Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them
If injured whilst playing sports, the proper care is required in order for the injury to heal. If it doesn’t heal correctly it can cause long term problems. To avoid this, there are ways to prevent, or decrease your chance of becoming injured. Injuries are common when playing sports and can become a problem if not treated properly.
There are different kinds of injuries. These are the most common: sprains and strains, concussions, and knee injuries. The most common knee injuries are ACL tear, and Patellofemoral Syndrome. All of these can become long term problems if not treated or healed adequately.
All of these are common and can happen when least expected. The cause of injury may be sudden or can happen gradually over a period of time. Sprains and strains are examples of injuries that happen suddenly. A sprain occurs when your foot turns inward. This action stretches or tears the ligament on the outside of the ankle. A strain is when a muscle is suddenly stretched or contracted. Sprains are sudden stretching of a ligament while a strain is sudden stretching of a …show more content…
Even if an injury has healed properly because you had this injury it comes with repercussions. An ankle sprain, although healed, never returns to its natural state. The ligament that was stretched abnormally never returns to its original shape. This causes the ankle to be less stable. It also loses effective communication with your brain making it less coordinated. Also, months, in some cases years your foot develops a state of chronic stiffness. There is currently no scientific proof that concussions cause long term problems. However, having multiple concussions may contribute to a mild cognitive impairment that affects memory and thinking skills. An ACL tear may damage the surrounding cartilage that can worsen over time. ACL tears affects your long term cartilage
If injured whilst playing sports, the proper care is required in order for the injury to heal. If it doesn’t heal correctly it can cause long term problems. To avoid this, there are ways to prevent, or decrease your chance of becoming injured. Injuries are common when playing sports and can become a problem if not treated properly.
There are different kinds of injuries. These are the most common: sprains and strains, concussions, and knee injuries. The most common knee injuries are ACL tear, and Patellofemoral Syndrome. All of these can become long term problems if not treated or healed adequately.
All of these are common and can happen when least expected. The cause of injury may be sudden or can happen gradually over a period of time. Sprains and strains are examples of injuries that happen suddenly. A sprain occurs when your foot turns inward. This action stretches or tears the ligament on the outside of the ankle. A strain is when a muscle is suddenly stretched or contracted. Sprains are sudden stretching of a ligament while a strain is sudden stretching of a …show more content…
Even if an injury has healed properly because you had this injury it comes with repercussions. An ankle sprain, although healed, never returns to its natural state. The ligament that was stretched abnormally never returns to its original shape. This causes the ankle to be less stable. It also loses effective communication with your brain making it less coordinated. Also, months, in some cases years your foot develops a state of chronic stiffness. There is currently no scientific proof that concussions cause long term problems. However, having multiple concussions may contribute to a mild cognitive impairment that affects memory and thinking skills. An ACL tear may damage the surrounding cartilage that can worsen over time. ACL tears affects your long term cartilage