Repetitive strain injury

The NFL season is not off to a positive start for the Arizona Cardinals. They lost their first regular season game on September 10 to the Detroit Tigers. After the game, they found out that they will have to play without running back David Johnson, who will be out for two to three months. Johnson suffered a dislocated wrist, which requires surgery. Johnson’s absence will be a blow to the team, who have come to rely on his skills. Last season, he had over 2,000 combined rushing and receiving…

ground but does it really work? According to the Catastrophic Personal Injury blog, children under the age of 16 suffer nearly 93% of fractures related to trampoline with very few cases leading to permanent neurological damage. So let’s ask ourselves the same question, is the safety net a better option?…

Neurophysiology plays an important role in terms of physical strength and sporting performance. Fatigue among sportspersons is a major limiter of performance. Therefore, the mechanism and the nature of the exercise associated fatigue should be well understood. The paper will touch on the some theories that attempt to explain the nature of fatigue. Brief Background and Findings of Previous Literature Several physiologists have attempted to explain the complex associations between fatigue and…

2nd place. You are worried about winning and the possible injuries that might come with it. Not about having fun, staying active, and trying your personal best. This is what happens when the competitive aspect is added to the game, and why injuries outweigh the benefits of competitive sports. Injuries and competitive sports affect school performance and are not good for mental health. As shown by many articles, doctors, and parents, injuries in competitive sports can, and do affect school…

Work injuries can be devastating, emotionally, physically and financially. Nobody wants a workers comp. injury. The goal is to get the injured back to work Everyone gains when an injured worker is safely back on the job. There is really no one particular type of injury, though the most common is neck and back injuries accounting for 90% of most of the injuries occurring at work. Repetitive stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome are also injuries that we treat on a regular basis. They…

between you bone and tendon to decrease the friction. Bursitis can be acute meaning from an injury or chronic. In the human body there are approximately 160 bursa sacs. There are three bursae in the ankle and they are Retrocalcaneal Bursa, Subcutaneous Calcaneal Bursa, and Subcutaneous Bursa of the Medial Malleolus. Retrocalcaneal Bursa is between the calcaneus bone and achilles tendon. It helps prevent injuries to the achilles tendon. This is common in soccer, tennis, and basketball.…

the ligament from the upper or lower leg bone, or a separation of the ligament and part of the bone from the rest of the bone. The body parts affected by this are your knee. Not any other place but your knee. The common cause of this injury is sports. This injury can happen many different ways for example if your foot is firmly planted on the ground and sudden force hits your knee, it could happen when you are changing direction rapidly…

Relationships between Heel Height, Impact, and Injury The effects of heel height on impact and injury rates related to running raises many questions for exercise physiologists. Every year as many as 75% of long distance runners suffer from running related injuries (Daoud 2012). With the rising need for physical activity in the general population and an increase in recommendations by health professionals to engage in cardiovascular activities, many people are turning to running as a means to…

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Every day in the United States, there is an estimate of 28,000 injuries of the ankle. Unfortunately, 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…