Edited by Dr. Corrado Bait - Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology
Sport is good, you know. It improves coordination, muscle tone, is a panacea for the cardiovascular system and finally it is useful for self-esteem and good mood. bad.
"The sharp increase in sports injuries among children - underlines Corrado Bait, assistant manager of the" Operating Unit of Knee Surgery and Sports Traumatology at the "Humanitas Clinical Institute and member of the Physioclinic specialized center in Milan - is a totally new and it is certainly to be related to the ways in which sport is practiced today ". That is, in a nutshell, with a little too much competition.
And, sometimes, even with little sense of reality, that same sense of reality that leads parents to objectively evaluate their child from a physical point of view. Bait again says: "Whoever has knees vare, that is to" O ", like who has knees valgus, that is to" X ", will hardly become a champion and the same is true for those suffering from scoliosis. In all these cases, it is better not to generate exaggerated expectations in children, but simply to start them towards a "useful and fun physical activity, in order to have only the good of sport, without generating disappointments and frustrations." Again, those who do not have the physical characteristics to become a champion, he has no reason to follow the intense training sessions (let's think about 3-4 training sessions a week, plus 1 or 2 games at the weekend) required of those who instead ... can try.
So pay attention to the choice of the gym, the instructors, the sports club. "The ideal team is the one that understands sport in the spirit of being together and having fun".
The most frequent injuries
Although lived under the banner of common sense, even among teenagers sport can cause injuries and fractures. "The most frequent accidents, in increasing order of severity, are the injury to the medial collateral ligament of the knee, to the meniscus and therefore to the anterior cruciate ligament. . In the first case, the intervention is not necessary, because the ligament heals by itself, with 2-3 weeks of rest. For the meniscus, the evaluation of the single case is fundamental, as the ruptured meniscus can be sutured or eliminated. although in general the most conservative choices are always to be preferred. In the most serious case, the injury of the cruciate ligament, it is usually necessary to operate. Fortunately, thanks to the young age and therefore to the extremely "active" biology, the recovery times they are generally shorter than adults even if there is always a strong risk of relapses due to the tendency of adolescents to never "spare" themselves.
Dr. Corrado Bait
Responsible Help
Operative Unit of Orthopedics and Sports Traumatology
Humanitas Research Hospital
Rozzano (MI)
www.corradobait.com - [email protected]
