KIDS QUIZ
SPORTS TEAMS AND PLAYERS
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Question
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Read this statement from the article:More young people are getting injured playing baseball than ever before. Which detail below best supports the statement about the article?
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About 25% of all Major League Baseball pitchers have had the surgery. But it is not only MLB players that go under the knife.
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Actually, 15-19 years olds make up almost 60 percent of all Tommy John surgeries in the United States.
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The American Journal of Sports Medicine records data on the surgery.
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Every year, the number of young people getting the surgery rises by 6%.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Finally, a lack of exposure to various movements and activities that load and develop supporting tissues that assist with our larger movements often leads to overuse injuries, especially in young athletes due in large part to their growing bodies.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, most young athletes experience overuse injuries rather than traumatic injuries, with the most common being sprains (injuries to ligaments), strains (injuries to muscles) and stress fractures (injuries to bones).
Detailed explanation-3: -A sports injury can occur due to accidents, poor training practices, improper equipment, lack of conditioning, or insufficient warm-up and stretching.
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