New Research Reveals 1.35 Million Youths A Year Obtain Serious Sports Injuries
With fall sports back in full swing, hundreds of thousands of Triangle-area youth and their parents are thinking about how they can avoid injury and stay in the game all season – whether it be football, soccer, volleyball, cheerleading, lacrosse or cross-country.
Last month, USA Today highlighted results from a study conducted by nonprofit advocacy group, SafeKids Worldwide, which found that more than 1 million youths a year obtain a sports injury serious enough to send them to the ER. The most common types of injuries include strains or sprains, fractures, contusions and concussions. And football (394,350 injuries), soccer (172,470 injuries), volleyball (43,190 injuries) and cheerleading (37,770 injuries) rank in the top 10 sports associated with the most injuries. These sobering statistics leave many wondering how common sports-related injuries can be prevented.
What’s interesting is that teenage athletes are injured at about the same rate as professional athletes, but injuries that affect high school athletes are often different from those that affect adult athletes, primarily because teens are often still growing. High school sports injuries can also cause lasting problems that require surgery as an adult and could lead to arthritis later in life. I see this in my practice everyday – people who have sustained injuries in high school or college that required surgery often end up feeling the effects of these injuries as they get into their 40s and 50s – at a time when they are trying to re-enter exercise for health and vitality reasons and are now limited in what they can do.
However, “athletes” of all kinds – from kids to aging weekend warriors – can significantly reduce their risk for injury and ensure they stay in the game all season. Warming up and cooling down before and after engaging in a sport, staying hydrated, incorporating strength training and stretching into the mix and cross-training to avoid overuse injuries are just a few simple steps people can take to decrease their risk of falling prey to injury.
Thank you a lot for sharing this with all folks you really understand what you are talking about! Bookmarked. Please also seek advice from my website =). We will have a hyperlink alternate arrangement among us!
I just want to tell you that I’m beginner to blogs and definitely enjoyed you’re website. Likely I’m likely to bookmark your blog post . You really come with superb articles and reviews. Regards for revealing your web-site.
You can certainly see your skills within the paintings you write. The sector hopes for even more passionate writers like you who aren’t afraid to say how they believe. All the time go after your heart.
I have been absent for some time, but now I remember why I used to love this blog. Thank you, I¡¦ll try and check back more frequently. How frequently you update your website?
obviously like your web-site however you need to test the spelling on quite a few of your posts. A number of them are rife with spelling issues and I to find it very troublesome to tell the reality however I will surely come again again.
Thank you for all of your effort on this blog. My mum really loves setting aside time for investigations and it’s really obvious why. Almost all know all of the compelling method you give both interesting and useful tactics through the website and as well as welcome contribution from other individuals about this subject matter so my child is now studying a lot of things. Have fun with the rest of the year. Your carrying out a pretty cool job.
Keep working ,fantastic job!
Good site! I really love how it is easy on my eyes and the data are well written. I’m wondering how I could be notified whenever a new post has been made. I’ve subscribed to your RSS feed which must do the trick! Have a great day!
hi!,I really like your writing very a lot! proportion we keep up a correspondence more approximately your article on AOL? I need an expert in this area to unravel my problem. Maybe that is you! Having a look ahead to see you.
I have been absent for some time, but now I remember why I used to love this blog. Thanks , I will try and check back more often. How frequently you update your site?
I haven¡¦t checked in here for a while as I thought it was getting boring, but the last several posts are great quality so I guess I will add you back to my everyday bloglist. You deserve it my friend 🙂
Excellent blog here! Also your website loads up fast! What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my website loaded up as fast as yours lol
Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is an extremely well written article. I will be sure to bookmark it and return to read more of your useful info. Thanks for the post. I will certainly return.
I just couldn’t leave your web site prior to suggesting that I extremely loved the standard information an individual provide for your visitors? Is going to be again ceaselessly in order to investigate cross-check new posts
I just want to say I am just new to weblog and actually enjoyed you’re web blog. Probably I’m likely to bookmark your site . You amazingly have beneficial stories. Bless you for revealing your website.
I just want to tell you that I’m all new to blogging and really savored this web site. More than likely I’m going to bookmark your site . You actually have great stories. Kudos for sharing your web-site.
Attractive component to content kalysdi. I simply stumbled upon your web site and in accession capital to assert that I acquire actually enjoyed account your blog posts. Anyway I’ll be subscribing for your feeds and even I success you get entry to consistently rapidly.
I’ll immediately kalysdi grasp your rss as I can’t in finding your email subscription link or e-newsletter service. Do you’ve any? Please let me understand so that I may just subscribe. Thanks.
Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
I not to mention my friends have been reviewing the nice items from your website and then instantly got an awful suspicion I never expressed respect to the site owner for those secrets. All of the boys became certainly joyful to see them and now have undoubtedly been using them. Many thanks for being indeed considerate and then for using this form of fine subjects millions of individuals are really desirous to learn about. My honest apologies for not expressing gratitude to sooner.