AOSSM 2022 Annual Meeting Recordings - no CME-Pubertal Growth Spurt: What Changes in Boys and Girls

Pubertal Growth Spurt: What Changes in Boys and Girls

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In this video, Dr. Mark Reederer, a non-operative pediatric sports medicine physician at the University of Michigan, discusses the physical changes that occur during puberty and how they differ between boys and girls. He explains that puberty is a physiologic process characterized by dramatic changes in physical growth and sexual maturation, and it is sexually dimorphic. Dr. Reederer discusses the onset of puberty, which is influenced by genetic and environmental factors, and the differences between boys and girls in terms of physical changes such as height, weight, muscle mass, and fat distribution. He also discusses the role of hormones, such as growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor, estrogen, and testosterone, in bone, muscle, fat, and ligament growth during puberty. Dr. Reederer highlights the importance of factors such as obesity, race, and physical activity in influencing pubertal onset. He concludes by emphasizing the need for clinicians to be aware of the physical changes that occur during puberty in young athletes.

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Mark Riederer, MD

Keywords

puberty

physical changes

boys

girls

hormones