ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reports of anxiety and depression decreased among student athletes who returned to sports following disruptions caused by the pandemic, according to a presentation at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.
Co-author Drew Watson MD, MS, is a member of the department of orthopedics and rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and team physician at the University of Wisconsin’s athletics department. He noted that the loss of sports among the nation’s youth athletes at the start of the pandemic had been