Are all Sports Safe?

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So much is being talked about sports, how healthy it is for our body other than the enjoyment we get from it for playing or just even watching any sports we love. But how safe is staying in the game? Are all sports safe to play especially on our kids? Playing any sports year-round is likely to cause an overuse injury. But it is also dangerous to play sports that put stress on the same body parts. For instance, swimming and volleyball put great strain on the shoulders so athletes would not get rest by switching between these sports. A swimmer would be better off switching to biking, which uses different muscles. Kids may want to try even adults yet another strategy is having fun off the field. Although injuries are a danger to athletes at any age, young people face special risks because of their growing bones. Young bones generate new tissues at sports called growth plates, located near the ends of most bones. In the teen years, a protective band of tissue that supports the growth plate starts to break down so the bones can completely harden by adulthood. Without that protection band, the plate can be compressed too much or even pulled apart. (picture is mine)