Injuries

Neurophysiology plays an important role in terms of physical strength and sporting performance. Fatigue among sportspersons is a major limiter of performance. Therefore, the mechanism and the nature of the exercise associated fatigue should be well understood. The paper will touch on the some theories that attempt to explain the nature of fatigue. Brief Background and Findings of Previous Literature Several physiologists have attempted to explain the complex associations between fatigue and…

How you sleep may be harming your back Sleeping posture may affect the alignment of your spine. You should be aware of how each position could be affecting your spine alignment adversely. Sleeping on your side Sleeping on your side takes conscious positioning. The danger with sleeping on your side is that you could twist or strain the back if your hips, back, and shoulders are not in alignment. To align the body and prevent straining the back, you should put a pillow between your knees and put…

There are many types of burns such as heat burns, friction burns, cold temperature burns, chemical burns, electrical burns, and radiation burns. In general burns damage or injure skin layers and other parts of the body such as muscles, nerves, blood vessels, lungs and eyes. These burns are classified as first, second, or third degree burns depending on the layers of skin and tissue that are damaged. As one shall know the deeper the burn the more serious the burn is. First degree burns are burns…

Concentric contraction is when the muscle gets shorter when you flex your arms for example when you lift a weight/dumbbell towards your body that is a concentric contraction. These are the most common types of occurs in your body as it occurs in most day to day activities. Another example of this is the quadriceps when you do a squat movement when you get down to the bottom is the concentric contraction. Eccentric contraction is where the muscle lengthens when muscle moves so this is the…

Since I was a kid running around Spiller Elementary getting excited for Run for The Wall I never truly knew the important meaning about it until a few years ago. Thousands of veterans or everyday people ride their motorcycles sometimes across the countries for those who simply can’t. My grandfather J.R. Grubb commonly known as Squeekie is one of those thousands who take the time from his everyday life and rides for the ones that sacrificed their lives for our country and can’t ride anymore. I…

If you have been involved in a car accident, it might have crossed your mind to hire an attorney to help. However, you could be waiting because you could still be trying to decide if this is a good idea or not. One thing that you should know is that waiting too long to hire an attorney can be a bad idea, so you probably will not want to hesitate for too long. Here's why. 1. Your Credit Could Be Affected If you end up being on the hook for paying your medical bills, you could find yourself in a…

On May 12, 2015, an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, drawing in the media to cover the story. Media has a way with distributing bits and pieces of information to the public. When media does release information, the information is released in a way that makes viewers or readers perceive something in a particular way. When news surfaced about the derailed Amtrak train, media officials took it upon themselves to start pointing fingers as to why a crash of this magnitude happened…

Muscle and Ligament tear Ligaments and muscles are tough fibrous bands of tissue that connect the bones to our joints. If they are twisted or put under excessive stress then they rupture and develop sprain and tears. The most common of muscle and ligament tear is the ankle sprain. Nearly 25,000 people suffer from some form of ankle sprain every day. Among sportspersons (especially those who play rugby, football or hockey), tearing in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is common. Muscle tear…

Amputations were very common during this time, and it is not like what surgery is like in present day. There was no anesthesia yet, so many people drank alcohol prior to the amputation to help dull the pain. Usually, people knew for several days that they would be getting an amputation, so soldiers were known to hoard alcohol rations until day of surgery so that they could be more sedated, per se. The reason why they had to wait is because once the wound is washed out and cleaned thoroughly, the…

As sports keep growing on the degree of popularity, bone fractures happen with an increasing frequency; there are six of the most major and the most common types of fractures. The first type of the six majors is called a Simple or a Closed Fracture. As defined by Robert, a Simple Fracture is, “a break in the bone that may be complete or incomplete, but it doesn’t pierce the skin” (Robert 307). This type of fracture on the average side, since it depends on the type of accident in a sport for a…