Preventing repetitive sports injuries
The increasing intensity of organized sports has led to more and more children being treated for repetitive sports injuries. In this week's Healthy Kids Minute, Alfred Atanda, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, offers advice on how to prevent such injuries, including the importance of a few days of unstructured, free play each week.
The increasing intensity of organized sports has led to more and more children being treated for repetitive sports injuries. In this week's Healthy Kids Minute, Alfred Atanda, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, offers advice on how to prevent such injuries, including the importance of a few days of unstructured, free play each week.