Sports injury

athletics very negative. Parents keep their kids out of sports due not only to the injury risk, but because they believe it is a distraction from the classroom and the real world. These parents believe their kids focus too much on the sport rather than focusing on their school work and preparing themselves for the future. Parents also want to keep their kids away from being associated with a certain social group or click. Others see sports in a much more positive light. The athletes push…

The firmly believe that playing these sports can be bad for a child’s development due to injuries and less time spent on academics. I don’t see it like this. Contrary to belief, athletes on average tend to get better grades and be less lonely than their non-athlete counterparts. These are a few of many reasons why sports are great for children and youth and don’t pose a risk to their development. One of the first arguments you’ll hear from those against sports for youth is how grades are…

Most people think that, overall, sports are a good activity for most children. Taking part in sports has many benefits that help a child to grow and become a good citizen. However, there are some sports which are not so good in other ways. That is because they impact and affect the environment in a negative way. Because of their negative effects on the environment, these sports teach children things that they should not learn such as how to pollute and violent behavior. Children should not be…

unaware where I was running and tripped over the leg of a picnic table and sprained my left ankle. My injury was a sprain, specifically a grade one sprain. My left ankle was affected by my sprain. The fibers of the ligaments of my ankle was strained. It took two weeks for my ankle to heal. To help my ankle heal I would not try to walk on my ankle so it could heal properly. The day after my injury I stayed in bed the entire day. I also wore a compression wrap around my ankle to reduce the…

exploring 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…

all agree that sports is good for an all round development of kids, but are competitive sports good? A recent research as reported by ABC news suggests that as many as 4 in 10 emergency room visits for children between age 5-14 are for sports related injuries. This is a very telling statistics and it needs immediate attention. Not only are the kids getting injured, they are getting stressed and are losing out on their childhood when pushed into competitive sports. Competitive sports can be…

college athletes be paid to play sports. There are many reasons to why it would benefit a college athlete. Some of these reasons are good and some are bad. Many believe that paying athletes can result in many good outcomes for not only the athlete but the college that athlete plays for. But some believe that paying an athlete results in only bad thing for each the franchise and athlete. Athletes participate in sports, have a jammed schedule, have no time for jobs and the sport is an athlete 's…

needs to improve equipment, to combat the amount of concussions there are yearly. As sports continue to get more dangerous the constant risk of concussions are always there. Although most sports have equipment there needs to be routine checks on all equipment to make sure they are in good condition to be able to be worn during games. Researchers have found that “National statistics estimate the number of sports and recreation-related concussions in the United States each year at 1.6 million to 3…

cost for a division 1 school is about $28,000 and that is the in-state cost. “Only about 2 percent of high school athletes win sports scholarships every year at NCAA colleges and universities. Yes, the odds are that dismal. For those who do snag one, the average scholarship is less than $11,000” (cbsnews.com). Another interesting fact is that some of the most popular sports like basketball, football, gymnastics, and volleyball simply offer a full ride scholarship where the entirety of the…

A common injury athletes face is shoulder dislocation, dislocating your shoulder can be very painful. This type of injury can happen in a variety of sports, especially sports that use a full range of arm motion. The shoulder is a ball and socket type joint. The shoulder is also one of the human body’s most mobile joints. It can rotate and move in several different directions, which is a big advantage when playing sports, but can be a big disadvantage when injured. A shoulder can dislocate in…