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Sports participation is important from a public health perspective. There is no longer any doubt that regular physical activity reduces the risk of premature mortality, in general, and of coronary heart disease, hypertension, colon cancer, obesity, and diabetes mellitus, in particular. The question is whether the health bene\ufb01ts of sports participation outweigh the risk of injury and long-term disability, especially in high-level athletes. A study has investigated the incidence of chronic disease and life expectancy of former male world class athletes. The overall life expectancy was higher in the high-level athlete. They also showed that the rate of hospitalization was lower for endurance sports and power sports. This resulted from a lower rate of hospital care for heart disease, respiratory disease, and cancer.
\nHowever, the athletes were more likely to have been hospitalized for musculo-skeletal disorders. Another study revealed that former team sport athletes had a higher risk of knee OA, and other studies have documented an increased risk of hip and knee arthritis among former football players. Thus, the evidence suggests that although sports participation is bene\ufb01cial, injuries are a signi\ufb01cant side effect. To promote physical activity effectively, we have to deal professionally with health problems of the active patient. This does not only involve providing effective care for the injured patient, but also developing and promoting injury prevention measures actively.<\/p>\n
Why is injury prevention in sports important? <\/strong> The future of injury prevention<\/strong> Intrinsic risk factors<\/strong> Inciting event: \u2022 Playing situation \u2022 Player\/opponent \u201cbehavior\u201d Exposure to extrinsic risk factors<\/strong> Common sports injuries include<\/strong> <\/p>\n INJURY<\/strong> The following are some basic steps to prevent a sports injury:<\/strong> Sports participation is important from a public health perspective. There is no longer any doubt that regular physical activity reduces the risk of premature mortality, in general, and of coronary heart disease, hypertension, colon cancer, obesity, and diabetes mellitus, in particular. The question is whether the health bene\ufb01ts of sports participation outweigh the risk …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":2107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-treatment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/medicosnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3760275-1.jpg?fit=1500%2C1032&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicosnext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicosnext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicosnext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicosnext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicosnext.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/medicosnext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2108\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicosnext.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicosnext.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicosnext.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nInjury prevention is a complex process. To prevent injury, scientists must \ufb01rst correctly identify one or several risk factors and the mechanisms of injury. Then, they have to devise effective intervention to modify it so as to implement the intervention with sufficient compliance. Third, they have to study the outcome of the intervention with a method that is sensitive enough to detect reductions in the injury rate that are clinically meaningful. When prevention is successful, or it fails, it may not always be clear which step was de\ufb01cient in this chain of events.
\nThis complexity makes injury prevention dif\ufb01cult, but not impossible. A number of interventions have shown a reduction in injury rates, that is, ACL injuries in team handball and soccer; ankle injuries in soccer, basketball, and volleyball. The list is increasing year by year for the bene\ufb01t of the athletes and the sports.<\/p>\n
\nDo we need to further develop prevention programs in the future? Year by year we seem to have more information about risk factors and their relative roles. If the relative additional risk of having speci\ufb01c risk factors is known, some individuals should probably be advised against participation in certain sports where the risk factor cannot be eliminated. On the contrary, if the effect of eliminating one risk factor after another is known, individuals may be able to participate in sports with low risk if they are compliant with their speci\ufb01c training program.
\nThe goal must be to reach a stage where the risk factors are known, and where we can assign a relative risk of an injury to individuals. During the pre-season examination, individuals with risk factors can then be assigned training programs that have been validated. Thus, research on risk factors and injury mechanisms must be ongoing, and intervention studies are crucial.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Age \u2022 Gender \u2022 Body composition \u2022 Health (e.g. history of previous injury, joint instability) \u2022 Physical fitness \u2022 Anatomy \u2022 Skill level<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Biomechanical characteristics<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Human factors \u2022 Protective equipment (e.g. helmet, shin guards)
\n\u2022 Sports equipment \u2022 Environment<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Sprains and strains
\n\u2022 Joint injuries (knee, shoulder, ankle)
\n\u2022 Muscle injuries
\n\u2022 Dislocations
\n\u2022 Fractures
\n\u2022 Achilles tendon injuries
\n\u2022 Pain along the shin bone<\/p>\n
\nPredisposed athlete, susceptible athlete, athlete technique, neuromuscular function, training status, falling techniques, rehabilitation, surroundings, floor friction, and playing rules should be looked into.
\nSafety nets, equipment shoe friction tape or brace, ski bindings, leg padding, first-aid equipment, ambulance, and personal protective equipment can be other things to be taken note of before prevention can be attempted.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Develop a fitness plan that includes cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility. This will help decrease chance of injury.
\n\u2022 Alternate exercising different muscle groups and exercise every other day.
\n\u2022 Cool down properly after exercise or sports. It should take two times as long as your warm-up.
\n\u2022 Stay hydrated. Drink water to prevent dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
\n\u2022 Stretching exercises can improve the ability of muscles to contract and perform, reducing the risk for injury. Each stretch should start slowly until a point of muscle tension is reached. Stretching should not be painful. Each stretch is held for up to 20 seconds.
\n\u2022 Use the right equipment or gear and wear shoes that provide support and may correct certain foot problems that can lead to injury.
\n\u2022 Learn the right techniques to play sport.
\n\u2022 Rest when tired. Avoid exercise when tired or in pain.
\n\u2022 Always, time should be taken during strength training, and go through the full range of motion with each repetition.
\n\u2022 After sustaining a sports injury, participation in adequate rehabilitation is needed before resuming strenuous activity.
\n\u2022 Taping is a form of strapping that attaches tape to the skin in order to physically maintain a certain joint position. It stimulates additional nerve receptors and prevents any excessive joint movements. One of the greatest bene\ufb01ts of taping is that one can adjust the method of taping to the needs of the athlete.
\n\u2022 Braces are currently being used instead of traditional taping by many athletes at all levels of competition. They offer several advantages in that they are self-applied, reusable, and re-adjustable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"