SUNDAY, Oct. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Youth sports deliver all kinds of health benefits, both mental and physical, but young athletes can still get hurt.
Every year, more than 3.5 million U.S. kids are treated for sports-related injuries. The most common injuries include sprained ankles, broken bones, concussions, torn or stretched ligaments and broken or loose teeth, said Dr. Tiana Woolridge, a sports medicine fellow physician within the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Family Medicine and a member of the American Academy of Pediatric's (AAP) Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness.
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