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    Bruise Research Paper

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    A contusion, more commonly known as a bruise, is a mark on the skin because of ruptured blood vessels in the dermal layer of the skin. Bruises appear in the bluish/black discoloration of the skin. Hematoma is a collection of blood found outside the blood vessels, and can be found throughout the body and may appear as a lump in the skin, while a bruise appears as a flatter mark. Also, bruise is a hematoma that is larger than 10 mm. Bruises may take 2-4 weeks to heal completely. Bruises can be…

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    Have you ever been to a sporting event and someone has been hurt? Then you have seen a person run onto the court or field and start helping the injured person: that was the athletic trainer. About half of all injuries happens to the legs and ankles. Not only that but a fifth of those are sprained ankles. Not only do athletic trainers help athletes recover from injury, but they also strive to prevent those injuries by teaching safe playing styles. Starting off, the history of athletic training…

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    Sprain Vs Broken Bone

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    of an accident such as a fall, a direct hit, or having it crushed. More often than not when someone breaks their foot the pain is so intense that you are unable to walk. On the other hand sprains can also cause severe pain and swelling. Most times it is impossible to distinguish the difference between a sprain and a broken bone just by looking at it. The use of x-ray…

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    one type of injury that is the most common in athletes is the ankle sprain. Any kind of sport that is played by any age can get a sprain in their ankle. The first key point was about which sports cause ankle injuries the most. The top three sports to cause ankle sprains are field hockey, volleyball, and football. The second key point is about where a sprain can form and how a sprain can come about in the ankle. Most ankle sprains come about when there is damage to the anterior talofibular,…

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    Muscle And Ligament Essay

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    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 are of two types: • Sprain: It is a tear in a ligament. • Strain: It is similar to a sprain which affects the muscles. People from different…

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    Thumb Injury Case Study

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    Reason for Visit: Reassessment of the Left Thumb Sprain TM was sent home X 1 shift the day of the injury yesterday. S: TM was sent home X 1 shift yesterday for the left thumb sprain. TM stats his pain is 0/10 at rest and 8/10 with movement. He thinks he needs few more days of the rest before he can return back to work doing what he is doing prior to his injury. According to TM his thumb is still swollen and stiff. When TM was learned that he was going back to work he seemed agitated, stating…

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    There are a number of sources of ankle pain: sprains (which themselves come in two varieties inversion and eversion, whether the foot is twisted inward or outward, respectively, resulting in the excessive stretching of the ligament opposite to the direction of the twist), tendonitis of the Achilles tendon, rupture of the Achilles tendon, osteoarthritis, gout, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, broken ankle and stress fractures immediately come to mind. In the case of ankle…

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    Some injuries are life threatening and some are easy fixable. Some injuries that always happen are: Strains/sprains, shoulder, knee, and head/face injuries, etc. I think young people should not be able to do wrestling as a sport because statics says that “Shoulder strains/sprains (8.5%), Ankle strains/sprains (7.6%), Knee strains/sprains (7.0%), Trunk strains/sprains (6.0%), strains/sprains (5.4%), and Concussions (5.4%) are the most common in high school & college wrestling. Wrestling is more…

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    experience some major set-backs in the form of injuries. One of the most common football foot injuries is the high ankle sprain such as what happened to Barcelona forward, Neymar, during their team's win at the Copa del Rey in January 2014. During the ankle sprain, Neymar had to be carried off from the field by Barcelona's medical staff. What is a high ankle sprain? High ankle sprain is a sprain that occurs when the foot rotates in an unnatural way, or when a player's foot is planted and the…

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    Case Study Deltoid Injury

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    Objective: The purpose of this case study is to shed light on a deltoid sprain and a syndesmosis joint sprain in a Division III college level football player. It will include the mechanism of the injury, how the Athletic Trainers diagnosed the injury, and how the Athletic Trainers treated this injury. Background: The injury occurred during the third game of the season. The athlete was on the ground during a play and another player had stepped on his foot while it was planted in the turf. The…

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