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The Injured Athlete

The Injured Athlete. What Every Coach Needs To Know. 80 % of all injuries are NEW. 50 % of all injuries are overuse. Football gets the silver medal. 4.36 injuries/1,000 exposures (was 8.1/1,000 in 1999). Wrestling #3 (2.5/1,000) Boys Soccer #4 (2.43/1,000)

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The Injured Athlete

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  1. The Injured Athlete What Every Coach Needs To Know

  2. 80 % of all injuries are NEW

  3. 50 % of all injuries are overuse

  4. Football gets the silver medal.4.36 injuries/1,000 exposures(was 8.1/1,000 in 1999) Wrestling #3 (2.5/1,000) Boys Soccer #4 (2.43/1,000) Girls Soccer #5 (2.36/1,000) Girls Basketball #6 (2.01/1,000) Boys Basketball #7 (2.0/1,000) Volleyball/Baseball (under 2.0) Softball #10 (1.13/1,000)

  5. Girl’s Cross-Country17.3 injuries/1,000 exposures(still a conservative number) Highest rate of injury (yes, higher than football) This is not a #1 ranking to cheer about!

  6. Most Common Injuries…#1 Ankle (23%)#2 Knee (17%)

  7. Most Serious…Boys=Ice Hockey, FootballGirls=Gymnastics*National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury

  8. $49,192,781,832

  9. Medical Oversight?

  10. Medical Coverage in High Schools

  11. RE-INJURY RATES

  12. What to Do? Recognize injuries as they occur Consult with medical specialists Train functionally Dynamic warm ups are critical!! Athletes need to be ready…

  13. What Doesn’t Work? Playing with an injury Not taking advice of medical staff Poor nutrition Poor/inappropriate training Not getting needed rest Shortcuts

  14. Brent George, MPT.Consultant to Seattle SeahawksConsultant to Univ. of Washingtonbrentgeorge@ihmail.com206.953.7041

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