High Sport Specialization Is Associated With More Musculoskeletal Injuries in Canadian High School Students.
Chris WhatmanCarla van den BergAmanda BlackStephen WestBrent HagelCarolyn EmeryPublished in: Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine (2022)
Approximately one-third of Canadian high school students playing sports were categorized as highly specialized. The musculoskeletal injury rate was higher for high sport specialization students compared with low sport specialization students. Musculoskeletal injuries and concussion were also more common in students who train more and spend greater than 8 months per year in one sport.
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