Roberts, Jeff,
The Agony of Victory. Jeff Roberts. - The Record, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 44, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Agony of Victory, Jan. 4, 2004; pp. S1+.
"As once-limited seasons extend to 10- and 12-month odysseys, with no off-season to rest aching joints and muscles, the kind of damage once common only in individual sports such as gymnastics and tennis is now found in every sport on the high school athletic landscape. And it's not just the elite athletes with a future in sports pushing themselves. Average players...also are sacrificing their bodies like professionals." (THE RECORD) This article reveals how orthopedic surgeons and pediatricians are noticing that more high school athletes are pushing "their young bodies beyond the threshold of easy recovery, leading to a dramatic increase in chronic, repetitive injuries, also called overuse injuries."
1522-3256;
High school athletes
Overuse injuries
School sports
Sports injuries in adolescence
AC1.S5
050
The Agony of Victory. Jeff Roberts. - The Record, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 44, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Agony of Victory, Jan. 4, 2004; pp. S1+.
"As once-limited seasons extend to 10- and 12-month odysseys, with no off-season to rest aching joints and muscles, the kind of damage once common only in individual sports such as gymnastics and tennis is now found in every sport on the high school athletic landscape. And it's not just the elite athletes with a future in sports pushing themselves. Average players...also are sacrificing their bodies like professionals." (THE RECORD) This article reveals how orthopedic surgeons and pediatricians are noticing that more high school athletes are pushing "their young bodies beyond the threshold of easy recovery, leading to a dramatic increase in chronic, repetitive injuries, also called overuse injuries."
1522-3256;
High school athletes
Overuse injuries
School sports
Sports injuries in adolescence
AC1.S5
050