"Association of Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Sport Specialization Using the Wisconsin Sport Specialization Questionnaire Among Adolescent Athletes" with Authors Dr. Rachel Meyers, PT, DPT & Dr. Gregory Walker, MD

Sports Specialization remains one of the most debated topics in Sports Medicine today. While the idea of having a youth athlete focus year-round on a single sport to maximize his/her potential in that particular sport sounds reasonable, it has not been shown to be an effective strategy at accomplishing its goal and may come at a cost of mental and physical injury to the athlete. Dr. Rachel Meyers, PT, DPT & Dr. Gregory Walker, MD from Children's Hospital Colorado join us to discuss their study further exploring the connection between Sports Specialization and mental health using a recently validated tool designed to identify a highly specialized athlete, the Wisconsin Sport Specialization Questionnaire (WISSQ).