Highly specialized high school athletes more likely to have knee, hip injuries
Friday, March 18, 2016 - 20:20
in Health & Medicine
There is a sense among those who pay attention to youth and high school athletics that more and more young athletes today are focusing on excelling at a single sport instead of playing a variety. Perhaps surprisingly, though, little research has been conducted on the prevalence of sports specialization in high school athletes -- and what that might mean for these competitors' health.