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Summer sports physical season is here! Before you sign that next pre-participation physical, are you asking the questions that could help prevent burnout, overuse injuries, and early sports dropout?

In this timely replay, pediatric sports medicine expert Dr. Joel Brenner shares practical, evidence-based strategies to help young athletes stay healthy—and stay in the game. Learn why early sports specialization may do more harm than good, how much rest young athletes really need, and the two simple questions every pediatric clinician should ask during every sports physical.

Whether you're counseling a recreational athlete or the next aspiring Olympian, this episode will give you practical pearls you can use in clinic today. He shares practical strategies to reduce burnout and over use injuries in our young athletes. Most importantly, we're going to find out how early is too early for kids to specialize in one sport.

Our Guest: Dr. Joel Brenner is the co-author of the American Academy of Pediatrics' 2024 Clinical Report on overuse injuries over-training and burnout in young athletes. Dr. Brenner is a pediatric sports medicine physician and Director of the Sports Medicine, Sports Concussion, and Dance Medicine programs at Children's Hospital of the King's daughters in Norfolk, Virginia.

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