Highly specialized high school athletes more likely to have certain injuries, study says

Titled “Prevalence of Sport Specialization in High School Athletics,” this one-year observational study found that high school athletes from a smaller school were less likely to specialize in a sport than those attending a large school. The researchers also found that highly specialized athletes were more likely to report a history of overuse knee or hip injuries.

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.

Source: Medical Xpress

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