Overuse Injuries In Youth Sports

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Overuse Injuries (and ways to prevent them)
By Ileia Witkus

Much youth is getting involved in sports that they want to be a part of. They do really well and love the sport they play. The fact that a new crisis is being arose in youth sports has to be ridiculous, right? Well, there is a major crisis that is actually taking youth players off their team. The overuse injuries that have taken the careers of many is pretty major. From the Little League elbow to compartment syndrome, there are some overuse injuries that are pretty common in the sports world. However, these injuries are crushing the dreams of the players being plagued by their overuse injuries. First and foremost, overuse injuries are injuries that are caused by the repetitive

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