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Overuse Injury Prevention in Sports: A Comprehensive Guide

Learn how to identify and prevent overuse injuries in athletes from the perspectives of athletes, parents, and coaches. Discover signs such as persistent pain, swelling, and numbness, and understand when to intervene to avoid burnout and decrease in performance.

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Overuse Injury Prevention in Sports: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Sports Trauma and Overuse Prevention

  2. How to Diagnose Overuse: Perspectives for Athlete, Parent and Coach • Persistent pain with activity • Timing – often with increase in workouts • Decreased desire to practice - burnout • Change in technique • Nighttime pain • Swelling • Numbness

  3. How to Diagnose Overuse: Perspectives for Athlete, Parent and Coach • Athletes’ perspective • Pain that persists until the next day’s workout • Can’t perform at usual level • Technique suffers – loss of accuracy or form • Dead-arm sensation, heaviness or numbness

  4. How to Diagnose Overuse: Perspectives for Athlete, Parent and Coach • Parents’ perspective • Complains (more than usual) • Loss of motivation – athlete doesn’t want to go to practice • More often occurs around periods of increased activity (two-a-day workouts, increased running or swimming mileage, more throws) • Early season when athlete is not in optimal fitness

  5. How to Diagnose Overuse: Perspectives for Athlete, Parent and Coach • Coaches’ perspective • Early season when athlete is not in optimal fitness • More often occurs around periods of increased activity (two-a-day workouts, increased running or swimming mileage, more throws) • Change in technique or form

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