Sports Injury: UCT

Injuries are very common in sports because there are very few sports that don't involve direct impacts, jerks, and collisions. Strained and tired limbs, direct impacts, errors in judgment, or the improper form or technique are some of the main causes for sports injuries that may lead to bruises, strains, sprains, tears, and broken bones.

There are mainly two types of sports injuries - acute and chronic.

The injuries that occur suddenly, for example, sprained or twisted ankle due to improper landing or maybe a shoulder pain resulting from the wrong technique of weight lifting are the examples of acute injuries.

Chronic injuries can happen due to repeated overuse of muscles and joints. Wrong techniques and structural abnormalities also are the reasons for the development of chronic injuries. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is yet another potential type of sports injury which can occur in some sports.

Broadly there are seven sports injuries as listed below that the sportspersons commonly experience as acute or chronic type -

1. Ankle Sprain.

2. Hamstring Strain.

3. Shin Splints.

4. Knee Injury.

5. Tennis Elbow.

6. Concussions.

7. Dehydration.

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