Many times, when someone breaks their fifth metatarsal, or baby/small toe, there isn't much that the doctor will do. However, it is still important to get it checked.

While the fracture, or break, may be clean, it could also be more complicated than that and your son could need to have the bone moved back into place. At the same time, the doctor would likely check to see if any other toe is broken as well.

Fractures of the metatarsal (toe) are a common childhood injury - most frequently the first and the fifth ones are affected. Children under five years old appear to break their first toe more often, while children over five were most likely to break their fifth toe, much like adults.

You didn't mention the ages of your athletes. There are some differences between young (nine to 19 year olds) versus older (college aged) athletes. One thing that's the same between the two groups is the increased number of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries.

Shoulder, arm, and elbow injuries are common among young pitchers. And the number of youth affected is rising every year. This has caught the attention of parents, coaches, and sports medicine experts.

Risk factors for pitching injuries include number of pitches over time, type of pitches, pitching mechanics, and physical condition of the athlete. In this study, three type of pitches are compared: fastballs, curveballs, and change-ups.

The length of time an arm - or any broken bone, for that matter - is casted depends very largely on what type of fracture or break happened.

Some children have what is called a greenstick fracture, for example. This type of fracture leaves part of the bone intact, like if you bend a young, green stick and it snaps. This type of fracture can heal quickly as the bone has not broken all the way through.

Usually, when a child breaks a forearm, there are some signs that it is broken, including the most obvious sign of pain. Sometimes, as in cases like your daughter's, it's not so obvious.

There are a few reasons why a child may be a toe walker. As a child learns to walk, it's normal for them to walk on the balls of their feet as they learn how to manipulate their legs and feet into the proper human stance and gait.

Toe walking, walking on the balls of the feet or the toes, is fairly common when children are young. Healthy children, without any neurological (nerve) disorders generally outgrow this type of walking by the age of five years.

Scoliosis, curvature of the spine, can be mild or severe, or anything between. Many people have mild scoliosis and have never been aware of it. Others have moderate scoliosis with their doctors monitoring the curves to see if they get worse.

So, treatment of scoliosis depends on how severe the curve is, how many curves there are and - importantly - if the scoliosis impacts the patient's life.

Treatment of scoliosis with a back brace is done to prevent further curvature of the back. To do this, the patient must wear the brace for as long as the doctor recommends and in the proper manner. Failure to do so will result in the treatment failing.

To determine how and how long to brace the back, the doctor has to take into account many issues. These include: