Loyola Offers March Madness Basketball Injury-prevention Advice
Before March Madness enthusiasts take to the basketball court and shoot hoops themselves, Loyola University Health System cautions that more than 1.4 million injuries related to basketball were treated at hospitals, doctors' offices, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics and hospital emergency rooms in the United States in 2005. "Especially at risk are newcomers to the game and couch potatoes," said Dr. Pietro Tonino, Loyola' chief of sports medicine.
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