MORTAL INJURIES TOP 10 MOST COMMON INJURIES IN SPORTS

RUNNER’S KNEE DESCRIPTION: STRIKES AGAINST ANYONE WHO DOES ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE A LOT OF KNEE BENDING – LIKE WALKING, BIKING, AND JUMPING. IT USUALLY CAUSES ACHING PAIN AROUND THE KNEECAP. TREATMENT: REST, ICE, COMPRESS, AND ELEVATE YOUR KNEE. TAKE ANTI- INFLAMMATORY MEDICINE AND STRETCHING. TRY ARCH SUPPORTS OR ORTHOTICS FOR YOUR SHOES RECOVERY TIME: 2-3 DAYS (MAY VARY)

CONCUSSION DESCRIPTION: A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY THAT ALTERS THE WAY YOUR BRAIN FUNCTIONS. EFFECTS ARE USUALLY TEMPORARY BUT CAN INCLUDE HEADACHES AND PROBLEMS WITH CONCENTRATION, MEMORY, BALANCED AND COORDINATION. TREATMENT: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REST RECOVERY TIME: 1 WEEK

GROIN PULL DESCRIPTION: INTENSE PAIN IN THE REGION OF THE GROIN USUALLY DUE TO ABNORMAL STRAINING OR STRETCHING OF THE ADDUCTOR MUSCLE OF THE THIGH AND ESPECIALLY THE ADDUCTOR LONGUS. TREATMENT: ICE AND COMPRESS YOUR THIGH. STRETCHING YOUR THIGH. TAKE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PAINKILLERS. RECOVERY TIME: 2 WEEKS

HAMSTRING STRAIN DESCRIPTION: THE PULLING OF ONE OF YOUR HAMSTRING MUSCLES – THE GROUP OF THREE MUSCLES THAT RUN ALONG THE BACK OF YOUR THIGH. TREATMENT: REST, ICE, COMPRESS, AND ELEVATE YOUR LEG. TAKE ANTI- INFLAMMATORY PAINKILLERS. STRETCHING OF THE HAMSTRING. RECOVERY TIME: 3 WEEKS

DISLOCATED/ SEPARATED SHOULDER

DISLOCATED SHOULDER DESCRIPTION: A FALL OR BLOW CAUSES THE TOP OF YOUR ARM BONE TO POP OUT OF THE SHOULDER SOCKET. TREATMENT: IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE ARM BONE BACK INTO THE SHOULDER SOCKET. JOINT WILL GET MORE SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL BY THE MINUTE. ICE YOUR SHOULDER AND USE A SLING. RECOVERY TIME: 6 WEEKS SEPARATED SHOULDER DESCRIPTION: A FALL OR BLOW TEARS ONE OF THE LIGAMENTS THAT CONNECTS THE COLLAR BONE TO THE SHOULDER BLADE. TREATMENT: SURGERY FOR SEPARATED SHOULDERS; THEN USE OF A SLING. RECOVERY TIME: 6 WEEKS

ANKLE SPRAIN DESCRIPTION: A COMMON MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY IN WHICH THE LIGAMENTS OF THE ANKLE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY TEAR DUE TO SUDDEN STRETCHING. TREATMENT: ICE, REST, AND LIMITING AMOUNT OF WALKING AND WEIGHT BEARING ON THE INJURED ANKLE. ELEVATE YOUR LEG AND CRUTCHES ARE OFTEN RECOMMENDED. TAKE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICINE. RECOVERY TIME: 6 WEEKS

TENNIS ELBOW DESCRIPTION: A COMMON TERM FOR A CONDITION CAUSED BY OVERUSE OF ARM, FOREARM, AND HAND MUSCLES THAT RESULT IN ELBOW PAIN CAUSED BY EITHER ABRUPT OR SUBTLE INJURY OF THE MUSCLE AND TENDON AREA AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE ELBOW. TREATMENT: ICE, REST ELBOW. AVOID ACTIVITY AND TAKE NONSTEROIDAL ANTI- INFLAMMATORY DRUGS. TAKE CORTISONE-TYPE MEDICATION. RECOVERY TIME: 1-3 MONTHS

SHIN SPLINTS DESCRIPTION: PAIN ALONG THE SHINBONE (TIBIA) – THE LARGE BONE IN THE FRONT OF YOUR LOWER LEG. TREATMENT: ICE AND REST THE AFFECTED AREA. TAKE AN OVER-THE- COUNTER PAIN RELIEVER. RECOVERY TIME: 2 ½ MONTHS

ACL TEAR DESCRIPTION: AN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OR ACL, INJURY IS A TEAR IN ONE OF THE KNEE LIGAMENTS THAT JOINS THE UPPER LEG BONE WITH THE LOWER LEG BONE. THE ACL KEEPS THE KNEE STABLE. TREATMENT: ICE AND COMPRESS KNEE. USE OF CRUTCHES. PHYSICAL REHAB PROGRAM (NONSURGICAL). ACL SURGERY TO RECONSTRUCT THE ACL OR TO RECONSTRUCT IT AND REPAIR OTHER INJURIES, SUCH AS MENSISCUS TEAR. (DEPENDS ON GRADE OF INJURY). RECOVERY TIME: 6-9 MONTHS

ACHILLES TEAR DESCRIPTION: ONE OF THE LONGER TENDONS IN YOUR BODY, STRETCHING FROM THE BONES OF YOUR HEEL TO YOUR CALF MUSCLES. TREATMENT: ICE, REST, COMPRESS, AND ELEVATE YOUR LEG. TAKE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PAINKILLERS. USE A HEEL LIFT. SURGERY. RECOVERY TIME: 9-12 MONTHS

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