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Sports Injuries Prevention

Sports Injuries Prevention . How do injuries occur?. ~ Lack of education and awareness about safety precautions and potential injury ~ Inappropriate gear ~Improper or lack of conditioning ~Insufficient warm up ~Going beyond your limits. LISTEN to your body

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Sports Injuries Prevention

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  1. Sports Injuries Prevention

  2. How do injuries occur? ~ Lack of education and awareness about safety precautions and potential injury ~ Inappropriate gear ~Improper or lack of conditioning ~Insufficient warm up ~Going beyond your limits. LISTEN to your body ~Continuing to play with an injury/Returning too soon ~ Disrespectful Play

  3. Acute vs. Chronic Acute - occur suddenly Chronic – repetitive, overuse

  4. How to know you have an injury • Signs of Acute injuries • Sudden, severe pain • Swelling • Extreme tenderness • Deformity • Weakness • Decrease in range of motion • Signs of Chronic injuries • Pain when performing • A dull ache when at rest • Swelling • ~

  5. Preventing injuries ~ Environment ~ Taking time off from the sport ~Conditioning ~Equipment

  6. Preventing injuries cont. ~Using proper techniques ~Stop if feeling pain ~Hydrating properly ~Getting adequate sleep

  7. Treatment • Rest • Ice Compression Elevation • Sprain • Contusion • Fracture • Concussion

  8. Trends influencinginjury rates… • Specialization • Year round availability • Cost of college • Television • Extreme Sports

  9. Factors affecting injury types Age Sport Gender Equipment

  10. Special considerations for adolescents ~Developing coordination ~ Difference in size at same age ~Osgood Schlatter ~Sever’s Disease Special Concerns for Females ~ACL injury rates ~Concussion susceptibility

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