The rehabilitation was very difficult
The rehabilitation was very difficult
Injury Details Hamstring injuries comprise a significant amount of acute musculoskeletal injuries arising during sporting activities (Canale et al, 1981). Usually, athletics, football and rugby athletes are notably prone to hamstring injuries due to the sprinting demands of their sport. It is, however, a major concern that one-third of hamstring injuries will recur, possibly during the first two weeks post return to activity. A premature return to play and/or a deficient rehabilitation programme are the main reasons for this early re- injury rate (Schneider-Kolsky et al, 2006).…
Football is one of the best sports in the world that garners a wide fan-base. Football stars are always in the go and cheered upon by their fans. However, their sports is not as easy and smooth sailing as one can think of since they also 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.…
After every practice and game my feet hurt a lot and were stiff. I couldn’t move my feet that well either because moving them would cause pain. I also had to stretch them because my achilles tendon would always tighten up after playing soccer. Walking long distances was also hard on my feet. Every summer my parents would take me…
I believe setbacks in your life don't define you as a person nor stop you from obtaining your goals. Have you ever wanted something that seemed out of reach? From as early as the age of four I have wanted to play soccer. Over the years my dream has differed and varied but never from the path of playing. When I was in 8th grade I tore my right (ACL) Anterior Cruciate Ligament for the first time.…
The pain and discomfort of Sever’s was so unbearable that I was forced to quit soccer, a sport I played for twelve years and had hoped to play for the remainder of my high school career. It also affected my…
Crack! There goes my cousin leg at a basketball game. My cousin Chad was playing basketball for Notre Dame, he was a sophomore when his career got ended. It got ended because he was playing in the game and he went to do a lay up and all he heard was a crunching noise. It was his bone that was connected to his ankle, he fractured it and couldn’t play basketball anymore.…
I have been playing basketball since I was 11 years old and I have received a varsity letter in high school. In the last basketball game of my Sophomore year, I tore my ACL. I had surgery one month later and have not been able to play since. I am still constantly in pain and recently had another surgery. This injury has affected me mentally, physically, and emotionally.…
An Athlete’s Worst Nightmare Imagine you are going along playing the sport you love, when all of a sudden you hear a pop, your knee gives out, and you are on the ground in pain. This happened to me not once, but twice. After going to the doctor both times, they figured out I tore my ACL.…
Foot Contusion A foot contusion is a deep bruise to the foot. Contusions are the result of a blunt injury to tissues and muscle fibers under the skin. The injury causes bleeding under the skin. The skin overlying the contusion may turn blue, purple, or yellow. Minor injuries will give you a painless contusion, but more severe contusions may stay painful and swollen for a few weeks.…
Injury-related foot pain seems last forever. Remember how easy you scapegoat the old injury when you feel like a sudden sting somewhere around the area where it occurred every now and then. You will search for prescription medicines the doctor gave you that day, even when the injury is clinically considered as completely…
Sometimes it was hard to keep playing soccer because it became a…
Likely enough, I suffered my first major injury in a taekwondo tournament; I broke my left ankle trying to kick my sparring opponent in the face. I couldn 't put any pressure on my foot or else I would risk further injuring it, this led me to becoming depressed and helpless. I had to resort to surgery if I wanted to walk again; my experiences during the recovery process foreshadowed my desire to become an occupational therapist. After the surgery, my doctor recommended me to an occupational therapist in jersey city. My occupational therapist was kind hearted and he made my recovery process such a breeze, and I actually looked forward to seeing him every week.…
When I was at my last game playing for the B team, I jumped to block the ball and I instantly fell onto my knees. Everyone there thought i just bruised or maybe scraped them, up out of nowhere pain shot through my foot and it started to burn and I immediately started to tear up and almost cry. I tried to hide it but i think my parents saw it because they were trying to…
I never thought I would ever experience anything like that in my life. It was a combination of the atrophying of my legs, the new scars, and feeling like a caged animal.” Street ultimately received treatment and returned to skiing before retiring. (1) The NCAA has acknowledged the psychological aspects of being a student-athlete, for the necessary improvement in the rehabilitation of injured athletes they are recommending additional changes in the approach to athletic injury.…
I was now playing on a select team and also on a premier club team. I was feeling great. During my eighth grade school soccer season, I was the top scorer for my team and I had high hopes of making Varsity soccer as an entering freshman. Two weeks prior to the start of soccer season, I broke my ankle playing indoor soccer. I was overcome with more disappointment than imaginable.…