{"id":17639,"date":"2025-07-08T11:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/services\/sports-medicine\/overuse-injuries-children\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:14:11","slug":"overuse-injuries-children","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/sports-medicine\/overuse-injuries-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesiones por uso excesivo en ni\u00f1os"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<h2>Southcoast Health: Prevenci\u00f3n y tratamiento de lesiones deportivas en ni\u00f1os<\/h2>\n<p>Las lesiones por sobrecarga se producen gradualmente debido a una actividad repetitiva, normalmente relacionada con el deporte. Los ni\u00f1os corren un mayor riesgo de sufrir lesiones por sobrecarga porque su cuerpo a\u00fan est\u00e1 creciendo. En los ni\u00f1os, las lesiones por uso excesivo pueden afectar a los m\u00fasculos, tendones, ligamentos, huesos y cart\u00edlagos de crecimiento (donde se desarrolla el cart\u00edlago nuevo al final de los huesos largos).<\/p>\n<p>En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, las lesiones por sobreuso han aumentado en los ni\u00f1os. Los expertos calculan que aproximadamente la mitad de los ni\u00f1os que practican alg\u00fan deporte sufren una lesi\u00f3n por sobreuso. Estas lesiones se producen en casi todos los deportes y suelen afectar a la rodilla, el pie o el codo.<\/p>\n<p>Si su hijo tiene una lesi\u00f3n o a usted le preocupan las lesiones deportivas, recurra a la <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/doctors\/\">m\u00e9dicos<\/a> y <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/doctors\/\">medicina deportiva<\/a> especialistas en MA y RI en Southcoast Health.<\/p>\n<h2>Lesiones comunes por uso excesivo<\/h2>\n<p>Algunas lesiones por uso excesivo frecuentes en los ni\u00f1os son<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rodilla de saltador<\/li>\n<li>Enfermedad de Osgood-Schlatter<\/li>\n<li>Enfermedad de Sever<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/sports-medicine\/sprains-strains-soft-tissue-injuries\/\">Cepas<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fracturas de estr\u00e9s<\/li>\n<li>Reacci\u00f3n al estr\u00e9s del cart\u00edlago de crecimiento<\/li>\n<li>Codo de lanzador<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Factores de riesgo y causas<\/h2>\n<p>Las lesiones por uso excesivo son el resultado del uso continuado de un conjunto de m\u00fasculos sin el descanso adecuado para su curaci\u00f3n y recuperaci\u00f3n. Esto es especialmente importante si tienes un hijo que entrena y compite todo el a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>Los siguientes factores de riesgo pueden aumentar la probabilidad de sufrir una lesi\u00f3n por sobrecarga:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rachas de crecimiento<\/li>\n<li>Descanso inadecuado<\/li>\n<li>Sobreentrenamiento<\/li>\n<li>Lesiones anteriores<\/li>\n<li>Calzado y equipamiento inadecuados<\/li>\n<li>Especializaci\u00f3n deportiva: participar en un deporte durante todo el a\u00f1o excluyendo otros deportes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>S\u00edntomas de las lesiones por uso excesivo<\/h2>\n<p>Los ni\u00f1os no siempre comunican c\u00f3mo se sienten. Por eso debes estar atento a los signos habituales de las lesiones por uso excesivo en los ni\u00f1os, entre ellos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cambios en la forma o la t\u00e9cnica<\/li>\n<li>Disminuci\u00f3n del inter\u00e9s por el deporte<\/li>\n<li>Dolor que no procede de una lesi\u00f3n aguda o que aumenta con una actividad espec\u00edfica.<\/li>\n<li>Hinchaz\u00f3n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Opciones de tratamiento para lesiones por uso excesivo en MA y RI<\/h2>\n<p>El tratamiento de las lesiones por uso excesivo en ni\u00f1os puede implicar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Descanso: desde unos pocos d\u00edas hasta tres meses de descanso de un deporte espec\u00edfico.<\/li>\n<li>Antiinflamatorios<\/li>\n<li>Hielo - compresas fr\u00edas 20 minutos cada vez<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/orthopedics\/physical-therapy\/\">Fisioterapia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Muchas lesiones por uso excesivo en ni\u00f1os pueden prevenirse con estrategias como:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deportes variados: anime a los ni\u00f1os a probar varios deportes a lo largo del a\u00f1o.<\/li>\n<li>Limitar el n\u00famero de equipos en los que participa un ni\u00f1o durante cualquier temporada deportiva.<\/li>\n<li>Limitaci\u00f3n del tiempo de pr\u00e1ctica semanal y anual<\/li>\n<li>Control de la carga de trabajo durante los periodos de crecimiento<\/li>\n<li>Programar periodos de descanso adecuados y observar una temporada baja.<\/li>\n<li>Mantenerse en forma fuera de temporada con diversas actividades<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>A trav\u00e9s de la especialidad de muchos consultorios m\u00e9dicos de todo el sureste de Massachusetts y Rhode Island, Southcoast Health ofrece recursos para prevenir y tratar las lesiones por uso excesivo en ni\u00f1os.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southcoast Health: Preventing &amp; Treating Sports Injuries in Children An overuse injury happens gradually from a repetitive activity \u2014 usually sports-related. 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