Nothing beats the disappointment of an enthusiastic start to an exercise program, preparing for the new season of your favorite sport, or trying to set a personal best (PR), just to keep you injured and on your toes. the key. It can also be very frustrating when that dull ache becomes more unpleasant as you go about your favorite activities.
Sports injuries are extremely common, affecting approximately 21% of active adults (Bueno et al., 2018). In the case of young athletes, approximately 44% experience an injury at some point in their sports career (Prieto-González et al., 2021).
Sports injuries can range from mild to severe and are categorized as acute or chronic (more often described as overuse injuries). Acute (sudden) injuries can be the first things you think of in sports like football, soccer and wrestling.
These types of injuries often prompt the athlete to seek medical attention and can sometimes be serious, most commonly involving the knee (54%), arm (11%) and shoulder (7%). On the contrary, overuse injuries are often overlooked as they manifest themselves through the gradual onset of symptoms. It is not uncommon for an athlete or active adult to not realize they have a serious overuse injury and continue their sport without consulting a caregiver (Wojtys, 2010).
What are the most common sports injuries? Can we prevent them? How are they treated?
Sports Injury Prevention is Chapter 13 of the NASM Sports Performance Course (NASM-PES) and is one of the most important parts of the course.
ACUTE INJURIES
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The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) connects the femur to the upper tibia. It is the most damaged ligament in the knee and affects approximately 1 in 3,500 people in the United States each year. ACL tears can have contact or non-contact or indirect contact.
They can occur during an impact on the side of the knee (contact) or during an incorrect landing during a jump, avanafil (stendra) an insufficient warm-up or a sudden and uncontrolled rotational movement. Similarly, dysfunctional movements that result in poor dynamic knee stability are considered an adjustable risk factor. Non-contact injuries account for 60-70% of ACL tears (Sherman et al., 2017).
ACL tears are more common in non-contact women. The increased valgus angle on the femur is thought to contribute to greater knee strain in female athletes or active adults. This can be a problem when landing.
Similarly, it is also possible that female athletes place more weight on the ACL during the delay, as they tend to prefer the quadriceps during the delay over the hamstrings (Evans & Nielson, 2019). Sometimes the ACL stabilizes the knee when the muscles fail, but the ACL is weak and unable to withstand the high pressure placed on it, resulting in a rupture.
SYMPTOM/DIAGNOSIS TODAY ACL
A ruptured ACL can often produce a crepitus with loss of stability and swelling in the knee joint. Limited range of motion in the knee joint and difficulty walking, even though the swelling decreases, are also common signs of this injury (Sherman et al., 2017). Although this type of injury can be diagnosed by an experienced physician, MRI imaging is most often used to confirm the diagnosis (Nessler et al., 2017).
ACL TREATMENT / REHABILITATION MARKET
Ligaments, unlike muscles, are slightly overloaded and therefore heal slowly and often incompletely. Although ACL fractures can be treated non-surgically, most athletes or active adults who have suffered this injury opt for surgery and postoperative rehabilitation with a physical therapist. The operation involves inoculating a tendon into the remains of the ligament to strengthen it (Sherman et al., 2017).
OPT MODEL AND TREATMENT OF SPORTS INJURIES
Sports injuries occur because the affected part of the body has been asked to do something that it was not ready or able to do. Poor physical condition, insufficient training, insufficient warm-up, poor flexibility, poor neuromuscular control, poor movement patterns and insufficient strength are risk factors for all of these potential injuries. Dynamic movement assessment and proper use of the OPT/periodization model can be powerful weapons in the fight against sports injuries.
