Child Athletes & sports injuries

Parents Forum
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<p>I thought this article might be of interest to parents of teenage athletes:</p>

<p>Unhealthy Competition
Young kids are training like professionals, and have the injuries to prove it</p>

<p>Regan McMahon
<a href=“http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/15/CMG7OOP5OB1.DTL[/url]”>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/15/CMG7OOP5OB1.DTL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>It is about the growth in preventable sports injuries, particularly those due to overuse, in young children and teenagers because of intense time spent in practice and playing.</p>