New management advancements for sports injuries

What are sports injuries?

In simpler terms, sports injuries are the ones likely to occur during a sports event, practice or warm up sessions. Sports are played by athletes of all ages; hence it is vital for any health professional or a sports coach to be aware of the person’s capacity and about training the individual in a balanced way to meet his sports needs. 

The body of sportsperson should be conditioned prior to participate in an activity and he must know to protect its own body during the event.

Common sports injuries

•          Sprains- Muscular, Ligamentous and tendinus.
•          Simple and complicated fractures.
•          Meniscal injuries.
•          Knee internal degeneration.
•          Achilles tendon stretch injuries.
•          Shoulder dislocations.

Who are at higher risk of sports injuries?

Athletes: Athletes who spend less time on the warming up sessions are more prone to injuries as the body takes longer time to revive from an inactive state to an active state. Adult athletes also become less responsive and flexible with time as compared to younger athletes.

Younger sportsmen: Pushing too young children forth to encourage self discipline and fitness levels is not absorbed by their fragile bodies at this age. Slowly and gradually trained adolescents can bear the stress related to sports activities but competing with co players while sacrificing one’s own capacity is certainly not good and hence makes such young athletes more prone for injuries.

Women athletes: Reduced menstruation, low appetite and overall weakened bones forms a triad in female athletes which accounts for the primary cause of sports injuries. There is a difference in the body structures too and the aggressiveness involved with the sport itself which harms females all the more.

Recent treatment methods

Targeted pain relief:

Patients who experience excess pain during a sports activity but can still manage to bear it are given targeted pain relief. In contradiction to oral pain killers which makes the sports person lethargic, there are patches applied directly over the painful area.

Tissue engineering:

This is conveniently done by orthopedic doctors particularly to repair the torn or ruptured cartilage post sports injury. This procedure involves transplanting patient’s own cartilage and healing of the joint by itself. This is done immediately after diagnosis to prevent further bone damage.

Arthroscopy:

Arthroscopy has become the most indispensible tool for quick diagnosis of a sports injury. The lesions most commonly are ACL injury, meniscal tear or ligament rupture which needs to be treated in short time.

A small catheter is placed to view the joint, followed by small incisions through which the torn tissues are repaired. These procedures are done with utmost care without any scars or swelling etc by proficient orthopedic doctors.

How to prevent sports injuries?

•          Avoid twisting over grounded feet.
•          Always land on knees while jumping.
•          Condition the body by warming up.