Earlier we talked about how much you can earn if you are one of the
best in sports. You can earn millions but that doesn’t come off for
free. With sports, the prime association that comes to one’s mind is
injuries. No matter what sport you think of, there will always be
injuries, even golf, though it’s hard for me to believe that you can get
injured while swinging; never happened to me. There have been cases
where these injuries turn out to be fatal, but that’s the worst case
scenario. This particular post discusses the most common injuries that
are associated with different sports but there is no need to fret, even
though these injuries are inevitable there always are ways to treat
them. So this article does not in any way intend to demoralize you.
10. ACHILLES TENDINITIS
Achilles tendon is at the back of the ankle. If it is overused, it
tends to inflame and that causes pain. This phenomenon is known as acute
Achilles Tendinitis. If you leave this condition untreated, it will
become worse and eventually make it impossible for you to run. This
injury is experience by those who sportsman who frequently have to use
their feet for running or jumping; so basically, almost all the sports.
9. CONCUSSION
A concussion occurs when you receive a blow to the head or if you hit
your head on a hard surface. That blow basically injures the brain and
it is absolutely not necessary for you to play a sport to receive a
concussion. A concussion can cause disturbance in your vision, headache,
amnesia, nausea, dizziness and loss of balance. Also if you are
experiencing these symptoms frequently, that serves as an indication
that you have a concussion. These injuries usually happen while playing
hockey, football, boxing or even wrestling.
8. GROIN STRAIN
There is a muscle in the upper thigh that resembles a fan. That
muscle usually pulls the legs together. A strain on that muscle is
called a groin strain and it usually happens when you suddenly change
directions while running or you keep doing that frequently, so if you
play soccer, hockey, football or volleyball you can experience this
injury.
7. SHIN SPLINTS
This is a condition where you experience pain on the inner side of
the shin bone. That usually happens because the muscles that surround
the shin bone tend to inflame. Shin splints are very common amongst
people who do not exercise so if you have regular exercising routine
chances are that you will not have a shin splint. Although, if you
intensify your workout routine suddenly or run on a hard surface, you
might experience this condition.
6. LOWER BACK PAIN
Lower back pain is not very common amongst athletes at least not when
you are still young. This injury tends to hit older athletes and
athletes who are into cycling, running or golfing etc. The most common
reason for one having to go through lower back pains is improper
stretching but you can easily avoid these pains if you warm up before
you begin playing or even working out.
5. PULLED MUSCLE
A muscle is usually pulled when you do not exercise in a long time or
if you do not warm up before you begin a particular sport. The most
common of the pulled muscles include your hamstring and the calf muscle.
A hamstring is a muscle situated behind your thighs and if you pull
those it is difficult to even walk so forget about running. Rest assured
that these are not the only muscles you can pull though. Depending on
what sport you play you can even pull muscles in your arm (tennis or
badminton).
4. TENNIS OR GOLF ELBOW
Of all the injuries related to sport, tennis (golf) elbow only
account for 7%. If you repeatedly use the backhand shots in tennis, the
tendon tends to degenerate and that causes pain on the outside of your
elbow. The injury is mostly related to tennis which is why the name. The
pain you experience is because the epicondyle swells. The best way to
prevent this injury is to strengthen your forearm.
3. ANKLE SPRAIN
This injury is very common amongst basketball, volleyball, hockey,
soccer and football players and there is nothing you can do to avoid it
because any sport that involves heavy running or jumping will cause this
injury. You can even twist your ankle while walking so running is a
story on a whole different level. What you can possibly do to avoid this
injury or better yet reduce it is performing exercises that strengthen
your ankles.
2. SHOULDER INJURY
Shoulder injuries account for about 20% of all the sports injuries. A
shoulder injury can include dislocations, sprains etc. These injuries
are mostly observed amongst athletes who are into tennis, weightlifting,
rugby, baseball and swimming. In order to prevent these injuries you
should not let your shoulder muscles rest for very long periods of time.
Symptoms to this injury include pain (obviously), but around your
shoulder area, stiffness, and weakness etc. So if you experience these
symptoms, you better get your shoulders checked because the pain itself
will not let your rest.
1. RUNNER’S KNEE
Knee injuries account for a whopping 55% of all the sports injuries.
So the injuries mentioned in the number 3, 2 and 1 spot account for
almost 80 to 85% of all sport injuries. Mostly any pain around your knee
region would be associated with the runner’s knee and as the name
suggest you can guess that this injury is associated with any sport that
basically involves the use of your knew. Again, this includes almost
every sport you can think of. The only you can possibly reduce this
injury is to perform regular work outs and make sure you warm up before
playing or even running. If you are into running, try running on softer
surfaces and please change your shoes regularly. Worn out shoes and
insoles can also cause this injury.
So these were the top ten injuries that are most commonly associated
with sports but let me tell you once more that this doesn’t under any
circumstance mean that you should stop playing. Play hard, play fair.
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