Youth Sports Injuries On Rise: Is Lack of General Physical Fitness Partially To Blame?

As a physical therapist, and sports performance specialist, this case is absolutely true!! So many of my young athletic patients with pain or injuries come to me out of shape, and usually overweight. They no longer play on their own, and only participate in "organized sports". These kids are not prepared for their sports, and often develop overuse injuries. And parents who bring their kids to me for sports performance often want to focus on make their kids faster, when in reality we need to work on weight loss, nutrition, and corrective exercises to prevent injuries and overuse injuries.