Sentences with phrase «among young athletes»

Although much of the attention has focused on adult professional athletes playing American football, health professionals have highlighted the need to understand risks among young athletes as well.

Spondylolysis is another common back injury among young athletes.

High school athletes suffer the most sport - related concussions, but concussions have doubled among younger athletes in team sports, says a new study.

Head impacts and concussions caused by contact sports are a quickly growing epidemic among young athletes.

Low back pain (LBP) is a frequent complaint among young athletes.

Sports injuries have increased tenfold; aggression on and off the field - between kids, parents, and coaches - is at a fever pitch; and drug and alcohol use among young athletes is on the rise.

Overuse injuries have become commonplace among young athletes in the last decade (although «Little League elbow» has been a problem for decades).

It is also important to remember that symptoms of concussion may not appear until several hours, or even days, after injury (8) with delayed onset of symptoms particularly common among younger athletes.

To explore parents» perspectives on concussions among young athletes, the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health conducted a national survey in May 2010 of parents whose children 12 to 17 years old play school sports.

Cardiomyopathy, defined as a weakening of the heart muscle or change in structure of the heart, is the leading cause of death among young athletes, a group that may consume a lot of soy in the form of protein powders and energy bars.

As the new laws settle into place, experts believe they are just a first step and that more should be done to prevent serious brain injuries among young athletes, especially among football players.

Concussions are a growing epidemic among young athletes; 1 in 5 high school athletes sustains a concussion each year.

That the study found concussion rates for ice hockey (10 per 100,000) and football (8 per 100,000) among younger athletes (7 - to 11 - year - olds) much higher than the overall concussion rate (1 per 100,000), were «not surprising» to lead author, Lisa L. Bakhos, M.D., a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey.

Sports injuries among young athletes are on the rise.