These sports injuries cause the most ER visits among youth, report finds

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The top five most frequent activities that cause ER visits among youth: Football: 14.1% of the visits Basketball: 12.5% Pedal cycling: 9.9% Soccer: 7.1% Ice or roller skating or skateboarding: 6.9%

While sports are an important part of a healthy lifestyle for young people, injuries can happen too -- and a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics reveals which activities are most likely to send a young athlete to the emergency room.

The report, published Friday in the National Health Statistics Reports, found that between 2010 and 2016, about 2.7 million emergency department visits for sports injuries each year were made by young people ages 5 to 24.The top five most frequent activities that caused those visits were:"These are the sports that account for the most visits," said Pinyao Anna Rui, main author of the report and a survey statistician at the National Center for Health Statistics.

Cheerleader injury: Treat like athletes 01:29The report also did not assess trends over time. Yet the researchers wrote in the report that when compared with previous data, the new findings suggest that emergency department visits for sports injuries among youth"have stayed relatively stable in recent years."Sports injuries treated with opioidsWhen it comes to treating these sports injuries, the report found that analgesic medications to relieve pain were given or prescribed at 63.

"We're seeing a lot of these overuse injuries, and as someone sticks to one sport, they're certainly at risk of injury," Cardone said."So less sports specialization and more well-rounded sports," he said."Allow them to do what they enjoy and mix it up."

 

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Sumo wrestling didn’t make the list at all! Grand sumo is the best. GrandSumo

Drunk driving, no?

that's why I practice futsal

Okay, I have to ask who was surprised that physical activity comes with risk of injury?

Very interesting, now what ? Sitting on your ass playing games is better for there health ?

Surprised to see so many injuries from basketball. That's one of the softest sports anyone can participate in.

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