Athlete Clinic
Welcome to Athlete Clinic. We are here to provide you with information on the different sports injuries, giving you symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention tips for each. We like to inform our visitors that while our site is here for educational purposes, if you believe you have a genuine sports injury then it’s always advised to visit a doctor or your local sports injury clinic.
Latest News - 19th November 2008
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Sports Injuries: The Basics
Over the years participation in sport has increased – probably due to the encouragement from experts who have expressed worries over the general health of the country. However, while people are eager to improve their fitness, this sometimes comes at a cost and the population is starting to incur more injuries as well.
Muscle sprains, strains, ligament tears, tendon tears, dislocations and fractured bones are the main types of injuries. For the general public, most of the time these injuries can easily be prevented through going through the correct practices. It’s thought that poor technique, insufficient time spent performing stretches and a warm up; wrong equipment and even overuse are the main reasons for injuries. While some injuries are just down to accidents and bad fortune, a lot can be prevented as long as people take the appropriate steps.
Sports injuries can be classed into two categories; acute and chronic. An acute injury occurs when the athlete is training or competing in their sport and the pain is likely to be instant. Usually, an acute injury will be down to a single blow or force during competition. Symptoms of an acute injury include immediate pain, swelling, restricted movement and sometimes obvious weakness in certain places. Injuries such as sprains, strains and abrasions can fall into this group.
A chronic injury on the other hand will occur after the athlete has played their sport. They generally occur after a long period of time and are usually due to repetitive training. Such symptoms related to this type of injury can include swelling, a mild aching while resting and also pain when exercise is performed. Stress fractures and tendinitis are two injuries that commonly fall into the chronic injury category.