Doctors See a Big Rise in Injuries As Young Athletes Train Nonstop.
Bill Pennington.
- New York Times, 2005.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 53, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Doctors See a Big Rise in Injuries As Young Athletes Train Nonstop, Feb. 22, 2005; pp. C1+.
"Around the country, doctors in pediatric sports medicine say it is as if they have happened upon a new childhood disease, and the cause is the overaggressive culture of organized youth sports." (NEW YORK TIMES) The author considers the reasons behind the increase in injuries among children, noting that "in interviews with more than two dozen sports-medicine doctors and researchers, one factor was repeatedly cited as the prime cause for the outbreak in overuse injuries among young athletes: specialization in one sport at an early age and the year-round, almost manic, training for it that often follows."
1522-3256;
Orthopedic surgery Overuse injuries Physical education and training Sports injuries in adolescence Sports injuries in children Sports medicine Teenage athletes