Too Much, Too Soon Injures Young Bodies

WELLESLEY, MA - AUGUST 23: At Advance Sports Therapy in Wellesley, MA, Haley Lewis, 16, takes part in physical therapy, rehabbing a meniscus tear in her left knee on Aug. 23, 2019. Haley has been playing soccer since she was about 7, is on competitive high school and club teams, and has had several overuse injuries. The phenomenon of childrens specializing in one sport at increasingly higher intensities has continued unabated, despite more than a decade of warnings from physicians and physical therapists about the harm it does to young bodies. So too, have the fractures, tears, sprains, and worn-down young joints. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)