... injuries accounted for 3.5 percent of high school athletes' injuries 2005 through 2007, according ... examine rare injuries and conditions of U.S. high school athletes. Rare injuries include eye injuries ...
... nationally representative sample of U.S. high school athletes.
"Shoulder injuries were far more likely ... importantly, in all sports, almost 1 in 4 athletes missed at least three weeks of their season ...
... the burden of knee surgeries and rehabilitation will continue to escalate as the number of high school athletes continues to grow.”
Researchers also found several interesting gender patterns. For ...
... Hoch found that 78 percent of female high school athletes and 65 percent of female high ... Milwaukee. Ninety-three percent of non-athletes were found to have calcium deficiencies, compared to 74 percent ...
... , occurs in as many as 25 percent of female high school athletes, compared with 2 to 5 percent in ... with amenorrhea, 19 normally menstruating athletes and 18 nonathletic girls. The body mass index, a ...
... special programs, consideration of their needs, consideration of their teachers, competitions and placing the school athletics program high on our list of priorities." And "Sports is as popular a ...
... injuries accounted for 3.5 percent of high school athletes' injuries 2005 through 2007, according ... examine rare injuries and conditions of US high school athletes. Rare injuries include eye injuries, ...
... concrete way to impact the health of student athletes," said Anna Monroe, M.D., an emergency ... estimated that about one out of every 200,000 high school athletes experiences SCA. However, there is no ...
... This is the first study to assess the effects of competition intensity on injury severity in high school football.
"Not only does the time in competition affect injuries but also the phase of play," ...
... among a nationally representative sample of high school athletes. Severe injuries accounted for 15 ... percent).
"Severe injuries negatively affect athletes' health and often place an increased burden ...
... data from 134 top Maryland high school athletes that they screened at the 2008 track and field ... like they're at the top of the world," Abraham says. "Athletes and other teens should let someone know ...
... Center in Birmingham, Alabama. "In 2005 alone, 62 of the 188 operations performed, were on high school athletes, a third of the surgical group. The reality is that this surgery is successful and that' ...
... high school athletes are replacing elbow ligaments, raising concerns about overtraining.
THERE'S good news ...
... injuries recorded among female high school athletes, with the vast majority (67) occurring in ... two catastrophic injuries to female high school cheerleaders were reported, down from 10 in the previous ...
... concussion if they return to play or exertional activities prematurely. In addition, high school athletes recover more slowly than college or professional athletes. Presumably the same is true for ...
