Sports are becoming a "silent epidemic". Dr. Thomas DeBerardino did a study and noticed teenagers that are on multiple sports team tend to have injuries in the knees, neck, and shoulder that are most common in grown adults. One example that Dr. DeBerardino mentioned was baseball. Pitchers could end up racking high pitch counts in each of their various leagues and increase their risk for elbow and shoulder injuries. Every throw consist of using their shoulder and elbow and after a period of throwing and catching players soon start to feel the pain. Athletes that play on more than one team don't have enough breaks and they over use their body. Dr. DeBerardino says that athletes should " listen to your body" and learn when they need to take a break.
My Response:
Sports are an easy was to injure yourself. I was on two different swim teams which caused an over use of my shoulder, causing me to have surgery and go into physical for a while. It also resulted in me having to stop swimming for a couple of months and loosing all the progress I had made. I think that it is good that athletes are trying hard on different teams but they also need to realize when it is time to stop and take a rest.
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