Repetitive strain injury

early specialization in a single sport is one of the strongest predictors of injury. Athletes in the study who specialized were 70% to 93% more likely to be injured than children who played multiple sports” (O’Sullivan). Based on this research, young athletes should be encouraged to participate in multiple sports rather than a single one. This study proves that overtraining in a sport can cause a very high percentage of injury than it could if one athlete played in multiple sports. Athletes…

Overuse injuries, (as opposed to acute traumatic events) are the most common mechanism for injury in dance, accounting for 68% in females and 60% in males. (Allen, 2012) Therefore the strength and conditioning plan should focus on strengthening the affected structures without exposing them to undue repetitions so as not to exacerbate this effect. (Allen, 2012) Lower back strain is the single most common complaint of ballet dancers (40% exhibited it in one study), followed by ankle sprains and…

lower limb kinetics in sports, clinicians can better understand the effects they place on the knee, ultimately manipulating the risk factors to decrease the rates of ACL tears (2, 11). 70 percent of ACL injuries occur as a result of playing sports. (5) ACL tears are usually season ending injuries that require surgery. Because they require surgery, the medical costs are high, averaging around 20,000-50,000 dollars (1, 5, 12,). The rate of return to sports after recovering from ACL reconstruction…

Nutrition, a chiropractor in Lansing and Westphalia, Michigan, can help athletes like you: 1. Facilitating better performance Chiropractors make it their business to understand every nuance of the human body. Athletes shouldn’t wait until they face an injury to seek chiropractic care. These experts can offer tips on ways to improve performance,…

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Animal Poster A1 Common assessment task Feed Requirements 2 scoops of Complete: ingredients 2 scoop weight gain: ingredients 1 scoop of Stud Mix: ingredients 5 common diseases and Causes 1 Shearing injury Injury caused by shearing is common especially when people are training or only just starting to learn. These are usually small cuts but even though they are small in size, they are prone to get infected easily especially if the alpaca tends to roll. If your alpaca gets injured during shearing,…

Several studies have been conducted on the relationship between decreased sports confidence and returning to a sport following a serious injury. There have also been many studies conducted on increased anxiety of re-injury when returning to a sport after recovery from a injury. Quite a few of these studies have been conducted by Leslie Podlog, a current professor at the University of Utah, along with some of his associates. The first study to be discussed in this paper was conducted by Podlog in…

Volleyball is competitive, as are all sports, and can be dangerous if the techniques are not done correctly. One of the most common injuries in volleyball is an ankle sprain. The ankle contains 14 bones and 3 ligaments, that can be broken and torn. Another injury that can occur when playing volleyball is the tear of ligaments in the knee or ACL. Although knee damages are a big injury while playing volleyball, sprained ankles are more common because players often land on the outside part of…

Burns have been considered the most common injury to happen in the household, and children seem to be the biggest victim of these injuries. Burns cause skin damage, which leads to the burned skins cells to die. Most of the time a person can recover from a burn without any complications, given this also depends on the severity of the burn itself. But there are the more serious burns that do require medical attention, and even with medical attention the people who suffer from severe burns can be…

An epoch of injury, particularly an athlete, ultimately can be a period of detrimental agony not only physically, but also mentally; it turns into a back and forth battle of mental strength rather than brute physicality. Athletes often define themselves off how they perform on the field, court or rink. It builds their reputation. It builds confidence. And when an injury takes that away, what do they define themselves off by then? The athlete is no longer defined by their skills on the field or…