Sport Injuries
Sports injuries are caused by prolonged participation in a sporting event. Sport injuries are mainly due to the overuse of a particular body part by taking part in a constant set of activity over extended time.
Sports injury is broadly categorized into two types; traumatic injury and injury due to overuse. Depending on their intensity they are further classified into common and extreme types of injuries. Examples of common sports injuries include sprains and strains while impact related injuries like runner’s knee and tennis elbow resulting in trauma and inflammation of specific tissues leads to extreme sport injuries. Extreme forms of sport injury often have a debilitating effect on the person and may cause permanent damage if not treated properly and at the appropriate time.
Health problems associated with participation in professional sports or injuries is a common occurrence. For sports injury prevention and immediate attendance in case of a problem a sports team or organizers of an event recruit a trained sports injury doctor to be present at the site of the event. The treatment principles followed by the doctor conforms to the popular acronym ‘PRICE’. ‘Protection’ for the injured spot from further damage, ‘Rest’ for the body part, ‘Application’ of Ice and medication to relieve pain and reduce bleeding, ‘Compression’ to prevent swelling and facilitate easy rehabilitation and ‘Elevation’ also to prevent swelling and fluid accumulation.
Sports injury statistics show that one-tenth of the children incur some form of damage while participating in organized sports and injuries through contact sports like football are more common than non-contact sports like swimming. Sports injury physicians rank knee injuries in sport among the top ten injuries in sports. This is most often seen in runners. The other frequently encountered problems include muscle pull, shoulder impingement, neck pain, lower back strain, tennis elbow, shin splints, ankle sprains, Achilles Tendinitis and arch pain.
In recent times several pro sports + injury treating clinics have opened for the sole purpose of training professional athletes wishing to secure their future in the sports circuit. These clinics chart out and enable athletes to be part of a performance increasing training programme, prevent injuries from happening and also help rehabilitate athletes in the shortest possible time. Some contend that the highest benefit of making use of their services is the major role they play in enhancing the ability of the athlete to earn higher salaries and highly paid contracts.
