[net-gold] SPORTS MEDICINE : SPORTS INJURIES: DAVID GEIER: Sobering Statistics About Youth Sports and Injuries
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- Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 11:52:11 -0400 (EDT)
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SPORTS MEDICINE :
SPORTS INJURIES:
DAVID GEIER: Sobering Statistics About Youth Sports and Injuries
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DAVID GEIER: Sobering Statistics About Youth Sports and Injuries
BY DAVID GEIER
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The Post and Courier
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/aug/03/
sobering-statistics-about-youth-sports-and/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/3blnw4n
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More young athletes are playing sports than ever before. The National
Council of Youth Sports estimates that 44 million kids play at least one
organized sports activity. And while this surge is encouraging for so many
reasons, it has also contributed to one worrisome trend. Injuries are
skyrocketing.
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As a sports medicine physician and orthopaedic surgeon, I, and others like
me, certainly can treat injured athletes. But as I have mentioned
previously in my columns, I believe that part of our responsibility to
athletes is to try to prevent these injuries in the first place.
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--Sports injuries account for 4.3 million hospital emergency room visits
annually in the United States. (Center for Disease Control and
Prevention).
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--Nearly 50 percent of all injuries sustained by middle school and high
school students during sports are overuse injuries. (American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons).
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--Approximately 50 percent of overuse injuries in children and adolescents
are preventable. (The American College of Sports Medicine).
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--Girls involved in organized sports have an estimated injury rate of 20
to 22 per 100 participants per season, while boys have a risk of 39 per
100 participants per season. (National Athletic Trainers' Association).
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--Surgeons are seeing four times as many overuse injuries in youth sports
compared to five years ago. (Dr. James Andrews, orthopaedic surgeon).
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--Approximately two out of five traumatic brain injuries among children
are associated with participation in sports and recreational activities.
(National Youth Sports Safety Foundation).
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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