...Sports Injuries While researching further into the major of Physical Therapy, there was a topic that kept resurfacing. That topic was adolescent sports injuries and why/how they occur. Injuries from sports participation are a substantial cause of hospitals visits and medical bills. Sport injuries are the second leading cause of ER visits for adolescents. As I dived deeper into researching this topic I came across scholarly articles though places such as JSTOR, Google scholar, and more through the library databases. One of my favorite articles that I used throughout the semester was Taft’s. Although this article might be slightly out-of-date I think the information is still respectable and still truthful to the current date. Timothy...
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...High contact sports such as hockey football and lacrosse have been around for many years. The injuries that occur to the players during these sports have been around for just as long. The human body is not designed to take on blows over and over again in our lives, if it were our organs and structures would be made up of much stronger materials. The standards of today are based around an activity that has many negative outcomes. People have been building their whole lives around sports for a long time. Many men push schooling aside and focus on their career choice to be a pro athlete. Time and time again, however, the case arises where an athlete gets injured and in the blink of an eye their career as a pro is destroyed. Choosing to be a pro...
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...Concussions in Football Football is an exciting sport in America, but football is also considered the most dangerous. 90% of most diagnosed concussions do not involve a loss of consciousness. From middle school to pro league, numerous injuries occur, and some are dangerous enough to be deadly or affect one’s future mentally or physically. Concussions are becoming more and more “popular” in the sport and need to be controlled before the game is nonexistent. Concussions are injuries to the brain caused by blows to the head, and the symptoms include dizziness and memory loss. Through my experience football is an enjoyable sport to play and watch but if players keep getting permanently injured or dying, then there won’t be much to watch and enjoy. Currently coaches/associations, parents, and players are debating about what action needed to be taken to prevent concussions. Dedicated players live, eat, and breathe football whether it’s during the season or during the offseason. Unfortunately, this...
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...evaluation must be completed after April 1 of the current year playing sports and runs through June 30 of the following year. Athlete: _________________ Phone: ___________ Age: ________ Gender: ________ School: _____________ Grade: ______ Date of Birth: _________ Parent/Guardian Name: (Please Print) ____________________________________ PARENT/GUARDIAN/STUDENT CONSENTS ________________________ Has my permission to participate in all interscholastic (Name of Athlete) sports not checked below. If you check any sport in this box it means the athlete will not be permitted to participate in that sport. Collision __ football _ ice hockey __ soccer _ boys’ lacrosse __ wrestling Contact __ volleyball ___ softball __ field hockey ___ baseball __ basketball ___ girls lacrosse __ squash __ __ __ __ Non-Contact cross country swimming track cheerleading ___tennis ___golf ___crew 1. My permission extends to all interscholastic activities whether conducted on or off school premises. I have read and discussed the “Parent/Player Concussion Information Form” and the list of items that protect against the loss of athletic eligibility, with said participant and I will retain those pages for my reference. I have also discussed with him/her and we understand that physical injury, including paralysis, coma or death can occur as a result of participation in interscholastic athletics. I waive any claim for injury or damage incurred by said participant while participating in the...
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...Article 1 Divorce rates in Dubai plummet to 24pc in the space of just two years The divorce rate in Dubai has become the lowest not only in the UAE but the whole of the Arab world, thanks to a new counselling service offered by the emirate's court service. Divorce rates have plummeted from 35 per cent to 24 per cent in the space of just two years. It has been attributed to the success of the Reformation and Family Direction Section created by Dubai Courts in 2000 to tackle marital problems. Wodad Lootah, a social worker at the section said Dubai Courts had set up the section following an increase in divorce rates during the 1990s. She said the main aim was to allow couples to settle disputes amicably without resorting to court action at an early stage. Since the Reformation and Family Direction Section was established, it has received 1,496 couples who claimed they wanted to divorce. Of these, 471 couples changed their minds and did not divorce - nearly one third. "The main causes of divorce are lack of understanding between the husband and wife because neither know how to communicate effectively with each other, as well as how to solve their problems in the right way," she said. Wodad added that the section has taken many steps to reduce divorce. It has distributed about 1,200 social packages to newly married couples at the court which has helped in dropping divorce rates by six per cent in the year 2002 alone. However, it's not all...
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...and emotional health plays in overall well-being. Weaving Eastern Medicine philosophy and treatments with chiropractic neurologist services provided by Dr. DeMartini gives our patients an opportunity to reach maximum health potential. Acupuncture is an ancient Eastern medicine technique that enables the body to rebalance internal energy. Small needles strategically inserted just beneath the skin’s surface along the meridian channel encourage efficient blood circulation and natural endorphin release. The results include improved cognition, faster recovery from injuries, and a healthier immune system. Electromagnetic signals continuously course through the body. Properly balanced energy currents facilitate health and wellness at the cellular level, deep within the tissues and organs of the body. When these signals are disrupted due to illness or injury, the immune system is less able to...
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...Paul T. Diamond’s "Head injuries in men’s and women’s lacrosse: a 10 year analysis of the NEISS database" analyzes differences in lacrosse relating injuries between various genders and age groups. After analyzing data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, Diamond concludes that women and youth players are at increased risk for head trauma and that the integration of protective headgear into the sport should be considered. This source was most useful while drafting valid objections, for the increased rate of concussions in women’s lacrosse is a prominent danger of the sport. The information provide by this, unlike other sources I explored, also maintained that protective headgear is a necessary adaptation to the game. Therefore,...
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...The Ugly Side Behind Sports Head and brain injuries are very common in young athletes because of the sports played and how they treat themselves during that time of impairment. Those head and brain injuries can lead to more serious things such as ALS and CTE’s. The coaches and those in charge have taken all the precautions they can take to protect their players from getting any type of serious injury. All they can and should do now is educate their players on the risks they’re taking, show them how to take care of the situation, and encourage them to take themselves out of the game when it is needed. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) broken down in greek means no muscle nourishment so this disease...
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...NFL Player Safety and the Effects of Concussions An increasingly popular topic in the realm of sports fans has begun to unravel. The National Football League recently has begun to introduce new rules and regulations for their athletes to start abiding by to ensure the continued safety of the player’s health. Although most find this change in the game of professional football as a positive step forward, others see this as a diminishment of the sanctity of NFL football. New rules and regulations that have been introduced into NFL are vital to athletes involved in the sport and help them to play with lowered risks of long term injuries that could possibly affect not only them but also the league in the future as well. The reasons for these changes of rules in the NFL come from various points of emphasis. Legal actions taken by former NFL athletes have plagued the league and its reputation as of late, prompting this proactive approach to reduce the risk of long term effects on players. With all of the legal actions being performed on the NFL some felt that these changes that needed to happen would solely be kick started because of the legal aspect of it as represented by this quote, “"I don't think it'll be driven by public opinion, but by lawyers and insurance companies," David Meggyesy, who played linebacker for the St. Louis Cardinals in the nineteen-sixties.” (McGrath, 2011). One of the main concerns by the NFL is the long term affects that concussions have been shown to have...
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...popularity as a sport in high school brings communities together in support for the team they love. The game has always been a very physical game with large injury risk, but as the years go on the game continues to become more and more dangerous. Even with the helps of pads and the newest, safest helmets players still have an extremely high probability of sustaining a minor or serious injury. Some of these injuries can create long lasting health problems that can affect an athlete throughout the rest of their lives. Football is to dangerous of a sport for high school students, because it can cause serious injuries like concussions and also leaves many players with multiple long term health issues. Concussions are a very serious injury that many students experience while playing football. The total number of concussions throughout a season maintains a rapid increase, as it develops into a more frequent and dangerous injury. Over 9500 concussions occurred throughout the 2014 high school football season, and...
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...Name | : | Marwa binti Abd Malek. | | | | Title of article | : | The Lumbar Spine and Low Back Pain in Golf: A Literature Review of Swing Biomechanics and Injury Prevention. | | | | Author and Brief Background | : | 1) George S. Gluck, MD. * Works as an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Hand Center of Nevada, Comprehensive Upper Extremity Care from Hand to Shoulder * Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2) John A. Bendo, MD. * Works as a Clinical Associate Professor and Vice Chair Clinical Affairs at Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (Ortho-Spine Surgery Div) and Hospital for Joint Diseases. 3) Jeffrey M. Spivak, MD. * Works as an Assistant Professor at Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (Ortho-Spine Surgery Div) and Hospital for Joint Diseases NYU Orthopaedic Surgery Associates. | | | | Journal Title and Vol. Number | : | The Spine Journal 8 (2008) 778–788. | | | | Date of submission | : | 3rd January 2013 | MY REVIEW Introduction The article informs readers that golf swing causes great impact to lumbar spine and it lead to low back pain (LBP) among golfers. It also educate readers the details of the study on less injury swing technique, causes of LBP among golfers, the treatment and prevention techniques. It stated that the prolapsed intervertebral disc (PID), muscle strain and facet joint capsule trauma will occur when the spine is given loads of 5,448N in flexion extension movement together with rotational movement...
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...Maria Barraza Until It Hurts America’s Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids. By Mark Hyman. Beacon Press Boston, Massachusetts, 2009. ISBN-13:978-0-8070-2119-4 $15 paper. Youth sports today have made the sport less fun for the kids and more about the parent’s dreams and aspirations for their kids. This book is a perfect example of how youth sports have become an obsession for parents more than the players themselves. In Until It Hurts Mark Hyman gives the history of several youth sports and also talks about the relationships between parents and athletes. Mark Hyman wrote this book to help parents realize the mistakes they make when pushing kids too far and to the point of injury. The author uses explanation and analysis to present a subject or to clarify his idea. Hyman interviewed several parents, coaches, athletes, doctors, psychologists, tutors, college recruiters, and former professional athletes in his book telling stories about athletes who are pushed too hard and what sacrifices were made. As a parent it is hard to understand how parents go to these extremes for their children but Hyman does not criticize these parents he is only giving their side of the story. He understands this all too well because he was one of those parents with his own son Ben. Hyman’s son Ben was a baseball player who had played since he was little. In the introduction Hyman talks about finding a picture of his son out in the snow which he describes as being a perfect greeting...
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...Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious health issue in the United States. Each year traumatic brain injuries affect millions of Americans. Some cases often result in death while those that survive are left with severe disabilities. Every twenty-one seconds, one person in the United States is sustained with a TBI. In 2013 alone, 1.5 million Americans suffered from traumatic brain injuries. What exactly is a TBI? A traumatic brain injury is defined as an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force. TBI’s can be classified as congenital, perinatal, or acquired. In congenital and perinatal cases of TBIs, children are born with such diseases and/or physical abnormalities. Two subcategories of an acquired TBI are non-traumatic and traumatic. From there traumatic brain injuries are broken down into two more sub-categories called open and closed injuries. Open head injury is a skull fracture that is driven into the brain caused by high- momentum causes or objects to the head where as a closed head injury is a mild physical trauma, but still keeping the skull intact. Typical causes for TBI’s are falls, motor vehicle- traffic accidents, struck by/collision accidents, and sports injuries. The two main causes are motor vehicle- traffic accidents and sports injuries. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of all head injuries. These accidents cause about 28% of traumatic brain injuries. The dramatic...
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...There are many aspects of the sports world that could be considered controversial, and one of these are dangerous sports. Dangerous sports can be considered anything ranging from mixed martial arts, to base jumping, or bicycle motocross (BMX). These sports in themselves are considered to be controversial due to the potential risk of injury by the participants. For the purposes of this marketing plan, it would be wise to utilize only mixed martial arts. In the attempts to persuade my manager to allow the use of dangerous sports in this marketing campaign, the pros and cons of this plan need to be addressed. These pros can include that this plan could entice a younger demographic to express interest in the product this company would be offering....
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...Cheerleading Is A Sport She is tumbling down the court finishing her roundoff back handspring as she lands on her ankle. We all hear a crack as she starts to cry out in pain. Risks are involved in this activity and pushing yourself to become the best that you can be. Sports do that with every player or teammate. Cheerleading drives you to go above and beyond;therefore, it is indeed a sport. Camaraderie and teamwork are essential to sports all over the world, including cheer. A comment from m.mic.com says, “Whether your talking about high school or college cheerleading, there needs to be this level of trust, especially when you’re doing stunts.” Every sport, such as baseball or basketball, needs energetic cohesion, which top cheer teams have. Cohesion plays an important role in sports because once your team has strong cohesion or bond, the team will advance in skill level. With sports teams there needs to be a superior level of bonding to increase accomplishment and there is more camaraderie in cheer than what meets the eye, which is why cheerleading is a sport. With every sport, including cheerleading, you’re constantly at risk of getting hurt. Renee R said, “Emergency room visits for cheerleading are five times the number, then for any other sport, partially because they do not wear protective gear.”...
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