How Student Athletes Can Stay Safe and Avoid Injuries

Student-athletes are currently in the middle of their fall seasons and will be transitioning to winter sports very soon. St. James Sports Medicine would like to remind athletes and their parents how to stay safe and avoid injuries.

For many athletes stretching and hydration seem like prominent areas of focus, but nutrition and properly taking care of injuries can be major factors in performance, as well as the athletes’ overall health.

“Student-athletes in high school can be dealing with fatigue and small injuries during the fall season, so they need to be especially careful when they move fro...