Health & Fitness
5 tips to keep student athletes injury-free this fall
Fall means the return to school and sports for kids across the country. Unfortunately, this can also mean sprained ankles, sore muscles and possibly worse.
According to the National SAFE KIDS program and the American Academy of Pediatrics, approximately 3.5 million children and adolescents ages 14 and under get hurt annually playing sports or participating in recreational activities.
In addition, more than 30 million high school children participate in organized sports, and children between 5 and 14 years of age account for almost half (40 percent) of sports-related injuries for all age groups.
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In an effort to keep your child athletes injury-free this fall, Dr. Mark Neault, an orthopedic surgeon at Advocate Condell Medical Center, offers five tips to make sure they stay in the game.
To view Dr. Neault’s brief video, simply click here or copy/paste this link into your browser: http://youtu.be/k-4kZQnS_I0
