Sports Medicine
The Sports Medicine program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is one of the few programs in the country dedicated to the care of young athletes. We offer comprehensive medical and orthopaedic services for student-athletes at the elite, high school and middle school levels. Our staff works one-on-one with patients to provide an individualized sports injury assessment based on the maturity, skill level and performance goals of each athlete.
Sports Tips
Dr. David Marshall's Tip
Soccer is a sport of speed and agility. Players must get their muscles, joints and cardiovascular systems used to sprinting, jumping and frequently changing direction. Players should allow plenty of warm-up time before practices and games because the body needs time to get blood flowing to cold muscles. Light jogging, followed by stretching, can help prevent pulled muscles and soreness.
Soccer is a sport of speed and agility. Players must get their muscles, joints and cardiovascular systems used to sprinting, frequent changdirection plenty of warm-up time before practices and games body needs time to get blood flowing to cold muscles. Light jogging, followed by stretching can help prevent pulled muscles and soreness.