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Published on: 3/10/2010
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Reasons for the rise in arm injuries include children specializing in a single sport, or even position, at younger and younger ages, leaving them more prone to overuse injuries, said Dr. Michael Schafer, an academy spokesman who spent 23 years as a team orthopedic surgeon for the Chicago Cubs.
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"Simple rest, cross-training and stretching their throwing arm after they play can honestly prevent a lot of these injuries," Schafer said.
If a player is bothered by pain, by all means rest the arm, Schafer said.
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Source: SOURCES: Charles Metzger, M.D., orthopedic surgeon, Houston; Michael Schafer, M.D., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons spokesman and orthopedic surgeon, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago; March 10, 2010, presentations, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting, New Orleans