Common

SPORTS INJURIES
The term “sports injury” refers to the kinds of injuries
that most commonly occur during sports or exercise,
but they are not limited to athletes

1. Ankle Sprain
A sprained ankle is an injury that
occurs when you roll, twist or turn
your ankle in an awkward way.
This can stretch or tear the tough
bands of tissue (ligaments) that
help hold your ankle bones
together.

Symptoms Prevention
Pain, especially when you bear Wear shoes specific to a sport.
weight on the affected foot Perform strengthening exercises
Tenderness when you touch the during the off-seasons.
ankle Use tape or braces for added
Swelling stability
Bruising Avoid running on uneven
Restricted range of motion surfaces
Instability in the ankle Don't play sports or participate
Popping sensation or sound at in activities for which you are not
the time of injury conditioned.

2. Groin Pull
A groin pull results from putting too
much stress on muscles in your groin
and thigh. If these muscles are
tensed too forcefully or too
suddenly, they can get over-
stretched or torn.

Symptoms Prevention
Always warm up your legs and
Swelling and bruising in the groin
groin muscles before physical
area
activity. To increase body
Muscle spasms
temperature have been shown to
Weakness in the leg
reduce risk of muscle stains.
Trouble walking
Wear shoes with good support
Tenderness
that fit well.
Popping or snapping sensation
Stop exercising if you feel pain

or tightness in your groin or the

Injuries are often unexpected and can happen anytime while playing a
sport. It's important to be aware of the symptoms and ways to prevent
them.
 Common
SPORTS INJURIES
The term “sports injury” refers to the kinds of injuries
that most commonly occur during sports or exercise,
but they are not limited to athletes

3. Shin Splits
Medically known as medial tibial
stress syndrome, shin splints often
occur in athletes who have
recently intensified or changed
their training routines. The
increased activity overworks the
muscles, tendons and bone tissue

Symptoms Prevention
If you have shin splints, you might Analyze your movement.
notice tenderness, soreness or pain Avoid overdoing.
along the inner side of your shinbone Choose the right shoes.
and mild swelling in your lower leg. Consider shock-absorbing
At first, the pain might stop when insoles.
you stop exercising. Eventually, Lessen the impact.
however, the pain can be continuous Add strength training to your
and might progress to a stress workout.
reaction or stress fracture.

4. ACL
An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of
the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
— one of the strong bands of tissue
that help connect your thigh bone
(femur) to your shinbone (tibia). ACL
injuries most commonly occur
during sports that involve sudden
stops or changes in direction,
jumping and landing.

Symptoms Prevention
Exercises to strengthen the core.
A loud pop or a "popping"
Exercises that strengthen leg
sensation in the knee
muscles.
Severe pain and inability to
Emphasizing proper technique
continue activity
and knee position when jumping
Rapid swelling
and landing from jumps
Loss of range of motion
Training to improve technique
A feeling of instability or "giving
when performing pivoting and
way" with weight bearing

cutting movements

Injuries are often unexpected and can happen anytime while playing a
sport. It's important to be aware of the symptoms and ways to prevent
them.
 Common
SPORTS INJURIES
The term “sports injury” refers to the kinds of injuries
that most commonly occur during sports or exercise,
but they are not limited to athletes

5. Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow (lateral
epicondylitis) is a painful
condition that occurs when
tendons in your elbow are
overloaded, usually by repetitive
motions of the wrist and arm.

Symptoms Prevention
The pain associated with tennis stop the activity that is causing
elbow may radiate from the outside pain
of your elbow into your forearm and find another way of doing the
wrist. Pain and weakness may make activity so that it does not cause
it difficult to: pain or stress
Shake hands or grip an object avoid using your wrist and elbow
Turn a doorknob more than the rest of your arm
Hold a coffee cup warm up and stretch your arm

muscles before playing a sport that

6. Colles Fracture
A Colles fracture is a type of broken
wrist (fracture). It’s also called a
distal (away from the center of the
body) fracture with dorsal
angulation (an upward angle). A
Colles fracture is a very painful and
serious injury.

Symptoms Prevention
Wear a wrist guard when you
Breaking your wrist will cause you a
skate.
great deal of pain and other
Wear wrist armor when you’re
symptoms, including:
on a motorcycle.
Bruising.
Stay off ladders and avoid other
Swelling.
heights.
Your wrist might hang at an odd
Rearrange your home so that
angle.
there’s nothing to trip over like
Decreased range of motion (you
rugs or small tables.
can’t rotate your wrist as far as
Falls aren’t always preventable. Do
usual).
what you can to protect yourself.

Injuries are often unexpected and can happen anytime while playing a
sport. It's important to be aware of the symptoms and ways to prevent
them.