Kids playing sports can face a range of potential problems that can sideline them. Consumer Reports has key advice on preventing more common and avoidable injuries.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The incidence rate of ocular injuries is steadily on the rise. Prompt intervention and multidisciplinary collaboration among physicians can help address these injuries.

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HOUSTON – With all eyes on the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, athletes are gearing up to deliver jaw-dropping moments of speed, skill and courage. But along with the thrills comes an unavoidable reality of winter sports: injuries are part of the game.

A preliminary study examined more than 70,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in youth sports, including football, soccer, basketball, cheerleading and volleyball. Football accounted for the largest portion of TBIs, 19%, with soccer coming in second at 11% ...

A French surgeon who specializes in injuries similar to the one Lindsey Vonn suffered says the Olympic athlete could have lost her leg in the accident. Speaking to French-language outlet RCM Sport on Thursday, February 12, Dr. Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, who ...

Lindsey Vonn’s crash during the final of the women’s downhill ski at this year’s Winter Olympics reminds us of how dangerous sport can be. Vonn, who suffered a leg fracture as a result, is unfortunately one of many athletes who’ve sustained bad ...