In one year, about 30 million teens and children participate in a variety of different sports. But did you know about 3.5 million teens get hurt in sports each year? (American Academy of Pediatrics).
There are many sport injuries and there are many ways to prevent them.
There are many different type of sport injuries you can get but the most common is Patellofemoral Syndrome. And if you don't know what that is well it is when the cartilage under the kneecap has been overused so it causes damage. Another common injury is shoulder and hamstring pulls, strains, and/or dislocations. If you play golf or tennis you an injury in the elbow from swinging your arm a lot. There is another common injury and that is sciatica, which is pain in the back. There are two more frequent injuries in the leg and they are shin splints and ACL tear or pull. Then finally you probably know about concussions and that where your brain shakes or rumbles cause a lot pain, and it can be very serious (unitypoint). …show more content…
Then not far behind is bicycling with 200,000 injuries. Nextly it’s basketball had about 170,000 injuries. Also softball and baseball had a lot of injuries in fact they had 110,000. Then with 88,00 injuries soccer is the 5th most sport causing injuries. Then lastly many kids kids get hurt from trampolines, and skateboarding they both have around 66,000 injures. Also standford states, “almost 50 percent of head injuries sustained in sports or recreational activities occur during bicycling, skateboarding, or skating
There are many sport injuries and there are many ways to prevent them.
There are many different type of sport injuries you can get but the most common is Patellofemoral Syndrome. And if you don't know what that is well it is when the cartilage under the kneecap has been overused so it causes damage. Another common injury is shoulder and hamstring pulls, strains, and/or dislocations. If you play golf or tennis you an injury in the elbow from swinging your arm a lot. There is another common injury and that is sciatica, which is pain in the back. There are two more frequent injuries in the leg and they are shin splints and ACL tear or pull. Then finally you probably know about concussions and that where your brain shakes or rumbles cause a lot pain, and it can be very serious (unitypoint). …show more content…
Then not far behind is bicycling with 200,000 injuries. Nextly it’s basketball had about 170,000 injuries. Also softball and baseball had a lot of injuries in fact they had 110,000. Then with 88,00 injuries soccer is the 5th most sport causing injuries. Then lastly many kids kids get hurt from trampolines, and skateboarding they both have around 66,000 injures. Also standford states, “almost 50 percent of head injuries sustained in sports or recreational activities occur during bicycling, skateboarding, or skating