Assignment 8: Graphic Organizer (Step 2 of Creating an Annotated Bibliography)

Source:

KHEMLANI, ALEE. "Pediatric Sports Care Is Growing Business." NJBIZ, vol. 28, no. 49, 14 Dec. 2015, p. 18.NJA.

Summary:

The article “Pediatric Sports Care is Growing Business” discusses the heightened demand of pediatric sports care due to the increased participation of youth sports. Throughout the year, young athletes are engaged in multiple high-intensity sports and do not allow for their body to take a break. This causes a greater risk of injuries due to overuse and untreated accidents. Pediatric sports care has been undermined and overlooked as a costly expense to insurance companies, but when in fact, it decreases budgets by preventing unnecessary testing and surgeries. Although there is great trust between parent and physician, many physical therapists are now working with physicians to bypass the step of scheduling a visit to receive a physical therapist referral. In extending pediatric sports care, programs, such as Virtua, have been created to provide treatment by a physical therapist at college and professional athletic games. This has started to trickle down to the high school level, and people are seeing the value of it, since injuries are quickly managed.

Quotes:

-“An increasing number of young athletes are engaged in multiple year-round, high-intensity sports. As a result, they are at greater risk of injuries from accidents or overuse of their bodies.” (Khemlani 1)

-“practices of over-imaging and over- treating, which caused the tightening up of insurance rules" (Khemlani 2)

-“With the current uptick in pediatric patients, the insurance companies are playing catch up" (Khemlani 2)

Assessment:

The article was published by NJBIZ, a regional business news outlet. The writer, Alee Khemlani, has been credited for numerous articles and has been fact checked by other writers. The news outlet is popular among residents in New Jersey and has been known for delivering non bias headlines.

Reflection:

I will use the main idea that 'pediatric sports care is growing' to further answer my essential question of "How does pediatric sports medicine affect adolescent health?" I will use the quotes provided, and the statistics chart, provided by Johns Hopkins Health System, they listed in the article to back my claim. The statistics gives proof that U.S. youth sports injuries are leveling out, due to an increased investment in pediatric sports care.