage patient who was on the high school water polo team. Needless to say he was in perfect shape. His mop of blond hair was […]
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