Netball Athlete: Kimberlee Green Injury: Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL Injury) A) Rehabilitation Procedures Rehabilitation procedures are essential for ensuring an athlete’s injury is managed correctly and the recovery process goes smoothly. In order to successfully manage an injury‚ there are a range of procedures to follow‚ however‚ these can vary when it comes to different sports and injuries. For example‚ the rehabilitation procedures for an ACL injury in netball would need to be treated
Premium Injury Injuries Knee
Assignment: Understanding Work-Related Injuries Workers’ compensation is an insurance that companies use to take care of their employees if some sort of justified injury or death were to occur on the job. Workers’ compensation does not always mean that you need to be on the job site and be injured; you can also be off site‚ and receive an injury and still get workers’ compensation. There are times when a person may work for a company that works with hazardous materials or where there is poor air
Premium Employment Accident Injury
Head Injuries in Today ’s NHL The National Hockey League is one of the most intense and aggressive leagues in the world. The NHL is home to the best professional hockey players in the world; professionals who perform every night for their teammates‚ coaches‚ and especially their fans. This is a league where every night players risk their bodies being knocked to the ice and punched in the face by their opponents. Because of this risk‚ the NHL needs to find a way to protect the star players they
Premium Concussion National Hockey League Injury
Running head: SPINAL CORD INJURY Spinal Cord Injury Shannon G. Johnston‚ RN‚ CEN Liberty University Abstract There are many types of spinal cord injuries (SCI). Patients with SCI can symptoms that range from mild neurologic impairment (such as numbness and tingling of extremities or neck pain) to devastating total body paralysis depending on the extent of damage and where in the spinal cord the damage occurs. Management of airway‚ breathing and circulation are key with SCI patients‚ as
Premium Vein Neurology Spinal cord injury
feral children really a myth? A feral child is a human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age‚ and has no experience of human care‚ social or loving behavior‚ and of human language. Some feral children have been confined by people. Others are alleged to have been brought up by animals. Over one hundred cases of supposedly feral children are known. In this essay‚ I will share with you the similarities‚ differences‚ and theories that apply to two feral children. The
Premium Childhood Child Human height
There are many sports related injuries each year. “There are a reported 715‚000 high school sports-related injuries experienced each year‚ and 8‚000 children are treated in emergency rooms each day for sports related injuries” (“Fifteen Ways Parents Can Help Prevent Sports Related Injuries”). Sports are not always harmful but can be. To limit sports injuries‚ people will have to work together to educate each other‚ maintain their fitness‚ and enforce new laws and rules. One of the first ways
Premium High school Concussion American football
In F. Launay article “Sports-Related Overuse Injuries In Children”‚ He explains how sports are becoming more intense for younger sports players. Then he explains how children are developing disease in their bones because of the sports they play. F.Launay is trying to clarify to coaches and parents that they should be more considerate on how intense the sport and minimize the time they play in that sport. In the introduction‚ F.Launary questioned himself the similarities of sport and physical activities
Premium Sport Psychology Childhood
soccer can cause head injuries‚ sprains‚ and fractures. In the article‚ it states that soccer is a dangerous sport and causes kids to go to the ER more. Soccer attracts kids of all athletic. According to LaBella a doctor in an emergency room most of the injuries she treats is kids that didn’t have the athletic capability to play soccer. LaBella said that most kids just wanted to be with their friend. Some kids lack the needed training to play soccer. Soccer causes many head injuries. The rate of treated
Premium Concussion Injury Traumatic brain injury
Sports injuries are a big problem in sports. “Children ages 5 to 14 account for nearly 40 percent of all sports related injuries in hospitals” (“Youth Sports Injuries Statistics”). Minorities are a big account for the injuries. To stop or lower sports injuries‚ we all will have to educate people‚ do better warmups before matches‚ and treat the injuries right. One way to prevent sports injuries is to educate people about it. The pros and kids who are into sports have a greater risk of getting hurt
Premium Concussion Medicine Traumatic brain injury
Sports Injuries are a big Problem in School Sports. When your playing a sport‚ the absolute last thing you are thinking about is getting injured. Your mind is on scoring‚ or getting. High school sports injuries are a huge problem. This is because prevention or even protection is not being watched for. Over three million athletes suffer from some sort of injury that causes them to loose playing time. There is no way anyone can stop an injury from occurring. In 1998 athletes played in over
Premium Injury High school Concussion