Sports injuries
Sports Injuries
Sports injuries (/spɔːrts ˈɪndʒəriːz/) are injuries that occur during sports or exercise. These can result from accidents, poor training practices, improper equipment, lack of conditioning, or insufficient warm-up and stretching.
Etymology
The term "sports injuries" is derived from the words "sport", which comes from the Old French desport meaning "leisure", and "injury", which originates from the Latin injuria meaning "a wrong".
Types of Sports Injuries
There are two general types of sports injuries: acute injuries and chronic injuries. Acute injuries occur suddenly during activity, such as a fracture, sprain, or concussion. Chronic injuries, on the other hand, happen over time due to repetitive training, such as stress fractures, tendonitis, and overuse injuries.
Prevention and Treatment
Prevention of sports injuries can be achieved through proper training, use of appropriate equipment, and adherence to safety rules. Treatment varies depending on the type and severity of the injury, but may include rest, physical therapy, medication, or in severe cases, surgery.
Related Terms
- Sprain: A stretch or tear in a ligament, the bands of fibrous tissue that connect our bones at the joints.
- Strain: Also known as a pulled muscle, this is an injury to a muscle or a tendon, the tissue that connects our muscles to our bones.
- Fracture: A break in the bone.
- Concussion: A type of traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull.
- Overuse Injury: An injury that occurs from repetitive use and strain on a specific part of the body.
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