The considerations that regulate when an athlete is able to return to play after an injury includes indicators or readiness to return to play, monitoring progress, psychological readiness, specific warm up procedures, return to play policies and procedures as well as ethical considerations. It is imperative that an athlete’s injury has recovered, their fitness and skills are close to pre-injury levels and also that their confidence in their injury is 100%.…
J.D. is a 67 year old, African American male. He is currently single, living alone, and has one son that lives in New York. He is a family oriented man that has many family members that live locally. J.D.is religious and is currently a deacon in his local church. He is dating, but has decided to abstain from sexual activity unless he remarries. J.D. has experimented with drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes, but reports he has not used any of these substances in the past 7 years. He says that he feels overall healthy and lives a very stress-free life. J.D. stated he falls asleep easily, but complains of waking throughout the night feeling restless. He also is exercising by power walking down the hallways at least three times a week for an average of ten minutes each session. J.D. indicated that he was recently diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia. He claims that he tries to eat healthy overall by limiting salt, cutting fat off of his steaks, and including salads into his daily meals. J.D. attended school until the 7th grade which he then followed up with trade school to become a carpenter. His reading level appears to be significantly higher than the grade he graduated from as J.D. reads scripture during church services.…
Russell Sadberry, Katy High School’s Assistant Athletic trainer, and Anjanette Butts, Head Athletic Trainer at Taylor High School became interested in the career after suffering injuries themselves. “I got injured and became interested in rehabilitation therapy so I got into it in college,” Sadberry said. Butts tore her ACL while playing soccer in high school. “So, I spent a lot of time in the training room. I also played soccer in college, but quit after a year. I then joined the training room at A&M.”…
Coaches and there assistance need to have clear communications amongst themselves to notice and pick up on injuries and possible injury’s in the game and make the most effective action to prevent this to their players. But it isn’t just in the game where communication is needed but also in drill sand training. Passing drills on and off the ball focusing on movement means running to vacant cones for example and players will be running in a variety of directions so it’s the coaches job to convey to each individual there job and place to run to avoid…
Student athletes vs. NCAA College athletics has grown into an integral part of universities across the nation. It has become an enormous industry that draws in a whopping load of finances to the universities. Many people may ask, where does all of the money go made by ticket sales and school merchandise? School officials will say to fees, athletic equipment, and travel costs. On the other hand; athletes may say, they have no idea.…
The certified athletic trainer is a qualified health care professional educated and experienced in the management of health care problems associated with physical activity. Specifically, the Athletic Trainer specializes in six practice areas or performance domains established by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification (NATABOC)…
Injuries can affect a player’s career depending on the severity of it. From concussions, ACL tears, being paralyzed from the neck down, can really destroy a player’s life on and off…
Football and cheerleading rank among the highest in catastrophic injuries when compared to all sports (United States Sports Academy). A growing body of evidence shows that the increasingly popular world of cheerleading has become one of the most dangerous athletic sports among females, and football is one of the most violent contact sports. Although head and back injuries, as well as concussions associated with football have been well publicized, there is less public awareness about the injuries associated with cheerleading. Many football players and cheerleaders do not realize the impact that their sport has on their back. Being that I hope to become a Physical Therapist and work with athletes…
Injury education will be presented by fully-educated staff member who will be able to answer all questions that student-athletes, parents, and coaches may have. Injury information will be presented with excellent communication, allowing clear and simple information to be easily understandable for all. Staff will also have excellent listening and interpersonal skills with…
Many sports related injuries do not just happen to professional teams but occur on youth, high school, and college teams. Concussions, knee sprains, stress fractures happen often and are now considered common injuries. Parents do not get overly worried, like they should, due to the severity of these injuries that happen to their children. In reality, the real problems are how parents encourage their children to be extremely competitive on the field and play aggressively, the amount of traumatic injuries that occur on the field, and how it is affecting the futures of young athletes. These are the reasons why youth sports are becoming too violent to be safe for children.…
Finally, sports can cause way to many injuries. Way too many kids are getting hurt in all kinds of sports and it’s not good. The article High School, College Football Comes With Risk says, “… found that boys aged 10 to 14 were most likely to end up in the nation’s emergency departments with a traumatic brain injury, and that activities such as bicycling, horseback riding, football, basketball and use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) were most often to blame.” This quote is saying that boys 10 to 14 were more likely to end up in the er than older/younger boys when doing things like sports. The same article also states, “… the researchers estimate there were 517,726 football-related injuries during the 2005-2006 season at the high school level…
Professional athletes are not the only ones who incur sports injuries. According to the British Journal of Sports Medicine, athletes who participate in sports infrequently and/or below collegiate level are just as likely to incur an injury as high skilled athletes--ones who are at least at collegiate level or who play professionally. When it comes to sports medicine Frisco TX athletes can avoid the most common sports injuries by being aware of what they are. Also, take them into consideration with how likely they are to occur in the sports you play.…
Playing sports can be very fun and entertaining, but there can also be risks that come along the way that detract from the enjoyment. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, as stated before Nearly 30 million U.S. children and youth are involved in organized sports. Also “high school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctor visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations each year” (Alvarez, 2014). As the article says there are too many teens who play in high school sports that are getting injured year round. The number would largely decrease if someone who is certified in sports injuries, like an athletic trainer, was there at games and…
Each year, approximately 1.6 to 3.8 billion Americans receive concussions from sports and recreational activities . Many of the people suffering from concussions are involved in competitive sports, especially high school sport teams (The Center for Disease Control and Prevention). While participating in a high school sport is normal, the players would not want to miss a game if they did not have to, and many of the players assume that if they go to the athletic trainer as soon as the game is over that the injury cannot get worse throughout the course of the game. This is a common trend among athletes especially high school and college athletes because their lives revolve around the sport and their teammates. Increasing the chances of getting…
At the suggestion of one of my high school coaches, I began constructing a website that would eventually become a resource for other young people that suffered from post-concussive syndrome. After my website was featured in a local New Mexico magazine, I was invited to present at the annual New Mexico High School Coaches Clinic. I also began reaching out to other parents and young athletes by sharing information about my case, and the challenges which accompanied it, at the annual YAFL…