Injury prevention

A sports injury can wreck your game and keep you sidelined for weeks. Whether you are a weekend warrior, casual player, or dedicated professional, you may want to consider acupuncture as a means to alleviate pain, accelerate recovery, and enhance performance. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese practice, in which tiny filament needles are inserted at strategic points of the body to treat conditions ranging from headaches and neck pain to fibromyalgia. The needles provoke the release of endorphins

When an athlete faces a physical injury whether that be in a competition or practice, a team of highly certified professionals, which typically includes a first responder, physio therapist, and in some cases even a doctor, rush to the aid of the injured athletes. Diligent care and therapy goes into recuperating the athlete so they can make a complete recovery and return to their sport. On the contrary, when an athlete faces an injury from within, its been taught that it is the “athletes problem”

necessary to correctly classify the fractures and also assess correctly the extent of soft tissue injury. For assessment and classification of peri-articular fractures, the OTA/AO classification is a widely accepted method. (Figure.1) Classification and diagnosis is simplified by breaking the process down into simple algorithms. Type A for any fracture which is completely extra articular. Type B injuries are those intra-articular fractures which have some intact portion of metaphysis. Types C intra-articular

move a player with a suspected neck or spine injury or an unconscious player! S A L T A P S S is for Stop play if a player goes down. S A L T A P S A is for Ask the player what happened and how they feel. Check facial expressions, and posture (position either standing or lying down). S A L T A P S L is for Look at injured limbs for obvious signs of injury: bleeding, bruising, swelling, deformity. Take the player off if there are significant signs of injury. S A L T A P S T is for Touch the injured

move around. Injuries to the achilles tendon are very popular in all aspect of life, however athletes are more likely to be diagnosed with this injury. Sports that are commonly related with achilles tendon injuries include, but are not limited to basketball, soccer, running, football, baseball, and volleyball. These injuries can occur from overuse of the muscle, tight muscles or tendons, stretching of muscle or tendons, or sudden and

In the Elizabethan Era, sports and games were violent, and dangerous. The Elizabethan Era took place in Elizabethan England. The game played could cause severe injury, and sometimes even death. Games played caused severe injuries that could keep people out of work. Popular forms of entertainment included Stake Games, Animal Games, and Sports. Many of the games played in Elizabethan England would not be accepted in modern day America, such as stake games, animal games, and sports. One game that was

one of the most dangerous sports if the players of the sport are at the highest risk of getting an extremely serious injury. In the article, “Should You Let Your Kid Play Football?” by Amir Khan, it states football’s impacts can lead to sprains, broken bones, and other physical injuries, and concussions as well. This proves that football can cause a great deal of different injuries. By letting children play this sport, we are seriously jeopardizing their health. Who would want to do that to the world’s

Speeding Truck Accidents The injury lawyers from Weaver truck accident law firm ensure that your interests are protected when involved in a truck accident caused by a speeding driver. Many truck drivers often ignore the displayed speed limit signs hence creating danger to others and even themselves. Such truck drivers view the posted speed limits as suggestions and not compulsory to follow. Speeding truck accidents have led to the suffering of innocent victims from serious injuries and sometimes even death

dancers. 1.1 Research Background Due to the high levels of perfectionism many dancers possess (Quin, Rafferty, and Tomlinson, 2015) injury due to overtraining is a common occurrence (Ibid). A recent study conducted by Nordin-Bates, et al., (2011) found one in seven dancers will continue to dance during an injury and one in five do not seek any professional help for their injury. These results may signify the high amount of pressure that can be placed upon dancers to continue dancing, even whilst injured

Department of Wakefield High School. To help better understand the injuries that the team encountered in the field, I enrolled in the Sports Medicine classes that were offered by the school. The classes were taught by the head athletic trainer for the school 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, I saw numerous different types of injuries; but there were three that occurred most often: an ankle sprain