FRISCO, Texas — Sports injuries are often seen as a physical setback for young athletes, but they can cause mental and emotional issues as well.

"We've done a lot of research. When an athlete loses their sport, there are a lot of things that come with that," said Sophia Ulman, Ph.D.

Dr. Ulman is the Director of the Movement Science Lab at Scottish Rite for Children, where the focus is not just on injury rehabilitation -- but prevention.

"A lot of research hasn't been done at the adolescent level with youth athletes, so we're just trying to help the community, physicians, practitioners better understand what risk factors to look out for," said Ulman.

At the Movement Science Lab, Dr. Ulman and her team use markerless, 3D motion capture technology to analyze how athletes move.

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