Anyone with young athletes at home knows how quickly daily schedules fill up. To help kids balance school, sports and fun, Allyson Weldon, PhD, sports psychologist at Akron Children’s suggests teaching kids time management early so they are better at it as they grow. “Time management is a hard skill for many people to learn, […]
Boardman “Locker Room” helps young athletes gear up
Whether you’re a chef, artist or athlete, it’s hard to succeed without the right tools. At Akron Children’s in Boardman, the Sports Medicine team is giving athletes the gear they need to play sports and lower their chance of getting hurt. An idea is born Shay Mulford, practice administrator for Akron Children’s Sports Medicine and […]
After helping young athletes get back in the game, Dr. Joe Congeni set to retire
Dr. Joe Congeni was a Cleveland kid who grew up loving his hometown, sports and, early on, became a firm believer in the good that can come from being part of a team. As he retires Aug. 1 from Akron Children’s, where he served as the long-time director of Sports Medicine until 2024, he considers […]
Schedule your athlete’s sports physical at Urgent Care
Summer break from school is flying by. Now is the perfect time to schedule a sports physical and get your athlete ready for fall sports. Dr. Alicia Manly, pediatrician and medical director of Akron Children’s Urgent Care, gives these tips about sports physicals. Why is now the right time to get a sports physical? Akron […]
Student-athlete overcomes lasting concussion symptoms
Lacrosse is a rough sport, and no one knows that better than Lauren Pierce from Lake High School. In May 2024, she got a concussion from being hit in the head with a lacrosse ball. Months later, the concussion symptoms remained. “Female lacrosse players aren’t required to wear helmets, and most of us don’t,” Lauren […]
Study finds hypothermic therapy reduces adolescent concussion symptoms
Researchers at Akron Children’s, Cincinnati Children’s, University of Michigan and Dayton Children’s Hospital have found that hypothermic therapy reduces symptom severity after concussion. In a study published in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, researchers found that providing selective surface cooling to specific areas in the head and neck after mild brain injury reduced Sport Concussion Assessment […]
