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What are sports injuries? The term sports injury refers to the kind of injuries

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that most commonly occur during sports or exercise. Some sports injuries result

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from accidents, others are due to poor training practices, improper equipment,

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lack of conditioning or insufficient warm-up and stretching. Following are the

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most common injuries. The first most common sport injury is the groin pull.

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Pushing off in a side-to-side motion causes strain or rushing of the inner

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side muscle or groin. The muscles in the groin are situated like a fan and are

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used to help pull the legs together. Hockey, soccer, football and baseball are

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common sports with groin injuries. Strains are injuries to muscle fibers or

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tendons which anchor muscles to bones. Over stretching or overusing a muscle

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causes tears in the muscle fibers or tendons. The tissue lengthens with

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stress and returns to its normal length, unless it is pulled too far out of its

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normal range. Shin splints are primarily seen in runners, particularly those just

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starting a running program. Risk factors for shin splints include overuse or

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or incorrect use of the lower leg, improper stretching, warm-up or exercise technique,

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overtraining, running or jumping on hard surface. Concussions are brain injuries that happen when

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there is a significant hit to the head. While not all concussions result in a lost consciousness,

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they do often include nausea, difficulty concentrating, loss of balance, dizziness,

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amnesia disorientation headaches and other symptoms athletes who participate in a contact

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sports like football wrestling hockey boxing and soccer most commonly get concussions gymnasts and

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tears are also at risk it takes about two weeks to a month for a concierge to heal which is

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accomplished by resting cerica cerica which is lower back pain that reaches down into the legs

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can affect athletes who participate in cycling, running, golf, tennis and baseball.

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Sciatica is most commonly caused by improper stretching but runners can also experience it

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if they have one leg that is slightly longer than the other. Sciatica require quick medical

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attention from a doctor but it can be treated with rest, ice and anti-inflammatory medication.

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Repetitive motion injuries Painfully injuries such as stress fractures

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which is a head-length fracture of the bone that has been subdued to repeated stress and

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tendinitis can occur from overuse of muscles and tendons.

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Shoulder injuries including dislocations, sprains and strains make up 20% of all sports

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injuries.

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The joints most likely to be dislocated are some of the hand joints.

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Aside from these joints, the joint most frequently dislocated is the shoulder.

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Dislocations of the knees, hips and elbows are uncommon.