Dr. Christina Morganti shares information on preventing youth sports injuries, including training tips, overuse injuries, the differences in youth anatomy and ways to keep your kids in the game.
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Introduction: Preventing Youth Sports Injuries
1. Christina Morganti, MD
Sports and Shoulder Surgery
Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
cmorganti@osmc.net
2. Lost time from play
in the short term
Pain/discomfort
Mental
anguish/anxiety
Disruption of usual
“routine” including
socialization
Potential for long
term consequences
3. The Problem
• 30 million children participate in organized sports
(Source: Safe Kids USA)
• Participation in high school athletics is increasing, with more
than 7.3 million high school students participating annually
(Source: National Federation of State High School Associations)
• High school athletics account for more than 2 million injuries
annually, (including 30,000 hospitalizations); Half of these are
overuse injuries (Source: Centers for Disease Control)
• Young athletes are specializing in sports (and positions)
at an earlier age.
4. The Lasting Problem – Part
2
70% of kids participating in sports drop out by the age of 13
because of
• Adults
• Coaches
• Parents
These children lose the benefits of exercise, teamwork
and healthy competition!
8. Physiologic benefits to
skeletal health, lean
mass, neuromuscular
coordination.
Psychologic benefits to
self esteem, general
sense of well being.
Social benefits from the
culture of healthy living
and camaraderie, “stay
out of trouble”, plan for
future.
9. Kids are different
physiologically, mentall
y, socially from adults.
Changing at a rapid
rate
“Formative years”
Habits formed may last
a lifetime.
Injury may have long
term consequences
10. Physis= growth plate
Apophysis
Vulnerable
points, “weak link”
Injury can lead to
deformity
“Growth spurt” issue
Shape of bones
11.
12. Times are different and still changing.
Shear numbers of participants growing
Intensity of competition increasing.
Free-play time decreasing.
Sedentary time increasing, “indoor distractions”.
13.
14. Different
kinds of
kids.
Low, mediu
m, and
high.
What is the
general
level of
fitness?
15. Training allows for the
adaption of structures
strength
to accommodate the
typical load applied to
the structure.
The load may be too
high for the strength of
the structure.
The strength may be too load
low to tolerate the load
applied.
16. Overuse injuries constitute the majority of youth
sports injuries.
Overuse injuries can be avoided by adjustments
in training regimen, based on individual needs of
the athlete.
Think about improving the general level of
conditioning of the athlete and good training
habits/technique as well as sports-specific skills.
This slide greatly oversimplifies the process but conveys the idea that the child who throws year-round may progress more quickly but is at risk for injury and ending participation in baseball. Attempts to address some parents’ concerns that their budding Randy Johnson will fall behind if he doesn’t pitch constantly.
