Sports injury

To knock out some of the food for thought questions right off the back, psychology of injury is an interesting topic yet makes much sense, especially given our careers (And dependency on it!). I thought we were going to delve more into the predictors, psychological reactions, and strategies to help them cope through their emotional responses. Which we did! I have only taken one sport psychology course since coming to graduate school, so I’d say I’m still a pretty fresh slate. One thing that did…

An injury, according to most athletes, can be regarded as one of the worst things that can occur duringcompetition (along with losing a championship game). This is because minor injuries prevent you from competing,major injuries have the potential of sidelining you for life, and in general, injuries hinder your body from being ableto maximize and engage at full capacity. Both adverse aspects of competition (injuries and losing) are avoided asmuch as possible in an attempt to have the most…

We all know that a sport injuries is the worst thing that can happen to someone, whether you are the athlete or you’re just a viewer of the sport. The injury itself can be acute or very severe. Depending on the sport there can be death in some cases, but it’s highly unlikely. Most causes of sport injuries is the result of over stressing the human body or a wrong move made by the athlete. To an athlete it could be the most difficult point in your life especially if you’re very dedicated. All the…

Overuse Injuries (and ways to prevent them) By Ileia Witkus Much youth is getting involved in sports that they want to be a part of. They do really well and love the sport they play. The fact that a new crisis is being arose in youth sports has to be ridiculous, right? Well, there is a major crisis that is actually taking youth players off their team. The overuse injuries that have taken the careers of many is pretty major. From the Little League elbow to compartment syndrome, there are some…

Not Enough Medical Prevention For Youth Injuries Growing up as an athlete, it came with many complication. Always being injured was the number one problem. Maintaining a healthy body was the key to succeed, dealing with any sport. Stretching, warming up, and practicing well was hard as a kid. Just on the go all the time, not worried about an injury, just happy to compete. Youth athletes push themselves because of the inspiration they look up to. Now, knowing that its a lot of competition going…

An ACL injury is amongst the common, if not the most common injury in the world of sports. An ACL tear is the torn anterior cruciate ligament in the knee, being the cause of over 200,000 injuries each year. In spite of being common in the world of sports, there are many other ways to acquire this injury. In light of all the horror stories stereotyped by this injury, there are many ways to prevent its occurrence. In addition to treatment available for those subjected to a torn ACL, there is…

Injuries have a higher chance of happening in competitive sports. Some may argue that they will happen in non competitive sports to and that is true but they will happen more in competitive sports, in fact 47% of kids in competitive sports get hurt each year. This will happen because they have more practices, people are more driven to win so they may get more physical and hurt themselves or someone else, and finally they could get many minor injuries that could get worse as they go because they…

students around the U.S. participate in an organized sports program sometime during the school year. Young athletes that participate in a high school sport should have more conditioning time during their practices because of how many injuries are accounted each year. Two many students are getting hurt during a school year because of sports. The U.S. Centers of Disease Control (CDC), estimated that high school athletes account for about 2 million injuries and 500,000 doctor visits with 30,000…

Most children at ages 5 to 14 are mainly being seen by doctors for sport injuries. These children are doing what they love even if it means getting injured from the sport. To prevent these injuries parents could could attend games and practices, watch the coaches and encourage their to prevent an injury, children should communicate with their parents and coaches, and tell them what has happened, also be ready for the sport that is about to be played. First, parents should attend practices and…

looming, it may be time you learned more about what a sports medicine physician does and why you may need to have one on speed dial. For many kids, a new school year means athletic activities like football, soccer and track and just as they can with adults, these kinds of physical activities can lead to pains, sprains, aches, breaks and more. If your child suffers a debilitating sports injury, he or she may require the services of a sports medicine physician. The Numbers Are Serious Despite…