High-Impact Stress Fractures in Adolescent Girls

October 6, 2011
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A seven-year study has found that almost 4 percent of adolescent girls developed sports-related stress fractures. The authors recommend that “girls who engage in running, basketball, cheerleading, or gymnastics should be encouraged to include varied training in lower-impact activities to decrease the cumulative amount of impact in order to minimize their risk of stress fractures.”

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