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high-impact sport |
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high-impact sport Sports medicine An activity or sport charaterized by intense and/or frequent wear and trauma of weight-bearing joints–foot, knee and hip Examples HIS Baseball, basketball, football, handball, hockey, karate,
racquetball, running, soccer, waterskiing; participation in HISs is discouraged after hip and knee arthroplasty. Cf Low-impact sport, Moderate impact sport, No-impact sport. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Springfield High School began using ImPACT this year, testing upper-class athletes who play high-impact sports, Athletic Director Matt Binkerd said. He said that young people should avoid playing high-impact sports until after adolescence, when their brains are fully developed. And fitness a deux doesn’t have to mean a high-impact sport or monumental goal, like training for a marathon (though it might |
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