Media Spotlight on National Girls and Women in Sports Day

CBS 8 interviews Scripps Clinic sports medicine specialist

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CBS 8 interviews Scripps Clinic sports medicine specialist

National Girls and Women in Sports Day is Feb. 1 and CBS 8 News interviewed Laika Nur, MD, about the many health benefits of sports participation. Dr. Nur also shared that female athletes have a heightened risk for certain types of sports-related injuries and discussed practical strategies to help prevent them. Dr. Nur is a sports medicine specialist with Scripps Clinic.

Watch the CBS 8 TV interview: National Girls and Women in Sports Day

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