Prevention And Treatment Of Athletic Injuries

When playing any athletic sport, there are multiple risks that a player, such as I, may encounter while participating in each sport. Growing up in a sports family, meant I played multiple sports as a young athlete, such as, baseball, football, basketball and swimming. During my younger sports years, I cannot recall any major injuries or concussions in any of the sports I played. While practicing and participating in any sport or activity it is necessary to take precautions, by using the proper equipment and good technique before, during, and after the activity. As an athlete with many hours of practice and conditioning, I felt I ready for almost anything life could throw at me. As an athlete, I have pushed my body to the limit and my body started to push back with injuries leading to partial fractures, MCL tears, and UCL strain.

A lot of these unnecessary injuries are caused from overuse and could have been easily avoided. An example from the article, Every year there are more than 3.5 million children under 15 getting injured from overuse. (Brody) This is proving that the obsession of sports has been harmful to kids because they are playing and practicing so much that they are getting injured just from overuse. A lot of injuries are not even dealt with, and the athlete will end up just playing through them. The author states, “Motivated by her mother, her coach and her own dreams of the Olympics, she recalls, she swam through pain in her back for years, pain sometimes so severe she could hardly stand up.” (Brody) This is showing that it is very harmful for the obsession of youth sports, because this swimmer was swimming in pain for year just for her mother. Another horrid thing to think about pertaining to injuries, is that a lot of them are series and can cause the kid to be sent to the emergency room. Another example from the text, “In 2012, an estimated 1.3 million children sustained a sports-related injury severe enough to send them to a hospital emergency room.” (Graham) This is proving that the injuries dealt to kids are not always just small things, and they can be a major harm to children. Another reason that this obsession in youth sports can be harmful to kids is because of the pressure from

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.

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

These injuries are commonly occurred when the player stretches ligaments, muscle fiber, or tendons past their physical limits, resulting in tears or sprains. Overusing an area of your body can also result in injuries, as the area becomes weaker and more prone to injury over time. The

Repetitious micro trauma or overuse to muscles, bones, joints and ligaments are known injuries seen in athletics. Repetitious stress at the elbow joint is a frequent seen chronic injury occurring in the tennis athletes. Numerous researchers specified that the wrist extensors, extensor carpi radialis brevis and longus and extensor digitorum, showed marked activity during portions of the serve, forehand and backhand strokes (Morris et all., 1989; Giangarra et all., 1993). Therefore, with a marked increase in activation of the wrist extensors, lateral epicondylitis is a widespread type of overuse injury seen in the tennis athletes. Lateral epicondylalgia is often attributed to work related repetitive strain injuries but is also a common sports

Youth sports are a regular part of any parent's life, over time, the more talented kids emerge and are picked for travel teams or special training. Travel teams usually come with year long commitments forcing children to quit their other sports. Although when you think of a sport related injury you usually think of kids colliding, or falling and banging their head, although, more than 50% of sport related injuries are overuse injuries. Most overuse injuries occur when a young athlete focuses on one sport, playing it year round. This puts stress on the same muscle all year, instead of just for one season. An athlete that plays multiple sports exercises multiple muscles, giving other muscles a break. Without giving other muscles a break, the one muscle becomes tired and weak, and eventually snaps. Youth sports are a highlight of childhood, but the risk of injury has rapidly increased due to

Repetitive Muscle Strain Injuries affects the athlete mentally. In the totality of the whole sports career of an athlete, it can never be avoided that at one point, that the athlete would experience injuries. These injuries can range from very mild to acute damage to the point that the athlete might not be able to play a game well, or not be able to play the game at all. Sometimes, it is difficult for the athlete to accept this since it is such a pain when the thing that you have long been working hard for would be put to waste in an instant.

Most individuals experience one or more of these injuries throughout life according to medical and fitness experts. There are long term consequences each condition can create if the injury is not allowed to heal properly. As both adults and children participate in repetitive activities daily and from time to time damages to muscle, bone or tendons occur. It may be as simple as a strain to the muscle or tendon as a result of overusing or pushing past a certain limit of ability. The good news is most of these injuries have high recovery rates with only a few needing surgery. Like all injuries it’s always a good recommendation to seek a medical health worker for accurate advice on treatment and care.

Millions of children participate in organized sports in America every year, and millions of children are diagnosed with overuse injuries every year as well. This paper will examine four of the major overuse injuries plaguing the adolescent population in the US. It will also cover the treatment and prevention methods for each diagnosis in addition to reasons why the injuries occur and how they should be addressed.

Being involved in physically demanding sports, I have had several interactions with Athletic Trainers. I have seen, first hand, how their knowledge and training can have a positive effect on an athlete. These experiences have shown me how important the role of an Athletic Trainer is in both injury

Injuries can occur for various reasons. An athlete can be injured on several levels, a traumatic injury occurs when there is contact or to much force for muscles, bones, or joints to endure. A sprain, a pulled muscle, concussion, and a broken bone are all considered traumatic injuries. Overuse injuries happen with a gradual breakdown of an athletes body. These injuries can often be prevented your through a dedicated commitment in preparing your body, mind, and spirit to the intense regiment that competitive athletics requires.

There are a variety of different well known injuries caused from playing sports. The seven most common ones include a pulled

Some can resolve themselves quickly while others only seem to get worse over time. It’s important that you take the time to treat any sports- or exercise-related injury instead of just “powering through.” You may be able to handle treatment yourself for mild injuries but for moderate to severe injuries, you must see a doctor. Symptoms to look for include severe pain, swelling or numbness, an injury area that can’t bear any weight, a joint feels unstable, an old injury swells or begins to hurt or

Have you had a major sport injury that you wished you could have easily prevented so that you could continue to do what you love? Have you had to sit out for an athletic event because you had an injury and couldn’t participate? If you have experienced an injury that you wanted to prevent because it stopped you from doing what you do best, you know that it is not fun or easy to stop what you love and do best because of an injury that could have been prevented by a single thing. There are ways to prevent all injuries from happening.