In recent years high school sports are getting more serious because the stakes are higher. With scholarships for college and the lure of fame and fortune of the professional athlete kids are training at higher levels of intensity and more frequently so that they can play at that more elite level during game time. Unfortunately even with the advent of more technologically advanced safety equipment harder play means more injuries. It is estimated that 30 million children now participate in organized sports including soccer, football, swimming, gymnastics, hockey, skating and baseball. Correspondingly, as participation increases, injuries increase. Sports injuries to young people now exceed the occurrence of infectious disease.

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Thomas F. Antonucci, DC, CCSP