Newswise — The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) will host a Twitter chat on youth sports injuries during Pain Awareness Month on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. ET. Using the hashtag #SportsPainChat, the discussion will address what parents, coaches and young athletes can do to manage and treat everything from knee pain resulting from football or soccer to shoulder problems from swimming or pitching in baseball and more. Experts will also provide tips to help prevent injuries.
What: #SportsPainChat Twitter ChatWhen: Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m. ETWho: Hosted by @ASALifeline with chat leader @DocAnitaGupta, D.O., Pharm.D., a member of the ASA Committee on Pain Medicine.
How to Participate: To register for the Twitter chat, visit http://bit.ly/ASASportsPain. Submit your questions and comments on Twitter using the hashtag #SportsPainChat.
Why: More than 60 million American kids age 6-to-18 participate in organized athletics. But along with playing sports often come injuries – and pain. From pulled muscles to concussions, sports-related injuries are common in young athletes, sending more than 2.6 million children to the emergency room every year. During September, Pain Awareness Month, don’t let these children become a statistic. Physician anesthesiologists who specialize in pain medicine note help is available if your child sustains a sports-related injury and also recommend things to do to prevent injuries.
For more information from ASA on managing pain, visit http://bit.ly/ASASportsPain.
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTSFounded in 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific society with more than 52,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology. ASA is committed to ensuring physician anesthesiologists evaluate and supervise the medical care of patients before, during and after surgery to provide the highest quality and safest care every patient deserves. For more information on the field of anesthesiology, visit the American Society of Anesthesiologists online at asahq.org. To learn more about the role physician anesthesiologists play in ensuring patient safety, visit asahq.org/WhenSecondsCount. # # #
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