Child Athletes at Risk




Aches and Gains show

Summary: Three year old triathletes? Elite sports and early specialization for 7 year olds? Are we harming our kids with our obsession with youth sports, and putting them at risk for a lifetime of pain? Mark Hyman, author (Until it Hurts: America’s Obsession with Youth Sports and how It harms our Kids) and sports writer for Business Week, and Dr. Lyle Micheli, Harvard orthopedist and leading authority on the care of young athletes answer these questions in this episode.