Just as warming weather brings millions of young athletes back onto sports fields, a major athletics association has renewed this warning: Some school-age competitors who are inadequately prepared, or improperly coached, continue to develop serious overuse injuries. The risks often exceed those faced by adults who get carried away with a chosen sport because young athletes are still growing mentally and physically, and so are vulnerable to certain injuries, some of which can compromise growth. Among the most common are Osgood-Schlatter disease, a painful inflammation just below the knee; Sever’s disease, a injury to the heel’s growth plate; and among young baseball pitchers, nagging elbow or shoulder injuries. Young athletes are also more vulnerable to stress fractures. Read the rest of the article here.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
A Warning on Overuse Injuries for Youths
By JANE E. BRODY Published: April 4, 2011 Just as warming weather brings millions of young athletes back onto sports fields, a major athletics association has renewed this warning: Some school-age competitors who are inadequately prepared, or improperly coached, continue to develop serious overuse injuries. The risks often exceed those faced by adults who get carried away with a chosen sport because young athletes are still growing mentally and physically, and so are vulnerable to certain injuries, some of which can compromise growth. Among the most common are Osgood-Schlatter disease, a painful inflammation just below the knee; Sever’s disease, a injury to the heel’s growth plate; and among young baseball pitchers, nagging elbow or shoulder injuries. Young athletes are also more vulnerable to stress fractures. Read the rest of the article here.
Just as warming weather brings millions of young athletes back onto sports fields, a major athletics association has renewed this warning: Some school-age competitors who are inadequately prepared, or improperly coached, continue to develop serious overuse injuries. The risks often exceed those faced by adults who get carried away with a chosen sport because young athletes are still growing mentally and physically, and so are vulnerable to certain injuries, some of which can compromise growth. Among the most common are Osgood-Schlatter disease, a painful inflammation just below the knee; Sever’s disease, a injury to the heel’s growth plate; and among young baseball pitchers, nagging elbow or shoulder injuries. Young athletes are also more vulnerable to stress fractures. Read the rest of the article here.
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