Types of Sports Injuries Common to AthletesThe acute traumatic injury is one that happens as a result of a single blow or a single force such as that sustained in a cross-body block in football. Acute traumatic injuries can range from fractures, bruising, strains and sprains to abrasions and lacerations.
The acute traumatic injury is one that happens as a result of a single blow or a single force such as that sustained in a cross-body block in football. Acute traumatic injuries can range from fractures, bruising, strains and sprains to abrasions and lacerations. The chronic injury or overuse injury occurs over a period of time and can result from repetitive training or activities such as running, overhand throwing, or when serving in tennis. Acute Injuries: A fracture is a break, crack or even a shattering of bone. A bruise is also called a "contusion" and results from a direct blow, resulting in swelling, and possible bleeding in muscles or other body tissue. A strain is the stretching and tearing of muscle or tendon. A sprain is when stretching and tearing occurs in a ligament, which is the tissue that supports and strengthens our joints.
An abrasion is a scrape. A laceration is a cut in the skin that is usually deep enough to require stitches. Overuse or Chronic Injuries: These are injuries that occur over time and usually result from repetitive training such as when running, overhead throwing or serving like in tennis is involved. Common chronic injuries are stress fractures, tendonitis, and epiphysitis or apophysitis. If chronic injuries are not treated they can become worse over time. General Sports Injury Information: You can sustain sports injuries anywhere on your body. You can sustain head and neck injuries such as a concussion, a hematoma, or whiplash. Wearing a helmet can protect you when participating in a contact sport or when doing activities such as biking or in-line skating where head injuries are common. Neck injuries can occur from sudden impact trauma such as in mountain climbing, skydiving, horseback riding, gymnastics, diving, rugby boxing or even judo. Falls or a blow to the head causes other common neck injuries. A stinger or a burner from stretched nerves in the neck is another type of neck injury possible when participating in sports. Do not move anyone that is suspected of having a neck injury. A mishandled neck fracture can lead to permanent paralysis or death. Back injuries are common such as sprains, fractures, contusions, twists or overexertion of back muscles are common in contact sports such as football and ice hockey as well as in weight lifting sports such as figure skating, gymnastics, dancing, basketball and baseball. Contact sports are rough on a male's sexual organs. Males should always wear athletic supporters or a sports cup when participating in sports. Breast injuries can happen when a blow occurs in baseball. Supportive bras can be worn to help prevent breast injuries.
Hand and wrist injuries including fractures, dislocations and sprains can happen in contact sports such as hockey, lacrosse, and football. Foot injuries can occur in sports played on a hard surface, an uneven surface or in sports where the feet can become off balanced such as in tennis or hockey. Those with flat feet or high arches are especially prone to foot injuries. Sports Injury News
02/07/2012 |
