What Parents and Young Athletes Need to Know About Marfan Syndrome
Category: HEALTHY LIVING
Marfan syndrome is a diagnosis easy to miss unless one deliberately considers it and pays a great attention to detail.  If your young son or daughter is playing basketball or volleyball and you are hearing the comments above, please take him or her to a physician for the appropriate tests -- at the very least to rule the condition out and have some peace of mind.
By Dr. Joseph Horrigan, ContributorExecutive Director, Tactical Sports Medicine, Associate Profes..., 2014-07-25