ACL tears, concussions, female athletic triad, and drug abuse all affect student atheletes in the Rome community. Today, Rome Kiwanis members heard about the growing number of youth injuries due to a significant rise in sports participation.

Harbin Clinic Orthopaedic doctor and MLB committee member, Dr. Brad Bushnell, shared today about the importance of injury prevention in youth athletes. He is working to implement a community-wide pitch limit for multi-league ball players to prevent arm injuries and called on Kiwanis members to encourage the young people in our lives to be smart about their sports participation.