Sprain

brace to wear while your injury is healing, some will not. So I propose this question: how does wearing a brace after you have recovered affect your joints? An ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries among athletes in all sports, which is why I chose to focus on ankle bracing and taping specifically. An ankle sprain can happen many different ways, but the most common way for it to happen is by landing and forcing your ankle…

the most flexible bones/ part of the body that we have in our bodies. I chose the hip to research because I had an injury in my hip before. I have this patient that has injured his hip; the injury that I diagnosed to hip is called the hip flexor sprain. The hip flexor strain is the tearing of one or more of the hip flexor muscles, to get the injury you have to make a wrong movement while you are running, or jumping and/or without proper stretching. The patient has a 2nd degree hip flexor…

care of their children’s needs and requests immediately (Ernst). They prefer to try to be their children’s friend rather than their parent, not wanting to be the disciplinarian, despite sometimes feeling as if their children walk over them (Allen and Sprain). However, it is vital to keep in mind that children do not need or want limitless freedom, since they need to know where the line will be…

Crack pop ambulance siren coming to the player on the ground make loud sounds of pain .Sports are dangerous such as football it can be fun at sometime but it is still dangerous.This sport is dangerous because you can get a bad head injury called a concussion. Basketball injuries are not better basketball injuries are mainly in your leg like your Anterior cruciate ligament(ACL)(“Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia”), Baseball injuries are not the greatest…

DOI: 5/28/2013. Patient is a 54-year-old female apparel processor who sustained a left knee injury when she was going upstairs and her knee popped causing sharp pain. As per Omni, the patient was diagnosed with left knee patellar chondromalacia, medial synovial plica and torn medial meniscus. Patient is status post left knee arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy, patella chondroplasty, medial femoral condyle chondroplasty and excision of synovial medial plica in 10/18/2013. IW was deemed P &…

Assessment of the Injured Ankle I. Injury Situation: A female volleyball player was in practice and was involved in a blocking drill. When she made the attempt to block the attacker on the other side of the net, they both landed on the center line causing her to come down on the attacker’s foot. This caused the ankle to roll over the outside of her foot. II. Evaluation of the Injury: pain and swelling is localized to the lateral side of the ankle, some inability to bear weight after injury…

Falls among the elderly people within our society are becoming more and more common, “ with at least one in three people aged over 65 years falling each year”(Spink). Reasons older people are having more incidents is that they are losing their balance easier, their choice of footwear is inappropriate, or that they are having increased foot problems. Seniors seeing a podiatrist can have reduced foot pain, improved balance, and a reduced number of falls (Spink). A couple of the ways a podiatrist…

The most common knee injury is an ACL sprain also known as Anterior Cruciate ligament. The ACL runs from the back of the femur to the front of the tibia preventing the tibia from moving forwards and to stabilize the structure of the knee. The ACL prevents excessive twisting, straightening and…

ankle sprain surgery and became the most successful point guard of the NBA. In April 2012 Dr. Richard Ferkel was about to get into Stephen Curry’s injury. The only initial solution for his injury was a total reconstruction of his tendon using cadaver parts. The only issue about this reconstruction is that the recover process would end his possibilities of success. At this moment the doctors did not know what to do with this patient. Even though Steph did not have any history of ankle sprains…

sports-related injuries. These injuries include strains, sprains, dislocations and fractures. Winter sports can be a great way to stay active during the cold months. Stay safe and prevent an injury by using these safety tips. Always Warm Up Before Playing or Participating in a Sport Warming up by doing some light cardiovascular exercises, such as jogging in place, and lightly stretching the muscles can help to prevent strains and sprains from occurring. Cold muscles, ligaments and tendons are…