Sports are supposed to be good for us. They get our heart pumping, build muscle tone, and increase our lung capacity. But if were not careful, some sports can cause hidden injuries. Alexa has the story. Julia runs track. Like many athletes, she puts in long hours training and competing. And like an increasing number of athletes, she now suffers from pains that dont seem to come from a particular injury. We never really figured out why. We think it was just from overuse mostly, just from trying to put more miles in than i should. And julia isnt alone. Roughly, with just practice time it would be about 17 hours, but with games, that will add on at least 2 hours a day. I practice like 15 to 20 hours a week. I spend 12 hours a week practicing for track. Probably around 20 hours a week, between the weight room, playing lacrosse, practice, stuff like that. In fact, according to dr. Thomas best, many teens put in up to 18 hours a week doing sports. Theres a correlation there between the amoun
Long hours training and competing. And like an increasing number of athletes, she now suffers from pains that dont seem to come from a particular injury. We never really figured out why. We think it was just from overuse mostly, just from trying to put more miles in than i should. And julia isnt alone. Roughly, with just practice time it would be about 17 hours, but with games, that will add on at least 2 hours a day. I practice like 15 to 20 hours a week. I spend 12 hours a week practicing for track. Probably around 20 hours a week, between the weight room, playing lacrosse, practice, stuff like that. In fact, according to dr. Thomas best, many teens put in up to 18 hours a week doing sports. Theres a correlation there between the amount of time that theyre spending and the increased incidence of injuries. The type of injuries dr. Best is talking about tend to be caused by repeating the same this repetitive motion puts extra wear and tear on certain parts of your body. Working with oh
Like many athletes, she puts in long hours training and competing. And like an increasing number of athletes, she now suffers from pains that dont seem to come from a particular injury. We never really figured out why. We think it was just from overuse mostly, just from trying to put more miles in than i should. And julia isnt alone. Roughly, with just practice time it would be about 17 hours, but with games, that will add on at least 2 hours a day. I practice like 15 to 20 hours a week. I spend 12 hours a week practicing for track. Probably around 20 hours a week, between the weight room, playing lacrosse, practice, stuff like that. In fact, according to dr. Thomas best, many teens put in up to 18 hours a week doing sports. Theres a correlation there between the amount of time that theyre spending and the increased incidence of injuries. The type of injuries dr. Best caused by repeating the same motion over and over. This repetitive motion puts extra wear and tear on certain parts of
From a particular injury. We never really figured out why. We think it was just from overuse mostly, just from trying to put more miles in than i should. And julia isnt alone. Roughly, with just practice time it would be about 17 hours, but with games, that will add on at least 2 hours a day. I practice like 15 to 20 hours a week. I spend 12 hours a week practicing for track. Probably around 20 hours a week, between the weight room, playing lacrosse, practice, stuff like that. In fact, according to dr. Thomas best, many teens put in up to 18 hours a week doing sports. Theres a correlation there between the amount of time that theyre spending and the increased incidence of injuries. The type of injuries dr. Best is talking about tend to be caused by repeating the same motion over and over. This repetitive motion puts extra wear and tear on certain parts of your body. Wexner medical center, dr. Best studied thousands of sports injuries. He believes that injuries from overuse are on the r
Increased incidence of injuries. The type of injuries dr. Best is talking about tend to be caused by repeating the same motion over and over. This repetitive motion puts extra wear and tear on certain parts of your body. Working with ohio states wexner medical center, dr. Best studied thousands of sports injuries. He believes that injuries from overuse are on the rise. Thats because some sports have become so competitive, theyre no longer just seasonal. Therefore, theres more pressure to practice a specific sport all year round. I play varsity lacrosse exclusively. Yeah, i dedicate most of my time on that. I run track like all year round. I play lacrosse at colgate university. I do crosscountry, and i do winter and spring track. Its speculative at this point, but many of us feel that sport specialization is leading to it may, in fact, be the leading risk factor for overuse injuries. Overuse are the lower leg, the knee, and the shoulder. Those are where youre likely to get. Ive had a hi