Sports Injuries: Similarities Between Baseball And Soccer

Sports injuries have skyrocketed above national averages in the last 24 years. There are going to be injuries, no matter what sports you play. Two of the most common sports are baseball and soccer. Although these sports differ, the types of injuries are similar. How do we prevent the injuries? How do we treat them?
In baseball, there are mostly upper body injuries, but there are few lower body injuries that could happen. For instance, you could sprain your ankle or knee while running the bases or fielding the ball. The best way to treat a sprain is rest, painkillers, and icing the sprain. Since a sprain is just when you twist or sometimes tear the tissue around the joint it is able to heal on it’s own. You could also break or fracture a bone. It is more common for you to break a bone in your arm, but it is possible to break a bone in your leg. If you do break a bone, it is best to see a doctor so they can cast it. Even if it is a fracture, and it can heal on it’s own without a cast, it is best to see a doctor. Most head injuries happen when colliding with another player, a bat, or a ball. The most effective treatment
For example, you can get a shin splint in both sports, since in both sports you have to run on a flat surface for a long amount of time. Your best treatment would be to ice your shin, take painkillers, and rest. You can also get some arm injuries in both sports. You can easily dislocate or pull something in your shoulder from throwing in the soccer ball or throwing the ball to another base. Pulls and dislocations are mostly caused by not warming up properly or just not warming up in general. In both sports you have a chance of getting head injuries. Concussions are a big one, you can tell by the symptoms if you have a concussion, but you should still see the doctor. Most injuries are not career ending, but some can be, especially if you are in the major