SPORTS MEDICINE

Sports medicine is  focuses on the treatment of athletic injuries.

Sports medicine healthcare providers help athletes and other physically active patients improve movement and performance. Sports medicine also work to prevent illness and injury and treat sports-related injuries

SPORTS INJURIES

There are basically two types of injuries: acute injuries and overuse injuries.

Acute injuries are usually the result of a single, traumatic event. Common examples include wrist fractures, ankle sprains, shoulder dislocations, and hamstring muscle strain. While overuse injuries are more common in sports than acute injuries, they are subtle and usually occur over time, making them challenging to diagnose and treat. They are the result of repetitive micro-trauma to the tendons, bones, and joints.

Common examples include tennis elbow, swimmer’s shoulder, youth pitching elbow, runner’s knee, jumper’s knee, Achilles tendinitis, and shin splints.

CAN SPORTS INJURIES BE PREVENTED?

Most injuries can be prevented with proper training and common sense. Learn to listen to your body. Remember that “no pain, no gain” does not apply here. The 10 percent rule is very helpful in determining how to take things to the “next level.”

In general, you should not increase your training program or activity more than 10 percent per week. This allows your body adequate time for recovery and response. This rule also applies to increasing pace or mileage for walkers and runners, as well as to the amount of weight added in strength training programs.

Always remember to warm up and cool down properly before and after activity. Incorporating strength training, increasing flexibility, and improving core stability will also help minimize injuries.

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