The number of injuries seen in young athletes is increasing at an alarming rate. Younger athletes are often presenting with more serious injuries. I see this in my clinics at Memorial's SportsCare, and it's a trend that's being noticed nationwide. There are several reasons for this. But, more important, there are new ways to address the problem.

This near epidemic rise in injuries was troubling enough to members of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine that an initiative was started to combat the problem. The program created is the STOP Sports Injury Campaign. (STOP is an acronym for Sports Trauma and Overuse Prevention.)

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