My life having injuries is difficult. Most of the time, I cannot play because of it. People don’t always think you can play through an injury but sometimes you have to do what you got to do. Injuries have an impact on people life. After an injury, they be scared to start back playing something because they think that if they start back playing on it, they will mess it up worse.…
• After a five-year follow-up of the patients that went through ACL reconstruction (allograft versus autograft) both groups had similar outcomes. The results presented that allograft patients perceived less pain at 1 and 6 weeks after surgery, better function at 1 week, 3 months, and 1 year, as well as fewer activity limitations. Summary of Key Evidence: 1. Study design—Prospective Comparative Case Series 2. Sample—A group of 41 patients who underwent soft-tissue allograft reconstruction averaging 29.7 years of age and a group of 118 patients who underwent autograft bone-patellar tendon-bone reconstruction averaging 25.4 years of age.…
Overcoming an ACL Tear It’s game time, the whistle blows and the game begins. The first half passes and it’s 1-0 for the home team, it’s been pretty uneventful. Thankfully, there haven’t been any injuries, and the game has been clean.…
ACL Tears in Women Have you ever wondered how it feels to tear your ACL? Well, think about tearing your ACL twice! Jenny Demuth lost her starting spot on the Indiana University basketball team the very first day of practice for that season “she had suffered an injury to her ACL, the most devastating three-letter acronym in women’s sports” (Clardie). She tore the ACL that was located in her left knee, and then, by May of that next year, she tore the same ACL once again; that makes for two tears in thirteen months.…
A 30-year-old skier takes a sharp turn on the slopes and hears a dreaded “pop” in his right knee. He has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)—a band of tissue that’s important for stabilizing the joint. After icing, compressing, and elevating his swollen knee, he visits the doctor. Now it’s time to decide on treatment. If he’s an elite athlete or has additional knee damage, the choice is fairly clear: reconstructive surgery to replace the ACL, plus intense physical therapy.…
That failure was the leading motivator for me when I had to come to grips that I would have to get a lot better if I want to make this team. What I can take away from this experience is that if failure knocks me down, to get back up and never give up on whatever it is that I set my…
I have been playing basketball since I was 11 years old and I have received a varsity letter in high school. In the last basketball game of my Sophomore year, I tore my ACL. I had surgery one month later and have not been able to play since. I am still constantly in pain and recently had another surgery. This injury has affected me mentally, physically, and emotionally.…
I was devastated. Everything I worked for was gone. I sat out and had surgery. I had to sacrifice my body every day to get stronger after the surgery. I pushed the limit daily, being careful to not go too far and re-injure my ACL.…
Ultimately, some injuries take much longer to recover from and to be healthy again. Sometimes, what can seem like the smallest, most simple injury can result in the longest effects on the…
During a game against the Eagles in '99,Michael Irvin was forced hard into the turf by Tim Hauck. He ended up with a cervical spinal cord injury and was forced into early retirement. The first football game was in 1869 since then football has changed,with pads and helmets . Currently we just passed Super Bowl 50.We would be better off without football because people get injured too much. Knee injuries and concussions are the most common of injuries.…
This recovery was quicker then I expected it to be, but I think it was because it hadn’t been my first rodeo with this kind of injury. I knew what strings to pull to get cleared quicker. Summer came and I had a two month break period of no strenuous soccer leaving me able to recover more…
The day before the next game I came back to practice, only to have the same, but intensified, pain during another swing. After many tests and doctor visits, I had surgery to repair two tears in the labrum in my left shoulder. The timetable of recovery from…
In 2007, more than 920,000 athletes under the age of 18 were treated in emergency rooms or doctor’s offices. If that doesn’t say something about the dangers of football. I’m not sure what will. II. Relating the topic to the audience: I bet most of you, if not all of you have watched or played football.…
My success on and off a soccer field has been due to my relentless perseverance. As an athlete there are many setbacks that can lead to the end of a career. Setbacks such as bad grades, low confidence, fears, injuries, and drugs. During high school I found myself faced with a couple of these setbacks. Every time I found myself faced with a setback I was not able to accept the idea of failure.…
I was now playing on a select team and also on a premier club team. I was feeling great. During my eighth grade school soccer season, I was the top scorer for my team and I had high hopes of making Varsity soccer as an entering freshman. Two weeks prior to the start of soccer season, I broke my ankle playing indoor soccer. I was overcome with more disappointment than imaginable.…