Physician Focus, November 2008: Young Athletes and Sports Injuries
Young Athletes and Sports Injuries
The proliferation of sports programs and opportunities for young people is a great boost to physical fitness and the fight against obesity. Yet, there's a downside as well: more and more very young athletes are coming down with injuries previously confined to only professional athletes. Estimates are that more than three and half million children 14 years old and under are receiving medical treatment for sports-related injuries each year.
What's behind the increase in these serious injuries? What can be done – by parents and coaches and physicians – to reduce their frequency? And how might these young athletes be affected in the future?
Host: Bruce Karlin, M.D.
Guests: John C. Richmond, M.D., Chairman, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Luis Palacio, M.D., Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Malden Family Medicine/Tufts
Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.
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