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After a year of pandemic lockdowns, high school athletes are getting injured, doctors say. Here’s how to safely return to play.

Over the last year students spent more time indoors for online education. That left them in weaker physical shape than they were used to, raising the risk of injuries, cardiac and pulmonary issues.

Lower Merion High School trainer Jason Luty (right) watches senior basketball player Zack Wong use an exercise band in the school's training room on June 4, 2021. Wong, who is graduating, was a forward on the basketball team.
Lower Merion High School trainer Jason Luty (right) watches senior basketball player Zack Wong use an exercise band in the school's training room on June 4, 2021. Wong, who is graduating, was a forward on the basketball team.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
    by Terri Akman, For the Inquirer
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