'They're Just Kids' ; Young Athletes Getting Too Little Down Time
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › May 24, 2007
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IT'S SPRING, time for young athletes to pull out baseball mitts and softball gloves, and tennis rackets, golf clubs and lacrosse sticks. More young people are playing organized sports. More are playing sports year-round, and more compete on two or more teams at a time. More are getting injured.
As Staff Writer Bob Groves reported this week, emergency room doctors in North Jersey are seeing an increase in sports-related injuries among athletes high school age and younger. That includes a rise in injuries related to overuse such as bursitis and tendonitis.See the full content of this document
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'They're Just Kids' ; Young Athletes Getting Too Little Down Time
This is alarming. It's also no surprise.
It's common for teenagers to pla...See the full content of this document
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