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July 10th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda TUESDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) —
Track-related injuries have increased by more than a third among children
and teens in the United States since the early 1990s, a new study
finds.
The number of young people hurt while participating in the sport surged
36 percent between 1991 and 2008 — from about 7,700 injuries to nearly
10,500, according to researchers from the Center for Injury Research and
Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in
Columbus, Ohio.
“Participation in track is a great way to encourage children and
adolescents to remain physically active,” the study’s senior author, Lara
McKenzie, principal investigator at the Center for Injury Research and
Policy, said in a hospital news release. “However, the increase in
injuries corresponding with the increased participation in this activity
suggests we need to do a better job of preventing track-related injuries
among our young athletes.”
In the United States, only football attracts more children and teenage
participants, the study says.
Track and field activities include sprinting, cross country, running,
hurdles, relays, stretching and drills. The researchers used data from the
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to track nationwide
injuries resulting from the sport.
Over the course of the 18-year study, the researchers noted that more
than 159,000 children and teens from 10 to 18 years old were treated in
emergency rooms for injuries they got while engaging in the sport.
Some injuries occurred more often than others. Fifty-two percent of
those hurt were diagnosed with a sprain or a strain. Fractures accounted
for 17 percent of the track-related injuries.
In 59 percent of cases, the young people were running when they got
hurt, the study pointed out. The kids were attempting hurdles in another
23 percent of injuries.
“We found that the most commonly injured body parts varied across
activity and across age group. For instance, elementary students were more
likely to sustain upper extremity injuries while high school students were
more likely to sustain lower leg injuries,” added McKenzie, who is also a
professor of pediatrics at Ohio State University College of Medicine.
“With this in mind, track-related injury prevention efforts may need to
be tailored by activity for different age groups in order to most
effectively address the injury concerns the athletes are facing,” she
said.
The study was published in the journal Physician and
Sportsmedicine.
More information
The U.S. National Institutes of Health provides more information on sports injuries.
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