Cynthia R. LaBella, MD

Medical Director, Institute for Sports Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries and medical conditions in young athletes, including Knee injury treatment and prevention, concussions and post-concussion syndrome, sprains, strains, dislocations, fractures, overuse injuries, stress fractures, heat illness, nutritional concerns, exercise-induced asthma, and conditions unique to athletes with disabilities.

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Sports Medicine

Programs & Conditions:

Concussion Program

Education & Training

Education: Cornell University Medical College, 1994

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in sports medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001; Residency in pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, 1994-1997

Board Certifications: General Pediatrics with certificate of added qualifications in Sports Medicine

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness; American College of Sports Medicine; American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

Research

Research Interests: Sports injury; knee injury; neuromuscular warm-up

Publications

Most recent publications

Difficulty hearing in noise: a sequela of concussion in children Brain Inj1-7
Auditory biological marker of concussion in children Sci Rep639009
The role of intense athletic activity on structural lumbar abnormalities in adolescent patients with symptomatic low back pain Eur Spine J25 (9): 2842-8
The postconcussion symptom scale: utility of a three-factor structure Med Sci Sports Exerc47 (6): 1119-23
Concussion and female middle school athletes Jama312 (7): 739-40
Effect of Neuromuscular Warm-up on Injuries in Female Soccer and Basketball Athletes in Urban Public High Schools: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med165 (11): 1033-40
Socioeconomic Factors for Sports Specialization and Injury in Youth Athletes Sports Health10 (4): 303-310
Specialization patterns across various youth sports and relationship to injury risk Phys Sportsmed45 (3): 344-352
Preventing knee ligament injuries in young athletes Pediatr Ann39 (11): 714-20
Cheerleading injuries: epidemiology and recommendations for prevention Pediatrics130 (5): 966-71

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Locations

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Outpatient Center in Northbrook

1131 Techny Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062

312.227.7600
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611

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Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park

2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, Illinois 60614-3393

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News

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Study: Fewer Injuries in Girls’ Soccer and Basketball When High Schools Have Athletic Trainers

Overuse Injuries More Common in Kids Who Specialize in Individual Sport

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