ISSUES IN THE PEDIATRIC ATHLETE

More children than ever before are participating in organized sports. Increased competition, pressure to perform, and intensive training hav e created an environment ripe for injury. Appropriate training and sup ervision, along with early diagnosis and treatment, can reduce morbidi ty and help prevent injury. To this end, several issues concerning the pediatric athlete should be addressed. These include training of the pediatric athlete, overuse injury, spondylolysis, and knee injury This article endeavors to provide some insight into and understanding of t hese issues.