Athletics can take a toll on your body. Conditioning, running, jumping and sprinting all place considerable stress on your lower extremities. Shin splints, or medial tibial stress syndrome, is pain on the front of your lower legs, according to the...
Whether a sport injury is acute or chronic, it can usually be classified as a soft tissue or a hard tissue injury. Soft tissues that are susceptible to sport injuries include skin, muscle, joints, tendons and ligaments. Hard tissue refers to bone....
If you are an athlete, the effects of being forced out of action through injury can be psychological as well as physical. A period of rest and recovery is essential to aid the rehabilitation process but the sudden loss of physical activity in your...
Participating in regular exercise and sports activities helps muscles and joints perform better. Bones become stronger with constant use. When playing sports, it pays to be smart by training safely, choosing the right footwear and eating a healthy...
Near-infrared LED light offers athletes noninvasive treatment for soft tissue injuries, providing recovery and pain relief. NASA conducted research throughout the 2000s indicating that the red light stimulated energy production within cells,...
Physiotherapy, also known as physical therapy, can be an effective way to prevent or rehabilitate sports-related injuries. This type of therapy relies on a variety of techniques such as therapeutic exercises, electrical stimulation therapy,...
Elbow injuries sustained during golf, tennis, baseball and other popular sports can keep you on the bench for a season or force you to change sports altogether. Damage to the complex structure of tendons, ligaments, bones and muscles of the elbow...
More than 10,000 individuals receive treatment in emergency centers throughout the United States due to sports, recreation or exercise injuries, suggests the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Injuries Center. With injuries being so...
Participation in sports is very common among school-aged children in the United States, with school athletic departments offering a wide variety. With about 30 million kids and teenagers participating in sports each year, nearly three million...
Sports ranging from hockey to golf cause thousands of injuries every year. In fact, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that in 2008 there were 351,922 sports-related head injuries alone, along with many other injuries such as...
A multitude of situations can result in a sports-related injury. Being aware of the risk factors goes a long way in preventing them. Strengthening your muscles, getting proper rest and working at the proper pace are essential to staying healthy. A...
After incurring an injury in sports, it can be difficult to recover physically and mentally. Some athletes experience stress and anxiety. Others develop a type of fear, known as post-traumatic stress disorder, that can affect athletic performance....
People of all ages are becoming more active and involved in exercise and organized sports. The more active people become, the greater the likelihood of experiencing some form of sports injury. Sports injuries happen for many reasons, including...
Sports injuries are injuries that occur during athletic activities, competitions or in the training sessions used as preparation for these events. While some of these injuries happen rapidly during a single event, others accumulate gradually over...
Acute sports injuries are different than chronic injuries, in that they occur suddenly, usually during a game or practice. Chronic injuries are the result of repetitive stress or improper mechanics, and occur over a period of time. Symptoms of an...
Sports can be a fun way to keep kids active and physically fit, but they can also result in injuries caused by a lack of equipment or improper training. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states more than half of sports injuries that...
Athletes suffer from two kinds of sports injuries, according to the National Institute of Arthritis. Acute injuries are the dramatic ones: a bone sticking out of place or the sudden pain of a sprained ankle. Chronic injuries hurt, too, but they...
Insurance is rarely a simple proposition, and insurance for a sports injury in no exception. Depending on the circumstances and severity of your injury, different kinds of insurance, payment methods and even different responsible parties may come...
Shoulder injuries are among the leading reasons for orthopaedic surgeon office visits. In 2006, 7.5 million Americans made a trip to the doctor complaining of shoulder pain, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Shoulder...
Athletes commonly experience injuries during events. These injuries are usually the result of overuse of certain parts of the body, but they can also occur during high-impact collisions while playing. Broken bones, sprains and hairline fractures...
While many parents feel as though their children are safer in sports other than football, soccer too has its share of risks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at high school sports injuries for 2005-06 and found football had...
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons indicates that most individuals will experience a mouth-related injury at one point during their lifetimes. Mouth injuries can also be referred to as maxillofacial injuries. These types...
The physicality of football causes thousands of injuries each year. Players engage in contact, deliver heavy blows to one another and put stress on their joints through jumping, suddenly changing direction and juking. The American Academy of...
By definition, softball is not a contact sport. Yet because of the sport's frequent repetition of movement and combination of high-speed skills --- notably pitching, running, fielding and hitting --- softball injuries are frequent and can range...
With growing concern about the impact of sports injuries on long-term health, organizations across America have implemented injury prevention campaigns. These injuries can result from an accident or be caused by poor performance of warm-up...
Sports injuries affect individuals of all ages. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that sports injuries are responsible for 3.2 million emergency room visits for children ages 5 to 14, and are the leading cause of injury for...
While athletic competition is a healthy way to burn calories and improve your overall fitness, your risk for a sports injury increases when you haven't properly prepared your body. Carving out time for exercises that can help you prevent sports...
As an athlete, you train your body to the point of perfection, exercising hours a day and eating only the finest foods. Yet in all your preparation, you might neglect an integral factor in your performance: shoes. Wearing appropriate shoes for...
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than 3.5 million sports-related injuries occur every year in children under the age of 15. The AAP notes that approximately half of these injuries are overuse injuries, many of which are...
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