Overuse injuries and burnout in youth sports: a position statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

Purpose To provide a systematic, evidenced-based review that will (1) assist clinicians in recognising young athletes at risk for overuse injuries and burnout; (2)delineate the risk factors and injuries that are unique to the skeletally immature young athlete; (3) describe specific high-risk overuse injuries that present management challenges and/or can lead to long-term health consequences; (4) summarise the risk factors and symptoms associated with burnout in young athletes; (5)provide recommendations on overuse injury prevention. [...]children may lose self-esteem and withdraw from the sport. A high index of suspicion should be maintained for athletes reporting pain at the sites of potential high-risk bone stress injuries including the central lumbar spine, anterior hip, groin or thigh, anterior knee, anterior leg, medial ankle, dorsal/medial midfoot, lateral foot and plantar aspect of the great toe.