almost every day. Many people do not think about the aftermath of what has happened. Sports Medicine helps those athletes get back into the game. The practice of sports medicine is also known as Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM). It deals with the physical fitness‚ treatment and prevention of injuries related to either sports or exercise. Orthopedics is a large part of sports medicine. The most common sports related injuries are: concussions‚ muscle cramps‚ ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) sprains
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ourselves on the current legislation of steroid usage in the United States. In the United States we have the United States anti doping agency (USADA) as the governing body that decides what drugs are to be put on the controlled substances list. In Sports the decision is up to the league‚ but they follow suit with the USADA and several leagues have a more comprehensive list. The World Anti Doping Agency was formed in 2003 before the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. WADA takes the stance that any steroid
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Can Post-Concussions Affect an Athlete’s Athletic Performance? In recent years‚ Mild Traumatic Brain Injury simply known as form of a concussion has been on a rise in high school and collegiate athletes. Approximately‚ 300 000 Americans report a sports related concussion every year.1 Despite the large numbers of student athletes getting concussed‚ the recovery period is the most crucial phase of getting back to our “normal”. It is unfortunate to see many student athletes lying
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Cheerleading‚ a Sport What is the definition of a sport? A sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team is competing against one another to win. The sport cheerleading contains a wide range of physical exertion including: tumbling‚ various jumps and tricks‚ stunting‚ and choreographic dances‚ thus resulting in needing great stamina. Another reason cheerleading is a sport is the preparation time involved‚ and the athletic scholarship opportunities competing
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Sports Medicine Sports medicine is a lot more than people think it is. It is not just running out on the football field when someone gets injured and walking them to the sidelines and making sure they are okay‚ it is not just telling someone not to play a sport for a certain amount of time so that they can let their body take a rest. It is looking into the body and figuring out which muscles and bones cannot handle as much pressure and pain as the others. It is surgery and sometimes crushing people’s
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successful team you need a mix of those two‚ instead of on fully one or the other. Playing together will make the team more successful. Physical differences become a key factor in how successful a player can be. “A 135-pound girl who wants to play high school football could easily be up against a 250-pound opponent...and that size difference matters. But in soccer‚ a 135-pound girl might not be at as much of a disadvantage.” (Sportssignup.com) The only reason I have found for not having co-ed teams is
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Dance is considered an art‚ but not always a sport. For instance‚ dancing in your room does not count as a sport. Neither should dancing at a wedding be considered a sport. Perhaps dance to you means somebody moving their body to music. You might even think‚ well it is not hard‚ anyone can move their body! The extent of your dancing might be playing your favorite classical music while playing an imaginary instrument. It is indeed possible to break a sweat if you dance hard enough or long enough.
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Concussions and Their Impact on Sports Concussions occur in every sport and lately have become a controversial topic within the field of sports. Concussion symptoms are usually noticeable but some symptoms are more subtle. If a player decides to continue playing with a concussion or has a concussion history the consequences can be detrimental to their health and overall well-being for the rest of their lives. Because of the increase of concussions due to sport activity many states including New
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Gordon "Pop" Lamkin continued to be an integral figure in Apprentice School athletics. As versatile as he was‚ there were times when he served as head coach for as many as three different varsity sports in a single year. In 1959‚ one of his busiest years as a coach for the Builders‚ Lamkin headed up the football‚ basketball and track teams‚ and oddly‚ at this late point of his career‚ he was in charge of all of the school’s major sports programs‚ with the exception of coaching baseball‚ the position in
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Unfortunately‚ school budgets are becoming tighter and tighter. As a result of this‚ more and more non-academic classes and activities are at risk of being eliminated from schools. Sports just so happens to be one of them. There is no doubt that sports have value and are important to the lives of students‚ but they should not be the responsibility of the schools. Instead‚ the athletes and their families should make it work for themselves. Sports should be cut from schools because there isn’t enough
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