sports injuries
Sports Injuries in Adolescences
Crystal Williams
July 16, 2013
B. Lewis
KNES 215
Team & Lifetime Sports
Sports have been around for many centuries starting from Ancient Egypt to Ancient Greece and so forth. Over time sports have evolved into what we know and see them as today. Playing sports is all about hard work and dedication you can’t just quit anytime you feel like it or when it gets hard. You have to push through it in order to be great. Working hard can get you a long way it will help you be the best athlete you can be but it can also hurt you to. As we all know sport injuries do exist and it can either make you stronger or break you. Sports injuries result from acute trauma or repetitive stress associated with athletic activities. Sporting injuries are very common in individuals who play sports for a living and those who play sports for fun. While the benefits of exercise are essential components to a healthy lifestyle, excessive work outs can do more harm than good. Overuse injuries are the most common types of injuries in sports and are the result of repetitive trauma during exercise.
Sports injuries can affect bones or soft tissue such as ligaments, muscles, and tendons. Depending on the type of injury and how serve it is it will either heal with the right treatment or end your career. There are many different types of injuries that can occur depending on the sport you play. Obviously, some sports are more dangerous than others. For example, contact sports such as football can be expected to result in a higher number of injuries than a non-contact sport such as swimming. However, all types of sports have a potential for injury, whether from the trauma of contact with other players or from overuse or misuse of a body part. There are many types of sports injuries that you can encounter but about 95 percent of sports injuries are minor soft tissue traumas. The most common sports injury is a bruise (contusion). It is caused
Crystal Williams
July 16, 2013
B. Lewis
KNES 215
Team & Lifetime Sports
Sports have been around for many centuries starting from Ancient Egypt to Ancient Greece and so forth. Over time sports have evolved into what we know and see them as today. Playing sports is all about hard work and dedication you can’t just quit anytime you feel like it or when it gets hard. You have to push through it in order to be great. Working hard can get you a long way it will help you be the best athlete you can be but it can also hurt you to. As we all know sport injuries do exist and it can either make you stronger or break you. Sports injuries result from acute trauma or repetitive stress associated with athletic activities. Sporting injuries are very common in individuals who play sports for a living and those who play sports for fun. While the benefits of exercise are essential components to a healthy lifestyle, excessive work outs can do more harm than good. Overuse injuries are the most common types of injuries in sports and are the result of repetitive trauma during exercise.
Sports injuries can affect bones or soft tissue such as ligaments, muscles, and tendons. Depending on the type of injury and how serve it is it will either heal with the right treatment or end your career. There are many different types of injuries that can occur depending on the sport you play. Obviously, some sports are more dangerous than others. For example, contact sports such as football can be expected to result in a higher number of injuries than a non-contact sport such as swimming. However, all types of sports have a potential for injury, whether from the trauma of contact with other players or from overuse or misuse of a body part. There are many types of sports injuries that you can encounter but about 95 percent of sports injuries are minor soft tissue traumas. The most common sports injury is a bruise (contusion). It is caused