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:

Pediatric Sports Medicine >

Programs & Conditions:

Pediatric 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

Specialization patterns across various youth sports and relationship to injury risk Phys Sportsmed 45 (3): 344-352
Auditory biological marker of concussion in children Sci Rep 6 39009
Youth sports injury prevention: keep calm and play on Br J Sports Med
The role of intense athletic activity on structural lumbar abnormalities in adolescent patients with symptomatic low back pain Eur Spine J 25 (9): 2842-8
Concussions in Collision Youth Sports Pediatr Neurol Briefs 30 (1): 3
The american academy of orthopaedic surgeons evidence-based guideline on management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries J Bone Joint Surg Am 97 (8): 672-4
The postconcussion symptom scale: utility of a three-factor structure Med Sci Sports Exerc 47 (6): 1119-23
Concussion and female middle school athletes Jama 312 (7): 739-40
Anterior cruciate ligament injuries: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention Pediatrics 133 (5): e1437-50
Cheerleading injuries: epidemiology and recommendations for prevention Pediatrics 130 (5): 966-71

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Overuse Injuries More Common in Kids Who Specialize in Individual Sport

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