Sports injuries are the injuries that one suffers while participating in a sport, exercise or related physical activity. Sports injuries are highly common among children, athletes or gym-goers. However, adults can also be affected by these problems. The branch of orthopaedics that deal with these injuries is known as sports medicine.
Sports injuries can impact any body part including tendons, ligaments, muscles and bones. Your knees and ankles are more prone to being impacted by an injury than other body parts.
Sports injuries can be caused by the following factors:
- Accidents
- Not warming up before doing extraneous exercise
- Usage of improper tools or equipment
- Applying incorrect techniques
- Overuse or pushing yourself too hard than your capacity
- Training errors such as doing an activity too quickly
- Irregular physical activity
- Being involved in contact sports such as football
- Ankle sprain - symptoms embody pain, swelling and stiffness.
- Bruises - a blow will cause little bleeds into the skin.
- Concussion -gentle reversible brain injury from a blow to the head, which can be related to loss of consciousness. Symptoms embody headache, dizziness and short term memory loss.
- Cuts and abrasions - are sometimes caused by falls. The knees and hands are significantly prone.
- Dehydration - losing an excessive of fluid can result in heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
- Dental injury- a blow to the jaw can crack, break or dislodge teeth.
- Groin strain - symptoms include pain and swelling.
- Hamstring strain - symptoms include pain, swelling and bruising.
- Knee joint injuries - symptoms include pain, swelling and stiffness. The ligaments, tendons or cartilage are often affected.
- Nose injuries - either blood nose or broken nose, are caused by an immediate blow.
- Nose injuries - either blood nose or broken nose, are caused by an immediate blow.