Hopkins orthopedic surgeon and Johns Hopkins University head team physician Dr. Andrew Cosgarea outlines five practical prevention strategies: setting realistic goals, planning and preparing properly, warming up and cooling down, increasing training gradually, and listening to your body’s warning signs.
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Social Media and Mental Health in Children and Teens
Two Hopkins child psychiatrists explain both the benefits and risks of social media for young people, covering its links to depression, sleep disruption, and social isolation, plus practical strategies parents can use to help kids build healthier digital habits.
From pro to high school athletes, injury recovery is as much a mental challenge as physical
Ian McMahan, The Athletic
Olympic rugby star Ilona Maher said she never tracks her protein intake. Here’s what she does instead.
Ilona Maher said her flexible approach leaves room for the joy of food and doesn’t require tracking each bite.
Inside the Weight Cut: Olympic Boxer Danny O’Connor on Eating Disorders, Survival, and Life Beyond the Ring
In a culture that celebrates discipline, toughness, and sacrifice at all costs, some battles never make it into the ring.
I Want To Be Here
Players Tribune, Lauren Betts
A Major-League Champion Helps Nashville Youth Athletes Find Confidence
How baseball player Ben Zobrist went from the World Series to championing mental health
Athletes, Grief, and the Losses No One Talks About
Strength grows through healing, support, and honest reflection.
A look into the mental game: Q&A with UK sport psychologist
University of Kentucky, Kayla Coffee
Opioid addiction almost destroyed me – then I became a top marathon runner
The Guardian, Chris Godfrey
“If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It”: Olympic Curler Tabitha Peterson on Balancing Elite Athletics and Pharmacy
Pharmacy Times, Tabitha Peterson, PharmD, Danielle Valletti
Elite runner’s story highlights eating disorder risks for male athletes
WCBV News, Kendyl Murtaugh
These 3 red flags show that your child could use a confidence boost, says mental performance coach
CNBC, Tom Huddleston Jr.
I just started drinking’: Taryn’s path to Paralympics after escape from shocking low point as illness took her career
Wide World of Sports, Zachary Gates
Tips From a Psychologist Who Trains Olympic Athlete
Psychology Today, Judith Fein
How Elite Athletes Train their Nerves For Olympic Pressure
National Geographic