Sports Injuries: The Facts
Sports injuries are most likely to happen during the period of participation in that sport. Injury patterns tend to be specific to the age of the athlete and their style of play in their sport. Athletes who have taken part in a competitive activity have witnessed and or experienced some type of injury throughout their sport. The majority of athletes get injured during a practice rather than during a game. 62% of all athletic injuries occur during practices rather than games. This happens due to the fact that they are not expected to pay close attention in a practice, and to be more relaxed and fool around. In an intense, close scoring game, it is shown that competitors pay closer attention and to be more engaged in the match. Contact sports are also resulted in a higher chance of injury. 775,000 children of the age of 14 and younger are found in the hands of doctors each year due to a sports injury, involving collisions, falls or being struck by an object. The trauma of contact and collision between an opponent and body part or equipment are the kind of sports-related injuries that happen frequently, along with sprains and strains from a ligament. Sprains represent one third of the total of injuries. Spraining a ligament is a partial or a complete tear of a band of muscle that stabilizes joints and connects bones. Straining a muscle or a tendon is a partial or total tear of the tissue that allows your body to move, and a tissue that links your muscles to your bones. Death from a sports injury is highly unlikely and rare, but it is always possible. Brain injuries are the leading death from a sports-related injury. 21% of kids suffer and have dealt with traumatic brain injuries in the category of recreational activities. Concussions are also another popular injury of the “head injury” section. Concussions (a blow or jolt to the head from an innocuous fall or contact) are a very troubling injury to younger athletes. Younger athletes are at much more of a consequence than elder ones when dealing with a concussion, because their bodies are continuing to grow which takes a longer period of time to heal. The all-round percentages of experienced injuries from athletes are the following: 15% ankle, 14% head, 12% finger (hand), 9% knee and 7% face. Taking part in sports comes with the cost of potential injuries, which happen regularly. On the other hand, far too many professional players show up to ER rooms with pointless and preventable injuries.