In the past, I have coached youth, co-ed, adult and recreation basketball, and in the future if I get the chance to coach again, I would definitely choose youth basketball. It was the most difficult but the most rewarding. Luckily in the past none of the players I have coached have suffered an injury while playing. I am glad nothing did happen as I am just now noticing the seriousness and consequences of a child getting injured under my supervision. Although I believe I would have done a little better that the baseball coach in the ASEP unit one reading.
One common injury that I am too familiar with is the jammed finger, finger jam, stubbed finger, or mallet finger as it is labeled in a few different ways. According to The Hand and Wrist Institute,
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“Finger injuries can result in a variety of symptoms including pain, swelling, stiffness, deformity, and change in position. However, the severity of the symptoms does not always correlate with the severity of the injury. A minor injury requiring minimal treatment can produce significant pain and swelling, and in some instances, the symptoms of a major injury are minimal pain, swelling, and stiffness. A physical examination and x-rays are two key components that help to accurately assess and diagnose finger injuries that occur during sporting events. This evaluation should take place within the first 24 to 48 hours after the injury occurs”. Just taping an injured finger, and then waiting weeks later to visit the doctor because the pain is not going away will only lead to longer healing time possible poor healing and maybe a need for surgery. (Rehak, …show more content…
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In the fourth and final paper of athletic injuries I selected to do a website of Kevin Ware, a famous American basketball player. To see the website click on the link: https://millereng10422.weebly.com. In my website, I persuaded the audience to understand how Kevin Ware is such a respectable player and speaker on sport injuries.
The game of baseball has been called America’s past time but recently the sport has had a drastic epidemic of elbow injuries. Tommy John surgery in the past was a rare occurrence in athletes. Now many athletes are falling to the injury and sitting out for a season or two recovering from the injury. Many sport experts are pondering how to help lower the injury rate that is becoming a commonality among baseball players. The impact of the diagnosis of Tommy John surgery has led to the investigations of its causes as well as preventions of the
Contusion (bruise)—an injury from a blow in which the tissue is injured but the skin is not broken
Roughly seventy percent of ACL injuries are non-contact in nature. To prevent non-contact ACL damages in feminine basketball
This is part of a group of group of injuries called “overuse injuries”, which are most prevalent in runners and athletes who practice strenuous exercise.
Most athletic injuries occur from the repetitive motion of a specific body part, which causes pressure on whichever joint is being used. The two main types of injuries that do most damage is acute and overuse injuries. Acute injuries usually occur due to an unexpected trauma. For example, collisions dealing with players to player contact. The most recurrent acute injury among athletes include bruises, partial or even complete tear of the muscles and lastly fractures. Not all injuries are caused by a sudden twist, fall, push, or collision. Overuse injuries occur over time, when an athletic activity is repeated more often than it is suppose to, the body unfortunately can not heal in a short amount of time between playing. An overuse injury can affect ligaments, bones, muscles, tendons, and growth plates. The way the body grows is usually at an even rate, first the bones grow, which pull to make tight muscles and tendons. When this does not occurs and the plates grow at uneven growth pattern, it causes young athletes to be more prone to tendon, muscle, and growth plate injuries. Baseball is one of the leading sports because of the overhand pitching, it can be related with an injury to the elbow. The two main sports dealing with injury to the wrist or elbow is tennis
Individuals who have experienced ankle sprains account for a high percentage of clinician referrals and emergency room visits annually. Specifically, lateral ankle sprains, are one of the most common injuries athletes and individuals who are recreationally active sustain. According to Hale, Fergus, Axmacher, and Kiser (2014), “researchers have estimated that approximately 25,000 ankle sprains occur each
The ankle joint is the most commonly injured part of the body for individuals who participate in competitive activities, accounting for approximately 30% of all sports related injuries (Boyas, Hajj, & Bilodeau, 2013; Hootman, Dick, & Agel, 2007; Waterman, Owens, Davey, Zacchilli, & Belmont, 2010). It was estimated that in the United States alone, there are around 25,000 ankle sprains suffered each day(Olmsted, Vela, Denegar, & Hertel, 2004). A systematic review has analyzed articles published between 1977 and 2005 in 70 sports, and demonstrated that the ankle was the
The figure above is a bar chart showing competition and practice injury rates per 1,000 athlete-exposures and competition/practice rate ratios, by 25 championship sports in the United States for 5 academic years, 2009-10 through 2013-14. (“College Sports-Related Injuries”, 2015).
The ACL injury becomes more prone to injured as sports increases. Female counterparts have been found the more susceptible than males. Many reasons suggesting for injury intrinsic as well as extrinsic factors.
This condition is commonly caused by forced straightening (extension) of a bent (flexed) finger. When force on the tendon is too great, the tendon ruptures. Less commonly, this condition can be caused by a cut (laceration).
The most common injuries that many adolescents receive are contusions and strains (Adirim & Cheng, 2003). The ankle and the knee are the most commonly injured areas followed by less common injuries of the hand, wrist, elbow, shin, calve, clavicle, head, and neck (Adirim & Cheng, 2003). Sever’s disease is an injury to the heel whereas Little League elbow affects the elbow joint. Contact sports such as hockey and football report more contusion injuries due to the collisions that happen during the game (Adirim & Cheng, 2003). In contrast, non-contact sports such as running, soccer, and basketball report more muscle strain injuries. When an athlete is repetitively using their elbow, an injury called, Little League elbow may occur.
The hand is usually injured by sprains or fractures. If your hand is injured you will notice swelling, pain, and stiffness all of which may limit the ways that you can use your hands. Some activities that could injure your hands are basketball, football or baseball so any sports that involves ball handling or any physical sport like rugby.
This paper focuses on the prevention and treatment of injuries in basketball. This paper explores the basic concepts of preventing injuries and the different methods to treat injuries that occur as a result of playing basketball. There are a variety of preventive measures to limit injuries at recreational, collegiate and professional levels of playing basketball. This paper will elaborate on specific approaches to injury prevention for each circumstance. Depending on the duration and intensity of play many contributing factors play a role in the prescribed treatment of basketball injuries. This paper will examine the different types of treatment available and the major factors that are considered based on case by case basis. Basketball is an enjoyable sport with the risk of minor and major injury. This paper will give insight into those injuries and remedies to treat and prevent them.
There are twenty-three different sports injuries. the first one on the list would be an achilles tendon injury. The achilles is the biggest tendon in your body, it is very common for this tendon to get injured. The tendon gets injured in the following sports such as basketball, baseball, softball, football, soccer, tennis, volleyball, running, dancing, and gymnastics.