Items Tagged ‘young athletes’
November 22, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 22, 2019
USA Today, A super-vaccine for the flu is being marketed to people 65 and older. Is it legit or a scam? by Adrianna Rodriguez — Flu season is upon us, and the demographic most vulnerable to the disease is people 65 and older. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 70%-80% of […]
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July 23, 2012
Teen Athletes in Overdrive Find Bodies Can’t Keep Up
It’s a familiar, grueling physical toll to young athletes swept up in a sports culture that’s demanding specialization and year-round commitment at earlier-than-ever ages…Overcommitment doesn’t always mean success, though. Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center athletic trainer Dan Christoffer said it can often produce the opposite result. “If they start developing injuries in youth ball, by […]
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