Youth athlete safety, sports physicals, and what the evidence actually says — written and reviewed by a board-certified physician.
Roughly 60 million American kids play organized sports, and nearly all of them need a preparticipation physical. The way we deliver that exam hasn't meaningfully changed in 40 years — but the evidence about what actually works has. A physician's look at the data.
Read the article →Searching "sports physical near me" the week before practice starts? Here's the complete 2026 rundown — every place you can get one, real prices, what to bring, how long it's valid, and whether an online sports physical will be accepted by your school or camp.
Read the article →Every year, 60 million American kids get sports physicals. Most involve a doctor putting a stethoscope on their chest for 10 seconds. In Italy, they've been doing something radically different since 1982 — and it's saved thousands of lives.
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