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06-08-2008, 04:44 PM
http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ys-forbeshazards060508&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
For sports lovers, summertime is play time. The season signals months of sun-filled bike rides in the park, rounds of golf with friends or even taking on colleagues in the corporate softball league.
Fun as all these sports may be, however, each comes with its own set of hazards.
“We get excited about extracurricular activities, summer and spring activities, and our competitive nature comes out,” says Dr. Marcus Roux, orthopedic surgeon on the medical staff at Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie. “We tend not to think about the danger or possible ramifications of sports.”
For sports lovers, summertime is play time. The season signals months of sun-filled bike rides in the park, rounds of golf with friends or even taking on colleagues in the corporate softball league.
Fun as all these sports may be, however, each comes with its own set of hazards.
“We get excited about extracurricular activities, summer and spring activities, and our competitive nature comes out,” says Dr. Marcus Roux, orthopedic surgeon on the medical staff at Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie. “We tend not to think about the danger or possible ramifications of sports.”