COMMON INJURIES
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Whether you are involved in indoor, outdoor or extreme sports, your body is exposes to different hazards. The worse possible scenario is for an injury to occur. As you use your body to perform movements and exercises, different body parts are vulnerable. Here is a list of common injuries that are likely happen.
Shoulder Strain. The muscle fibers in the tendons are torn – disconnecting muscles to the bones. This is likely due to overstretching.
Pulled Hamstring. Tears in the muscle fibers and tendons associated with the hamstring muscles and the thigh.
Sprained Ankle. Landing hard or twisting your foot can cause tear on the ligaments. The Ankle starts to swell as muscles are stressed.
Stress Fracture. Microscopic break in the outer layer of a bone that develops from the consistent stress on running and high impact activities.
Achilles Tendinitis. Inflammation of the Achilles tendon just above the heel; often a result of week calf muscles.