Recovery essential to injured student athletes

Michael Forsgren, Social Media Manager|January 7, 2018

Injuries are a common part of sports. Whether it be a minor cramp or a broken bone, recovery is the most important part of any injury process. Around 2 million high school athletes are injured each year, along with 30,000 hospitalizations. Though there are many ways of preventing injuries in sports, it is seemingly unavoidable in all sports. Thus, knowledge on recovery and physical therapy has become a huge part of sports in high school. Here are some examples of students who have undergone the recovery process from serious injuries at St. Paul Academy and Summit School:

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"I had an ACL and meniscus tear. I played basketball last year and I drove to the hoop and got hit on my right side," said ninth grader Jackson Biggs. "It was a long nine months coming back and I had to focus on physical therapy a lot," he continued with, "It was a new experience, making me have to train harder to come back." Biggs was not only put out of that basketball season, but he missed his following club and school soccer seasons, "The biggest thing I had to do was relearn how to walk, that was the hardest part for me. It was the month after."