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Heat Related Illness and Sports Injuries A Real Concern for Kids

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Injury Prevention, Kids and Physical Activity, Sports Injury and Children / Teens, Sports Medicine and Sports Injury.

Learn about Heat Related Illness and Preventing Heat Stress Before Summer Youth Sports Begin Researchers led by Zachary Kerr and colleagues (2013) and published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine estimate that over 9,000 high school athletes are treated every year for heat related illness from physical exertion in warm temperatures. Risk factors include hot… Read more »