UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., July 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
HERSHEY, Pa. - When you're sitting in the stands watching your kids play sports, the last thing you want to see is an injury that sidelines them for the season.
About 2.7 million people under age 24 visited U.S. emergency departments for sports and recreation injuries in 2024, according to the National Safety Council. Countless more develop chronic injuries.
"We're seeing a lot of overuse injuries, such as ankle sprains, stress fractures and tendonitis," said Morgan Gochnauer, a sports medicine physician at Penn State Health Lime Spring Outpatient Center and the team physician for athletes at Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg. "The i...