Sports injuries result from acute trauma or repetitive stress environments associated with athletic activities. Sports injuries can affect bones or soft tissue
(ligaments, muscles, tendons).
Adults are less likely to suffer sports injuries than are children, whose vulnerability is heightened by:
- Immature reflexes
- Inability to recognize and evaluate risks
- Underdeveloped coordination.
Each year, about 3.2 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are injured while participating in athletic activities, and account for 40% of all sports
injuries. As many as 20% of children who play sports get hurt, and about 25% of their injuries are classified as serious. More than 775,000 boys and girls under
age 14 are treated in hospital emergency rooms for sports-related injuries.
Injury rates are highest for athletes who participate in contact sports, but the most serious injuries are associated with individual activities. Between one-half
and two-thirds of childhood sports injuries occur during practice, or in the course of unorganized athletic activity.
Our patients are treated under the care and referral of general medicine, orthopedic, and sports medicine physicians. Services are provided by licensed physical
therapists and occupational therapists, along with the help of their respective licensed assistants.
Professional clinical skills, personal trust and a commitment to your health combine to produce the very highest in patient satisfaction.
At Elite Physical Therapy our focus is where it belongs, on you, the patient.
