1. Athletic injuries
7th Grade Health

2. Athletic Injury
Most common
Prevention
Treatment

3. Most common injuries Ankle sprain. Groin pull. Hamstring strain.
Shin splints.
Knee injury: ACL tear.
Knee injury: Patellofemoral syndrome.
Tennis elbow (epicondylitis)
Why are these so common???

4. Ankle Sprain
Definition: Damage to one of the ligaments in the ankle, usually from an accidental twist or turn of the foot.
Ligaments (bone) vs Tendon (muscle)
Treatment: RICE, non weight baring, surgery
Prevention: surface area, shoes, balance and
stretch.

5. Groin Pull
Definition: A groin strain or a groin pull is a tear or rupture to any one of the adductor muscles resulting in inner thigh pain.
Adductor muscles- the muscles used to bring your legs in toward the middle of the body.
Treatment: rest and time, ice, compression,
pain killers, and surgery.
Prevention: combination of adduction
strength and flexibility.

6. Hamstring Strain
Definition: During a hamstring strain, one or more of your three muscles gets stretched too far. The muscles might even start to tear.
Treatment: RICE, anti inflammatory painkillers,
stretch and strengthen.
Prevention: strengthen your
hamstrings.

7. Shin splints
Definition: pain caused by repetitive stress on the shinbone and the connective tissues that attach your muscles to the bone.
Treatment: Rest your body, ice your
shins, orthotics, neoprene sleeve,
and physical therapy.
Prevention: Choose the right shoes,
cross train, strength training.

8. ACL tear (knee)
Definition: An ACL injury is the tearing of the anterior cruciate (KROO- she-ate) ligament, or ACL, inside your knee joint.
Occurs in a lot of sports that have to do with sudden stopping and changes in direction.
Sport? Body position?
Treatment: physical therapy, surgery
Prevention: balance, plyometrics, strength/stability

9. Torn ACL

10. Patellofemoral Syndrome (Runners knee)
Definition: Patellofemoral pain syndrome is pain in the front of the knee. It frequently occurs in teenagers, manual laborers, and athletes. It sometimes is caused by wearing down, roughening, or softening of the cartilage under the kneecap.
Treatment: balance, improving
range of motion, and strengthening
of quadriceps.
Prevention: RICE, activity changes,
doctor visit if necessary.

11. Tennis Elbow
Definition: Swelling of the tendons -- that causes pain in the elbow and arm. Tennis elbow is caused by either abrupt or subtle injury of the muscle and tendon area around the outside of the elbow.
Treatment: time/rest, icing, injections
Prevention: avoid overuse