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A Multi-Modal Approach to Assessing Recovery in Youth Athletes Following Concussion
Published on: September 25, 2014
Consequences of single sport specialization in the pediatric and adolescent athlete
Mia Smucny1, Shital N Parikh2, Nirav K Pandya3
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 500 Parnassus Avenue, MU-320W, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Abstract:
Pediatric and adolescent sports participation has increased with a concomitant increase in injuries. Sports have transitioned from recreational to deliberate, structured activities wherein success is determined by achievement of 'elite' status. This has led to specialization in a single sport with intensive, repetitive activity at younger ages causing physical and emotional consequences, particularly true for the growing athlete who is particularly susceptible to injury. Clinicians caring for this population must understand the epidemiology of youth sports specialization, the unique physiology/structure of this age group, and the potential physical and emotional consequences.
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