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(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – A new study shows that when it comes to overuse injuries in high school sports, girls are at a much higher risk than boys. Overuse injuries include conditions like stress fractures, tendonitis and joint pain, and occur when athletes are required to perform the same motion repeatedly.

“These young people spend more time playing sports both in competition and in practice. So, there’s a correlation there between the amount of time that they’re playing and the increased incidence of injuries,” said Dr. Thomas Best, lead author of the study and a family medicine physician at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Best says high school athletes spend up to 18 hours a week playing and practicing sports, and many teenagers now choose to play just one sport year round. That’s taking a toll. Researchers analyzed nearly 3,000 cases over a seven year span and included 20 high school sports. They found that the highest rates of overuse injuries occurred in girls track, followed by girls field hockey and girls lacrosse. Overuse injuries in boys were most often found in swimming and diving.