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Knee injury in contact sports, and jumping, deceleration, and pivoting in non-contact sports and activities cause anterior cruciate ligament injury. [ 23 ] Collateral Ligament Injury: An injury to a partially flexed knee can damage the medial collateral ligament – the ligament stretching along the inner edge of the knee.
A sports-related traumatic brain injury is a serious accident which may lead to significant morbidity or mortality.Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in sports are usually a result of physical contact with another person or stationary object, [1] These sports may include boxing, gridiron football, field/ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, soccer, wrestling, auto racing, cycling, equestrian ...
Concussion, a type of mild traumatic brain injury that is caused by a direct or indirect hit to the head, body, or face is a common injury associated with sports and can affect people of all ages. A concussion is defined as a "complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by biomechanical forces". [ 1 ]
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Injury can be described as a ‘mechanical disruption of tissues resulting in pain.' [13] Despite the fact tissues can self-repair, muscle degradation occurs after repeated and prolonged use. [13] Overuse and strain injuries can occur at work, physical activity and daily life. [11]
The Integrated Model of Psychological Response to the Sport Injury and Rehabilitation Process [13] is one example of a cognitive appraisal and stress process during injury. This model shows how the injury becomes another stressor in the athlete's life, which, in return, leads to a process of cycles that include thoughts, feelings, and actions. [13]
Of the four sports with the highest ACL injury rates, three were women's – gymnastics, basketball and soccer. [ 13 ] Differences between males and females identified as potential causes are the active muscular protection of the knee joint, differences in leg/pelvis alignment, and relative ligament laxity caused by differences in hormonal ...
Athletic pubalgia, also called sports hernia, [1] core injury, [2] hockey hernia, [3] hockey groin, [1] Gilmore's groin, [1] or groin disruption, [4] is a medical condition of the pubic joint affecting athletes. [5] It is a syndrome characterized by chronic groin pain in athletes and a dilated superficial ring of the inguinal canal.