Ankle

Introduction Rugby Rugby is the high contact and rough sport played by both females and males. It consist of two teams competing where by one team can consist of 7, 10, 13 or 15 players as well as the other team. It features a combination of speed and strategy in other to score against the opponents. It evolved from football (soccer) and players wear little of protective clothes which results to high percentage of injury in this sport. The ball is moved by running with it within the pitch…

have reduced foot pain, improved balance, and a reduced number of falls (Spink). A couple of the ways a podiatrist can help is by examining the patients footwear and their feet, so they can prescribe therapy to help them strengthen their feet and ankle or find any underlying issues. Most fall prevention protocols call for a podiatrist (Spink). Fall protocols are not…

Finishing our last game before lining up I slowed down to a light jog. As my body took a sharp turn. I could feel as my ankle had a sharp pull. What happened? My ankle would start to throb in pain. “Oww!” I exclaimed. “Mr. Murphy! I just hurt my ankle and I have no idea what I did,” I said. “Hop onto the stage, I’ll take a look at it,” he said. Shortly after my ankles was elevated to reduce the swelling. As I could feel the pain running up my leg. The throbbing and pain got worse…

The patient has a sitting posture with a posterior pelvic tilt. He has an excessive thoracic kyphosis in sitting and no lumbar lordosis. He sits with his knee extended on the left side, and his ankles inverted with weight resting on the distal to the lateral malleolus on his right foot. On the left foot, his weight is distributed mainly on his calcaneus. The standing posture consisted of a forward head posture with an increased thoracic kyphosis. The patient spent most of his time on the…

lower extremity. Ankle Injuries Ankle injuries are the second most common injuries found among female soccer athletes. With the most frequent injury being an ankle sprain. Risk factors for ankle injuries are both intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic factors may include previous history of injury, foot size, limb dominance, and inversion and eversion strength. Extrinsic factors include the type of cleat worn, exercise intensity, and the player’s position (Fong, et al., 2009).…

to get back in the game!” The hurried words I instructed the trainer during the football game that I broke my ankle. I shattered my ankle the during the homecoming football game against Westby. After the game while it was still broke I experienced a lot of pain but didn't presume it was broken. I continued on with one of the busiest weekends I've had, all while strolling on a broken ankle. The day we have been anticipating all week long, the day of the homecoming football game against…

It is possible to dislocate the bones within the midfoot joint complex (aka Lisfranc joint) of the foot: This joint complex consists of the ligaments and bones that connect the forefoot to the midfoot. Lisfranc injuries include strains and tears to the ligament itself in addition to bone dislocations and fractures. The Role of the Midfoot As an individual walks, the midfoot is responsible for transferring the forces that the calf muscles generate to the front of the foot. Furthermore, the…

the game of basketball stronger and better than ever, this is my scar story. My story began last year in march it was the very first game of basketball for the season and for me it was just another ordinary routine game of basketball, I taped my ankles like normal, warmed up like normal and played like normal little did I know that this ordinary game or basketball would change my outlook and values in life so dramatically. It was the fourth quarter of the game and my team were down by at least…

fracture until x-rays confirm no bones are damaged (Beck, 1981) Additionally, a talar tilt test done by the physiotherapist recorded the right ankle as 22º and the left affected as 16°. The player also demonstrated pain, reduced ROM and increased joint laxity; this would suggest a positive test because a talar tilt of more than 5°c compared to the unaffected ankle indicates instability in the ligaments (Gaebler et al., 1997). A talar tilt test had been done because it is more specific for…

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…