Wounded Knee Massacre

The knee brace is similar to knee braces used for other sports except that a dirt biking brace is much stronger, helping to prevent twists, tears and broken bones from hyperextension. Riding boots are tall, heavy duty plastic and rubber. They do not allow for much ankle…

Millions of children play organized sports every year. Although these kids have winning in the back of their mind, they all want to have fun doing it. That is the problem with youth sports today; they focus too much and winning and success, which makes them too intense. The intensity of the sports leaves kids physically and mentally worn out. The main reason behind this intensity is the driving force behind winning. The will and want to win is what creates this intensity, but “Winning was just…

Alendronate is known to have healing properties and known to treat Osteoporosis (MedlinePlus, 2015, para. 1). The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of glucosamine alone and the combination of glucosamine and alendronate administration to treat knee osteoarthritis in older adults aged between…

My Dog, Lola As humans, we have the ability to love. Love is hard to explain, but for my whole life, I have been told that I have so much love to give, especially love towards animals. One animal that I love very much is my dog, Lola. Lola is a pure bred Rottweiler and her story begins with the end of our former dog, Maggie’s story. Maggie was a rescued Rottweiler and when she passed, I, along with my family, wanted another female “Rottie” in the house. Unfortunately, months of searching left us…

The Achilles tendon is located at the back part of the heel. The tendon receives blood supply from three sources: the musculo-tendinous junction, the paratenon and distally at the tendon insertion to the bone. (Karlsson 2015) The Achilles joins the heel bone to your calf muscles, with its main purpose is plantar flexion, which is the bending of the foot downwards at the ankle. The average age of a person suffering this injury is twenty-nine to forty with a large majority of all patients being…

Influencing the Outcome for Effective Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common compression neuropathy of the upper extremity after carpal tunnel syndrome (Trehan et al, 2012). It represents a source of considerable discomfort and disability for the patient and in extreme cases may progress to loss of function of the hand (Cutts, S., 2007). Some specialists refer to this condition as ulnar nerve compression as it takes place within the cubital tunnel…

Torn Achilles Tendon,It mainly occurs in people playing recreational sports, but it can happen to anyone. The Achilles tendon is a strong fibrous cord that connects the gastrocnemius and soleus in the back of your calf to your calcaneus. If you overstretch your Achilles tendon, it can tear completely or just partially. When the gastrocnemius and soleus which are located in the back of your calf, are flexed the achilles tendon pulls on the calcaneus or heel. The movement of flexion allows…

Where is David? Common Cycling Injuries Are there common cycling injuries? "My right knee just started hurting about 4 days ago. I am having sharp pains on the lateral side of my knee. I had to bike the last couple days with just my left leg, which (wasn't a good thing)! Hopefully it will be better tomorrow!" David Shirley, taking a few days off in Portland, Oregon. Asking the question implies the answer; of course cycling has its list of common injuries, which are amplified when a cyclist…

The sports injury that we’ll be talking about is joint dislocation. We will be investigating into two types of joint dislocations, shoulder and knee, whilst comparing the similarities and differences between the two injuries. The shoulder joint is actually one of the most ambulatory, meaning, it is a commonly dislocated joint in the body. Shoulder dislocations usually entail the head of the humerus being forcibly removed from its cup-shaped socket in the glenoid fossa. In simple terms, the…

Importance of energy systems involved in performance: During a soccer game, each energy system is applied with various intensities from low to high that are used. It can be hard to establish which energy system is used most frequently during a game of soccer for a defender. This is because there are many different movements performed with different levels of intensity that change throughout a game of soccer. For example, a defender will usually sprint and then stop, walk, jog and then sprint…