Because young athletes are still growing, they are at a greater risk for injury than adults. The consequences of overdoing a sport can include injuries that impair growth, and may lead to long-term health problems.
Sports participation promotes the…
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- Back Sprain and Back Pain: Your back is killing you, but you have to get those groceries out of the car. You lift carefully. You go slowly. You try not to hurt yourself, but OW! You do. How could you have re-injured your back? You were being so…
- Flip Flops are great summer shoes, but can lead to unexpected foot problems. Once upon a time, flip-flops were cheap, rubber thongs that you wore to wash your car or schlep to the beach. Nowadays, they’re a summertime craze. No longer just dull…
- Hip Strain A hip strain occurs when one of the muscles supporting the hip joint is stretched beyond its limit or torn. Strains may be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the extent of the injury. A severe strain can limit your ability to move…
- Repetitive Strain Injury Prevention Tips Work-related strain or other repetitive injuries can result in reduced productivity and increased costs. Just as machines need preventive maintenance to operate at full capacity, physical job duties must be…
- A true whiplash diagnosis is not an easy thing to discern. Whiplash, also called neck sprain or neck strain, is injury to the neck. Whiplash is characterized by a collection of symptoms that occur following damage to the neck. In whiplash, the…
- Hamstring muscle injuries? Here is what you need to know. Hamstring muscle injuries — such as a “pulled hamstring” — occur frequently in athletes. They are especially common in athletes who participate in sports that require sprinting, such as track…
- Do you love to climb, but have finger injuries? Here is some good advice. What climbers fear most isn’t heights, falls, or mangled toes—it’s finger injuries. And with good reason: While climbing is a full-body exercise, fingers make the most contact…
- Do you have a sprain or a strain? Here are some things you can do to care for bruises, sprains and strains and how to best deal with the pain and swelling. Is It a Sprain or Strain? It’s all about what gets hurt. If you injure a muscle or tendon (…
- A wrist sprain is a common injury. There are many ligaments in the wrist that can be stretched or torn, resulting in a sprain. This occurs when the wrist is bent forcefully, such as in a fall onto an outstretched hand. Description Grade 1.…