Knowing Sports Injuries

There are many risks to playing sports but the biggest one is injuries. In invasion games like lacrosse and soccer you risk being pushed, tackled, kicked, and other physical “attacks”. In other games like tennis you can get hurt from a fracture or sprain. In almost every sport you could be injured.

Sports are great to keep you in shape and to have fun but there is also a heavy risk of getting injured. Injuries such as pulling a hamstring or breaking an arm can lead to many complications. There are 2 injuries that are pretty common but they are some of the worst injuries. That is an ACL tear and a concussion.

According to yard house from “ A comparison of high school sport injury surveillance data reporting by certified athletic trainer and coaches”, “High school athletes sustain more than 1.4 million injuries annually”. Many of these injuries are caused because public high school do not provide enough professional care for athletes. Some of the reasons that athletes are not provided with right care is because of insurance, proper equipment and educated professionals to treat injuries.

In sports, the probability of getting an injury is very high. Players don’t even have to try and may get severely hurt. Some teammates and coaches say that the players just need to be more careful and watch their surroundings more intently. But, players have to be continuously aware of their surroundings to keep themselves from getting hurt by others, much less self-inflicted injuries. Mark Hyman and Nathan Pitcock, writers from The New York Times, write “Half of all sports injuries among kids each year are caused by simple overuse… injuries-stress fractures, ruptured ligaments, and growth plate injuries- can be quite serious, and many can cause lifelong problems” (Pitcock, Hyman 1). These injuries are all very common with today’s youth. The lifelong injuries are not worth the risk of playing one more game. If players really want to avoid self-afflicted injuries, they should prepare themselves for the sport year around so that they are conditioned for the next season, but players should play more than one sport to cross-train and avoid overuse of specific bones and

Athletes place themselves in a dangerous position every time they go onto the field. This applies all athletes and college athletes are no exception. College athletes getting injured is seen as a norm in today’s society and not many consider the devastating effects that the injuries may have on the young athletes themselves. That’s why it's important that colleges spend more time and resources into ensuring that their athletes are in an optimum position to be playing sports, otherwise injuries can cause problems for the athletes both psychologically and physically. College athletes can experience serious psychological/cognitive problems from being injured.

There is news all over the sports world about athletes getting injured with hairline fractures, torn ACLs, and most often, concussions. Little do the spectators know that those injuries to the head put those victims at a greater risk for something far worse later in their lifetime. Diseases like ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and CTEs (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) can be caused to occur earlier in an athlete’s life rather than a non athlete due to these blows to the head they suffer on a weekly basis.

First, injuries could ruin and have ruined athletes careers in a blink of an eye. Athletes endure lots of stress on their muscles while working out or playing the sport. This in turn could result in arthritis and other difficulties in later life. As an athlete, injuries are common. Most athletes have to shell out more money than they should have to since most insurance companies won't cover athletes. It’s very expensive and difficult and difficult to hold on to insurance as an athlete because some injuries could range from $20,000-$100,000. Injuries are now an accommodation to sports. Everyday when you turn on Sportscenter in the morning you hear about the newest star getting hurt, hardworking players who get no recognition get hurt which can range from them being out for almost a year which takes away a lot of money for that underrated player while a

There are few things more intertwined than sports, and American’s love of watching and playing sports. This dynamic is a fundamental part of who we are as a nation. Unfortunately, like anything else in life, there is a real possibility of being injured while playing sports, or watching sports as a spectator.

Sports injuries are unpredictable, and as hard as some athletes try, they can be unavoidable. Injuries take a personal toll on the individual and the entire team. Injuries from one sport can effect a sport that occurs later in the season. This was the case for Bradley Whitler (11).

The most common cause of injury-proneness in athletes is anorexia or bulimia. Dr. McCallum from McCallum Place St. Louis makes a point of how more individuals die from anorexia than any other psychiatric disorder. Professional athletes consider themselves as role models to young people, so they understand they have to look flawless. The athletes suppose that if they have the perfect figure everyone will look up to them. Being perfect is the mindset that causes some athletes to develop

Sports injuries occur when an athlete experiences a form of injury during the process of any type of physical activity, ranging from playing a team sport to walking the dog. These can range from cuts, to sprains to fractures. Injuries can arise from accidents, such as falling over while running or jarring a finger, or poor training and technique, such as completing an improper tackle or not warming up before physical exercise. An athlete can injure any part of their body in any way while participating in sport, but some injuries are more common in particular sports than in others. In AFL, soft tissue injuries are extremely common as the sport encompasses many high impact collisions with little to no protective equipment. Lower body injuries

Throughout my junior and senior year of high school I was a part of the Student Athletic Training Team in the Sports Medicine Department of Wakefield High School. To help better understand the injuries we encountered out in the field I enrolled in the Sports Medicine class that was offered by the school. The class was taught by the Head Athletic Trainer who believed in hands on learning, especially for his student trainers. During the duration of the course and my time as a member of the team we saw numerous different types of injuries but there were three that happened more frequently than the others.

Injuries are also a large part of pro sports, maybe not so much for tiger woods, but for players of contact sports such as Rugby and Australian Rules Football they can ruin careers.

Overuse injury is most common in sports people as it is an injury that occurs due to the muscles being used with not enough rest in between to allow for repair. The muscles are put under too much stress and repetitive use causes the injuries. The only cure for such injury is to rest, however, no sports person wants to hear this, so they will continue, especially if they are a professional. However, if the individual can continue to exercise and use different muscles or parts of the body where the injury is, this will help considerably. For example a tennis player with tennis elbow could start running or cycling were the upper body is not used as much.

Anyone can get an injury in general, but if you participate in sports, every day that you play or practice your sport or sports you have that chance of getting a sports injury.