As students prepare to head back to class, many are already back at practice for school sports. 10 On Your Side talked with a sports medicine doctor about who is most at risk and how to prevent injuries.

Before your child hits the field for any sport this season, get the green light from a doctor. Schools often require a physical to make sure a child is healthy enough to play.

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Next, no matter how excited he or she is to play, Dr. Jason McHugh with Bon Secours Sports Medicine recommends your athlete eases into the season.

"If you go from zero to 60 in a day, and don't build that stuff up slowly, you'll be more likely to have things like that like runners knee and Little Leaguer's shoulder and stuff like that," McHugh said.