Nearly 30 percent of all college athlete injuries a result of 'overuse'
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Overuse injuries -- found most often in low-contact sports that involve long training sessions or where the same movement is repeated numerous times -- make up nearly 30 percent of all injuries sustained by collegiate athletes. And a majority of overuse injuries (62 percent) occurred in females athletes, according to a new study.