Research Interest Groups
RIGs are the engine of PRiSM’s collaborative research mission — bringing together members across disciplines to advance pediatric sports medicine science.
Research Interest Groups (RIGs) are member-led collaborative teams organized around specific pediatric and adolescent sports medicine topics. Each RIG brings together clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals from multiple institutions to design and execute multi-site research projects that would not be possible at a single center alone.
Interest and enthusiasm are the only requirements to join a RIG. Members are encouraged to participate in one or more groups regardless of career stage or specialty background.
Active RIGs & Workgroups
The following RIGs and Workgroups are currently active. Contact [email protected] to get connected with a group.
Upcoming RIG meeting dates are listed below. Members can submit a workgroup update, express interest in getting involved, submit a discussion point, and access Zoom links by logging in to the member dashboard.
All workgroups have been approved by the Research Oversight Committee (ROC). If your workgroup is missing, you need to log in and complete the ROC Form.
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Athlete Specialties
The Athlete Specialties RIG is comprised of several topics that were previously their own research groups, including sports specialization, female athletes, athletes with physical disabilities, and other unique specialized athlete populations.
Workgroups: Sport-Specific Patterns in Sport Specialization • Physical Literacy in Children with Physical Disabilities • Coach Perceptions of Sport Specialization: Qualitative Focus Group Study • Sports Bra Characteristics in Gymnasts, Dancers and Cheerleaders • Female Athlete Culture • Hormonal Variability and Injury Risk • Assessment of Athlete Physical Literacy • Return to Dance - Modified Delphi Study
Next RIG Meeting: Thursday, October 29, 2026 — 11:00 AM Central Join Zoom Meeting | Meeting ID: 827 4242 8610 | Passcode: 791170
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Bone Stress Injury
The Bone Stress Injury RIG brings together a multidisciplinary group of clinicians and researchers with a shared interest in pediatric and adolescent sports-related bone stress injuries. The group's mission is to promote collaborative research, education, and innovation that advances evidence-based care of young athletes with bone stress injuries.
Workgroups: Femoral Neck BSI Retrospective Review • Perceived Needs for Mental Health Services in Pediatric Sports Medicine Settings Survey Study • Psychological Readiness in Return to Sport Decision Making
Next RIG Meeting: Monday, October 19, 2026 — 7:30 PM Central Join Zoom Meeting | Meeting ID: 818 5534 3247 | Passcode: 620378
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Head
The Head Research Interest Group is a multidisciplinary group of clinicians and researchers dedicated to collaborative research, education, and innovation to advance the recognition, evaluation, treatment, and long-term management of concussions and other head-related conditions in young athletes.
Workgroups: Return to Free Play After Concussion • Optimizing the Clinical Approach to Concussion Rehab • Concussion Outreach • Referral Patterns After Concussion • Clinical Opinion on Concussion Objective Measures • SCOPE 2.0 • Complex Concussion Clinics
Next RIG Meeting: Monday, October 12, 2026 — 7:00 PM Central Join Zoom Meeting | Meeting ID: 837 2287 8333 | Passcode: 178096
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Lower Extremity
The Lower Extremity RIG consists of clinicians and researchers with a focus on pediatric sports injuries and topics specific to the hip, knee, and ankle. Current areas of interest of the group include, but are not limited to, outcomes related to tibial spine and meniscus injuries, as well ankle osteochondritis dissecans. The group aims to promote collaborative, multi-disciplinary research to improve and advance the care of young athlete injuries of the lower extremity.
Workgroups: Registry of Arthroscopy for Meniscal Pediatric Pathology (RAMPP) • Tibial Spine (ASTEROID) • MCL Injuries • PCL Injuries • BSI COVID • Interdisciplinary Communication for Non-Operative PT Management • 4 in 1 outcomes • Ankle Instability & OCD
Previous RIG Meeting: Monday, August 24, 2026 - 7:00 PM Central Join Zoom Meeting | Meeting ID: | Passcode:
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Practitioner Specialties
The Practitioners Specialties RIG aims to foster collaboration and mentorship across sports medicine and human performance professions, including physical therapy, athletic training, medicine, nutrition, biomechanics, and related fields. The RIG’s mission is to support practitioner-driven, evidence-based research initiatives focused on clinical outcomes, injury prevention, professional education, assessment, and performance that advance the field of pediatric sports medicine.
Workgroups: Exercise Dosing in Pediatric MSK Rehabilitation • Clinical Practice Patterns for High Intensity NMES in ACLR Rehabilitation • Figure Skating Land Study • Reimbursement for Mocap Testing/Screening • Self-Assessment of Neuromuscular Control (SANC) • Injury Prevention Activities by Athletic Trainers • Health Equity • Blood Flow Restriction Tolerance and Adverse Events • PT Visit Utilization • Motion Lab Equipment Education
Previous RIG Meeting: Thursday, October 8, 2026 — 12:00 PM Central
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Spine
The Spine Research Interest Group brings together a multidisciplinary group of clinicians and researchers with a shared interest in pediatric and adolescent sports-related spine conditions. The group's mission is to promote collaborative research, education, and innovation that advances evidence-based care of young athletes with spine conditions.
Workgroups: Adolescent Athletes with Spinal Conditions • Spondy Delphi • The Use, Safety and Efficacy of Corticosteroid Injections for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine • Indications in Skeletally Immature Patients • Isthmic Spondylolysis Prevalence Systematic Review
Next RIG Meeting: Thursday, November 5, 2026 - 7:30 PM Central Join Zoom Meeting | Meeting ID: 886 0787 7189 | Passcode: 243982
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Upper Extremity
The Upper Extremity Research Interest Group is a multidisciplinary group dedicated to advancing the understanding, treatment, and rehabilitation of a number of shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand injuries and pathologies affecting pediatric athletes.
Workgroups: Shoulder Instability Return to Sport Testing Outcomes • SI-RSI Validation • Multi-site Retrospective Study of Gymnast Wrist in Young Athletes
Previous RIG Meeting: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - 7:00 PM Central
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