Thanks to all the participants and families who attended this year’s COOL Kids Triathlon! Kids of all ages ran, biked and swam their way to finish a triathlon! Congratulations, and we hope you’ll join us for next year’s event! Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville Norton Children’s is a leader in pediatric orthopedic care. Our pediatric…
Norton Healthcare now has state-of-the-art technology for monitoring and correcting mobility issues associated with walking patterns, also called gait. The Norton Mobility Lab, located at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, creates a virtual reality experience for patients while tracking their walking pattern. The lab is designed to help pediatric and adult patients with gait issues…
It’s still spring, though it feels like summer. School is out, and kids are out on their bicycles! Your children may be ready, but are their bikes? Bicycling is a fun activity and good exercise for the whole family, but if safety precautions are not followed it also can be dangerous, especially for children. Young…
My 8-year-old daughter, Kate, is a runner and enjoys competing in cross country and track. Last fall she started complaining that her heel hurt. There were no obvious signs of an issue other than the pain. Not wanting to be an alarmist parent, I brushed it off and encouraged her to stretch well. I also…
The idea of a children’s triathlon may sound grueling, but these kid-sized events aren’t nearly the intense run-bike-swim workouts adults go through. In the COOL Kids Triathlon on June 9, there will be three age groups: 6 to 8, 9 to 11 and 12 to 14. The running portions range from 1 kilometer (about two-thirds…
Avery Richardson turned 3 in December, but the Shelbyville, Kentucky, girl has already been through more than most kids. Avery has undergone six operations, including two in the days immediately after her birth. Avery has spina bifida, a birth defect that causes the structure enclosing the spinal cord to fail to form properly in the…
At just 6 weeks old, Jerren Harrison contracted bacterial meningitis. He was treated and seemed to be doing well — except for what doctors couldn’t see. The infection had crept into the growth plates in his leg bones. When he was 2 years old, his legs stopped growing. Without radical treatment, he would grow to…
It is a hot July day in Bardstown, Kentucky, and Carter Alvey is working up a sweat on the Bethlehem High School soccer field. Of course, Carter, a senior goalie, has always had to work harder than his teammates. Carter was born with cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that primarily affects body movement and muscle…
Our kids argue about everything we ask them to do. But earlier this month, when my wife and I asked if they wanted to go to the local high school track, they were in the car before we had even changed clothes. We went with a plan to run and they went to have fun,…
Being a sport parent is tough. You want the best for your kid. You want to push them (gently) when they need it but also want them to have fun during their athletic endeavors. And you certainly want to help them avoid pitching injuries and ailments. Recently, Ryan J. Krupp, M.D., orthopedic and sports medicine specialist with Norton…
What do Corvettes and broken arms have in common? Those slick cars and that fancy new cast your child is wearing are likely made out of the same fiberglass. Pretty cool, huh? Maybe, but that’s little or no consolation if you’re now dealing with an unhappy child whose life has been altered for the next…
When you awaken to those middle-of-the-night moans and groans from your growing kid, it’s not necessarily a reason to rush to the emergency department. Nor should it be dismissed as an attempt to skip school the next day. You might chalk it up as an episode of growing pains. There’s long been debate about the…