Common Sports Injuries

1. Common Sports Injuries Nick Corvine 10th Grade Health

2. Top 10 Most Common Sports Injuries Muscle Pull Neck Strain and Pain Frozen Shoulder Injury Strained Lower Back Injury Tennis Elbow-Tendonitis

3. Top 10 Most Common Sports Injuries (Cont.) Runner’s Knee Shin Splints Sprained Ankle Achilles Tendonitis Foot Arch Sprain

4. Head Injuries • Three main types: Concussion, Compression, Skull Fracture • Caused by direct blow to head • Symptoms • Dizziness • Sickness • Headache • Tinnitus

5. Turf Toe • Pain at base of big toe • Treated mainly by RICE • Caused by: • Jamming the toe • Pushing off repeatedly when running

6. Frozen Shoulder • Stiffness and pain in shoulder joint • Overuse of tendons, ligaments, and bones in shoulder joint • Three stages: • Painful • Frozen • Thawing • Women over 40 likely to get this

7. Broken Collarbone • Shoulder pain and difficulty moving arm • Swelling and bruising around clavicle • Causes: • Falling on outstretched hand • Fall and hit the outside of the shoulder • Direct hit to the clavicle

8. Runner’s Knee • Pain behind or around kneecap • Painful when bending the knee • More painful when walking down stairs • Caused by: • Overuse • Fall or blow to the knee • Misalignment

9. Shin Splints • Pain along or behind shin bone • Tenderness, soreness, or pain in lower leg • Causes: • Running downhill • Running on a slanted or tilted surface • Running in worn-out footwear • Playing sports with frequent starts and stops

10. Sprained Ankle • Rolling, twisting, or turning ankle awkwardly • Could tear through ligaments • Symptoms: • Pain • Swelling and, sometimes, bruising • Restricted range of motion

11. Tennis Elbow • Overuse and muscle strain injury • Rest and over the counter medicine • Symptoms: • Difficulty shaking hands • Difficulty turning a doorknob • Difficulty holding a coffee cup

12. Groin Pull • Muscle gets stretched to far • Severe tears muscle fibers can tear • Three types all pretty painful • Grade I • Grade II • Grade III

13. Neck Strain and Pain • Pretty Painful • Could feel dizziness, numbness, weakness • Neck stiffness is also a concern • Caused by: • Whiplash • Rotation of head • Compression

14. Knee Sprain • Injuring a ligament around knee joint • Excessive stretching of knee joint • Symptoms: • Bruising • Leg can’t bear weight • Can not bend knee joint

15. Osgood Schlatters • Painful lump below kneecap • Children and adolescents experiencing growth spurts • Symptoms include: • Pain • Swelling • Tenderness • Knee pain that worsens with activity

16. Wrist Sprain • Falls onto outstretched hands • Three types grades 1-3 • Symptoms: • Swelling in wrist • Pain at time of injury • Bruising • Tenderness

17. Broken Foot • Overuse of the foot during activities • Impact during activites • Symptoms: • Swelling • Immediate throbbing pain • Bruising

18. Broken Arm • A bone in the arm has cracked • Falling during play • Direct blow during an activity • Symptoms: • Severe pain • Swelling • Bruising

19. Broken Ribs • Happens more in contact sports • More often ribs are just cracked, still serious • Symptoms: • Pain when taking deep breath • Pain when pressing on injury

20. Broken Leg • Crack in one of the bones of leg • Serious breaks may lead to screws in leg • Symptoms: • Severe pain, which may worsen with movement • Swelling • Tenderness • Bruising