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Sports Medicine Physician Advises Parents to
Not Let Their Kids Play Football
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Sports Medicine Physician Advises Parents to
Not Let Their Kids Play Football
Medical Press
http://medicalxpress.com/news/
2013-07-sports-medicine-physician-parents-kids.html
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Prominent Sports Medicine physician Dr. Pietro Tonino of Loyola University
Medical Center has some blunt advice for parents of high school athletes
who want to play football this fall: Don't let them do it.
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"When you have two human beings collide at a high rate of speed
especially if one of them is much bigger than the other then significant
injuries are quite possible," Tonino said. "I don't believe it is worth
the risk. So I advise parents to try to steer their children to
alternative sports. We are just beginning to understand the long-term
consequences of injuries sustained at young ages."
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The most common football injuries are knee injuries, especially to the
anterior or posterior cruciate ligament (ACL/PCL). Other common injuries
are ankle sprains, shoulder injuries and overuse injuries that cause back
pain and patellar tendonitis (knee pain). And heat stroke is a significant
risk during summer training camp.
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A study published in the journal Pediatrics found that injury rates were
similar in football and baseball. But while only 3 percent of baseball
injuries were considered serious (fracture, dislocation, concussion), 14
percent of football injuries were considered serious.
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Concussions, however, are Tonino's biggest concern. Tonino notes that a
position statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
says the developing brain differs physiologically from the adult brain.
Young athletes may have a more prolonged recovery and are more susceptible
to concussions accompanied by a catastrophic injury.
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While helmets can prevent injuries such as cuts and fractures, helmets
have not been shown to reduce the incidence and severity of concussions.
This is particularly true if improper tackling techniques are used.
"Lowering the head and leading with the head can cause serious head and
neck injuries, regardless of the quality of the helmet," Tonino said.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Loyola University Health System (2013, July 22). Sports medicine physician
advises parents to not let their kids play football.
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