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Full-Text Articles in Sports Medicine
Investigating The Factors That Lead To Sports Related Injuries In Children, Kinjal Shah, Shawna Rotoli
Investigating The Factors That Lead To Sports Related Injuries In Children, Kinjal Shah, Shawna Rotoli
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
This project’s focus is to investigate if playing contact versus non-contact sports at a young age leads to more sports related injuries and to identify which factors correlate with increased injury rate in order to develop the most effective prevention and treatment methods. Data was collected through a survey including questions that delve deeper to quantify the amount of strain being put on the youth athlete’s body such as hours played a week, level of competitiveness, weeks played in a year, contact versus non-contact sport, and number of sports played. The following set of questions then addressed the actual injury …
Promoting Spine Health For Adolescent Athletes, Taylor R. Walker
Promoting Spine Health For Adolescent Athletes, Taylor R. Walker
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Based on interviews with local stakeholders in public health and literature review, developed an informational brochure for high school athletes containing prevention and management strategies and resources for low back pain. The aim of this project is to help young athletes stay healthy and live well as they age by promoting spine health.