A sprain is an injury that involves the tearing or stretching of a ligament or a joint capsule. Sprains happen when a joint is forced past its regular range of motion. I believe Jill sprained her ankle because there was severe ankle pain, swelling, bruising and Jill could not walk after the second incident. A strain is an injury that involves the tearing or stretching of a muscle and or tendon structure. An acute strain of the muscle or tendon structure happens at the connection where the muscle is becoming a tendon.
Introduction Patella fractures are common injuries of knee joint after certain degree of direct trauma. It accounts about 0.5% - 1.5% in all kind of bone fractures (1). The disruption of the extensor mechanism in knee restricts the range of moment of the joint. However, worldwide orthopedic surgeons still face a significant challenge in fixation methods (2). Open reduction and internal fixation is the golden surgical technique for transverse patella fractures.
However, X-Rays are largely used to examine broken bones. Jason is given an MRI scan rather than an X ray because a muscular disorder is suspected. 2. Why do Jason’s symptoms develop during the season and not during training? Answer: Excessive use of shoulder leads to inflammation and pain in the rotator cuff, the collection of muscles, tendons, and cartilage that stabilize the shoulder joint.
Most commonly in linemen and defensive players (Sama 1). The cause of this injury is usually when two players are tackling each other at a high-speed headfirst. The acceleration of head on the neck causes a whiplash (1). One tackling method of football that is now banned, spearing was a significant cause of a C- spine injury. This is because this method involved a player using his head as the first point of contact with another player (1).
(Slowik, EhealthMD, 2011) When injury occurs to this ligament the ligament is either partially torn or fully torn. A partially torn ACL may not need surgery, but this is often a hard decision to make for most doctors. Doctors decide based upon how much instability the knee has, and if the patient feels a major sensation of the knee “giving way.” In the matters of a fully torn ACL there is no question that reconstructive surgery must occur for the knee joint to be fully healthy again. Although, in certain cases, depending on a person’s daily activity level the ACL does not need to be fixed. A person can lead a normal life without an ACL, meaning carrying out normal daily task.
Samantha Pothier Lateral Ankle Sprains An inversion ankle sprain is when the ankle is turned inwards and there is an injury to a ligament either tearing or stretching. Inversion Ankle sprains are the most common and usually happen when the ankle is forced into plantar flexion and also forced inward. An ankle sprain can be just a stretch of the muscle or tendon, and it also can partially or completely tear. (2. Ferrel) There are different degrees of ankle sprains.
Rotator cuff injuries are pretty popular and happen to a lot of people. Basically, the two most common types of injury for the rotator cuffs are tears and impingements. Impingements on the shoulder occurs when the soft tissues of your rotator cuff become inflamed and swollen. When this happens, there will be an expansion in size and this will make movement of the shoulders a little bit difficult. This will cause pinching between the shoulder blade and the arm bone when you try to move your shoulders.
A boxers fracture is when the second and/or the third metacarpal gets a fracture in the neck. Usually the cause of the fracture is when you hit a hard object such as a wall or fence with a clenched fist. The symptoms include pain or tenderness located in a single location on the hand, possibly around the knuckle. You might also have swelling, discoloration, deformity, and very rarely abnormal movements when using your hand. The treatment varies on how bad the fracture is.
Even when an athlete returns from an injury they can still be affected by it and play more tentatively on the field or court because of fear of re-injury (Brehm, 2008). The psychological effects of sports injuries all depend on how the athlete copes with the injury. Epidemiological reports of sports injury confirm a high incidence of injuries occurring at all levels of sport participation, ranging in severity from cuts and bruises to spinal cord injury. The psychosocial dynamics accompanying sport injury should be known to ensure psychological recovery, an important aspect in rehabilitating the injured athlete. Earlier studies demonstrating psychological differences between athletes and non-athletes indicated the need for actual research on the athlete's post injury response in lieu of accepting the hypothesis that the emotional responses of athletes to injury parallels
There are three main types of soft tissues and these include tendons, muscles and ligaments. Our muscles contract to produce movement and they are attached to bones by tendons. Ligaments which are strong bonds of inelastic fibrous tissue connect bone to bone. Unfortunately for us these soft tissues cause major injuries mainly whilst participating in sporting events. The three types of soft tissue injuries include, sprain, strain and contusion.