Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury HPE 101 February 22‚ 2010 The anterior cruciate ligament‚ or ACL‚ is one of four major knee ligaments. The ACL is critical to knee stability‚ and people who injure their ACL often complain of symptoms of their knee giving-out from under them. Therefore‚ many patients who sustain an ACL tear opt to have surgical treatment of this injury. An ACL tear is most often a sports-related injury. ACL tears can also occur during rough play‚ mover vehicle collisions‚
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How You Can Prevent Knee ACL Injuries Over 200‚000 people sustain anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries every year‚ and ACL reconstructions are some of the most common procedures implemented in the United States. More young individuals than ever are afflicted with such injuries‚ and young athletes who suffer from ACL injuries may experience fear‚ perceived alienation from their fellow athletes‚ depression‚ and even lower grades. Worse than the more immediate results are the potential long-term
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Introduction Ankle sprains are one of the most commonly encountered musculoskeletal injuries in both athletes and sedentary people. The majority of sprains are caused by an inversion mechanism of the plantarflexed foot. As a result‚ the lateral ankle ligaments are most frequently injured‚ with injury to the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) the most common. Injuries to the ligaments of the ankle are common‚ especially in athletes as symptomatic
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Sports are an indispensable part of human life. However‚ some are considered to be more dangerous than the others. Because of the dangers those sports can lead to‚ many people believe they should be banned. In this essay‚ I will discuss why dangerous sports should not be allowed. Firstly‚ human life is undoubtedly precious. If somebody‚ for example‚ dies of a dangerous sport; his family would be very upset. This is also a loss to the society considering the fact everybody has to spend twelve years
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Injuries With the little protective equipment required for rugby‚ there are usually a few injuries that happen per season. As John Miller of Physio Works states‚ “as many as 1 in 4 rugby players will be injured during a season.” Over half of the injuries that happen in rugby are caused by tackling or getting tackled during the second half of games. Muscular strains and contusions make up a large portion of the injuries associated with rugby but sprains‚ dislocations‚ fractures‚ lacerations and overuse
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Recently one sport has been very controversial on whether it is considered a sport or not. This sport would be cheerleading. A sport is defined by an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Cheerleading meets these requirements so it is a sport. One sport very similar to cheer is gymnastics. Gymnastics consist of performing on uneven bars‚ balance beam‚ floor‚ and vaulting horse. Gymnastics and cheer both
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different types of sport injury’s Soft tissue injuries like hamstrings can range in severity‚ a hamstring injury occurs when the muscles fibres become irritated‚ strained‚ or teared it can range from a hour of discomfort to weeks out of sport and can cause bruising and discoloration to the area due to blood being realised from the injured muscle. The pain will occur at the back of the leg in between the glutes and the back of the knee. This is a very common injury in sports like football where
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Dental injury rate during sporting events has been found to be significantly decreased with appropriate mouthguard usage according to a study done by Knapik et al. (2007). Mouthguard usage dates back to the early 1920’s when boxing became the first sport to mandate the use of mouthguards in consequence to the rise in dental injuries (Knapik et al. 2007). Due to the amount of dental injuries induced from sporting events‚ the American Dental Association (ADA) mandated the use of mouthguards specifically
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| OHSE 2630 ASSIGNMENT | OCCUPATIONAL EYE INJURIES | | YEU PEK HOCK | STUDENT ID: 3139981 | | PART 1: ARTICLE A1: Using the Medline exercises and guide6 provided on Blackboard‚ I was able to access to Medline database. With the Ovid: Search Form I was given an abstract view of the article1. I was directed to the “SMJ: Singapore Medical Journal” where I was able to read the article in full text. The article1 was based on a study of the patients served by Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s
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220‚ otherwise known as Introduction to Athletic Injuries. This class focuses on injury in sport and how to deal with it as an athlete‚ athletic trainer‚ coach‚ or physical therapist. We learn all about how injuries are onset‚ whether it be acute (a direct impact or action resulting in injury)‚ or chronic (an ongoing action that slowly wears down a part of the body resulting in injury). We also discuss what types of injuries occur more in certain sports‚ or even because of what gender you are. For example
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