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  • Bones, Muscles & Joints for Teens


    This section has information on conditions like scoliosis and injuries like ACL tears and broken bones.

  • Bones, Muscles & Joints for Kids


    "The thigh bone's connected to knee bone . . ." You may know the words to the song, but muscles and joints are also in between those bones. Find out all bones, muscles, and joints in these articles just for kids.

  • Bones, Muscles, and Joints for Teens


    As you grow, your bones, muscles, and joints are developing. Learn what they are and how they work.

  • Health Care Providers: Orthopedists for Parents


    An orthopedist, or orthopedic surgeon, studies, diagnoses, and treats conditions that affect muscles, joints, and bones, such as infections, sports injuries, broken bones, and joint problems.

  • Your Muscles for Kids


    You have more than 600 muscles in your body! They do everything from pumping blood throughout your body to helping you lifting your heavy backpack. Find out more.

  • Health Care Providers: Rheumatologists for Parents


    A rheumatologist is a doctor who treats diseases of joints, muscle, bones, and tendons that can cause pain, swelling, and stiffness. They also treat autoimmune diseases.

  • Strength Training for Parents


    With a properly designed and supervised program, strength training can be a fun way for kids to build healthy muscles, joints, and bones.

  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) for Teens


    Learn about juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a specific kind of arthritis that usually occurs in kids and teens younger than 17.

  • What to Do About a Dislocation for Parents


    A dislocation happens when two connected bones are separated. These injuries require emergency medical care to avoid further damage.

  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) for Parents


    Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a shift at the upper part of the thighbone, or femur, that results in a weakened hip joint. Fortunately, when caught early, most cases of SCFE can be treated successfully.

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