Summarise the positive and negative effects on the skeletal and muscular systems of a young person performing contact, high impact and repetitive sports.
Summarise the positive and negative effects on the skeletal and muscular systems of a young person performing contact, high impact and repetitive sports.
There can be both positive and negative outcomes to a young performer. Positive effects can be the strengthening of the body. Negative effects can be that serious injuries can occur to the undeveloped young performer’s body and not be able to do that sport after.
The skeletal system and the muscular system are both systems in the body that can benefit more from regular physical activity. Due to regular physical activity, the skeletal system can benefit widely, bone density can increase from physical activity, this is where the skeletal tissues become stronger therefore increasing the tensile stress, occurring when a material is subjected to a pulling or stretching force, of the bone, this decreases the chances of osteoporosis. Also other positive effects in the skeletal system can be where cartilage thickens; this aids the cushioning of joints and protects the bones from wear. Also you can gain a greater range of movement at a joint when regular physical activity takes place. On the flip-side when competing in high impact sport there is a very high chance of some sort of injury occurring along the way. For example if someone dislocates their shoulder playing rugby, it is more than likely that this will trouble them in the future. In addition to this when playing contact sports, the joints that are covered in articular cartilage can be worn away at a more rapid rate. Some injuries even lead to the cartilage being taken out altogether. This is a negative effect of contact sports on the skeletal system of young people as they may well end up suffering from osteoarthritis later in life. Osteoarthritis is thought to be related to cartilage being worn down to the point that the bone is no longer protected.
In the muscular system hypertrophy ( increase in volume of tissue) can take place, depending on which
There can be both positive and negative outcomes to a young performer. Positive effects can be the strengthening of the body. Negative effects can be that serious injuries can occur to the undeveloped young performer’s body and not be able to do that sport after.
The skeletal system and the muscular system are both systems in the body that can benefit more from regular physical activity. Due to regular physical activity, the skeletal system can benefit widely, bone density can increase from physical activity, this is where the skeletal tissues become stronger therefore increasing the tensile stress, occurring when a material is subjected to a pulling or stretching force, of the bone, this decreases the chances of osteoporosis. Also other positive effects in the skeletal system can be where cartilage thickens; this aids the cushioning of joints and protects the bones from wear. Also you can gain a greater range of movement at a joint when regular physical activity takes place. On the flip-side when competing in high impact sport there is a very high chance of some sort of injury occurring along the way. For example if someone dislocates their shoulder playing rugby, it is more than likely that this will trouble them in the future. In addition to this when playing contact sports, the joints that are covered in articular cartilage can be worn away at a more rapid rate. Some injuries even lead to the cartilage being taken out altogether. This is a negative effect of contact sports on the skeletal system of young people as they may well end up suffering from osteoarthritis later in life. Osteoarthritis is thought to be related to cartilage being worn down to the point that the bone is no longer protected.
In the muscular system hypertrophy ( increase in volume of tissue) can take place, depending on which