Types of Injuries
There are a multitude of injuries, some acute and others overuse. Some are worse than others, but none of them are painless. Here is a list of all the different injuries in sports
Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain (MCL):
The Medial Collateral Ligament is the knee ligament located on the inner side of the knee joint. The MCL links the thigh bone and the shin bone. This injury occurs when the knee is twisted or collides with an opponent during a sport. It occurs in collision sports such as soccer, rugby, and football very often.
There are three degrees of an MCL sprain. With the first degree of the sprain, there is pain when the site of the injury is touched. In the chance it is a second degree sprain, the pain is worse and more severe when it is touched and when the ligament is put under stress. In the case of a third degree of sprain, where the ligament is ruptured, the knee joint is unstable and activity will not be able to be continued.
Elbow Sprain:
An Elbow Sprain is an injury to the soft tissues of the elbow. These usually occur do to some type of trauma to the elbow. The major symptom to look for is that there is major pain to the elbow joint. Smaller symptoms are swelling, limited motion, and weakness in the elbow. The injury can happen when wrestling, playing football, or simply just falling off a skateboard.
Dislocated Shoulder:
A Dislocated Shoulder is an injury in your upper arm. The bone pops out of the sup-shaped socket that is part of your shoulder blade. It is quite easy to diagnose a displaced shoulder since the shoulder will be completely out of place. Some other symptoms are swelling, bruising, intense pain, inability to move the joint, numbness, weakness, and tingling near the injury.
Hamstring Sprain:
The Hamstring is a group of three different muscles that allow the knee to bend. The sprain occurs when one of these muscles stretch to far. They are likely to occur when running or jumping. They are one of the worst injury to have. Not only is it extremely painful to have one, they are very common. They strike athletes from all sports including runners, skaters, football, soccer, and basketball players.
Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain (MCL):
The Medial Collateral Ligament is the knee ligament located on the inner side of the knee joint. The MCL links the thigh bone and the shin bone. This injury occurs when the knee is twisted or collides with an opponent during a sport. It occurs in collision sports such as soccer, rugby, and football very often.
There are three degrees of an MCL sprain. With the first degree of the sprain, there is pain when the site of the injury is touched. In the chance it is a second degree sprain, the pain is worse and more severe when it is touched and when the ligament is put under stress. In the case of a third degree of sprain, where the ligament is ruptured, the knee joint is unstable and activity will not be able to be continued.
Elbow Sprain:
An Elbow Sprain is an injury to the soft tissues of the elbow. These usually occur do to some type of trauma to the elbow. The major symptom to look for is that there is major pain to the elbow joint. Smaller symptoms are swelling, limited motion, and weakness in the elbow. The injury can happen when wrestling, playing football, or simply just falling off a skateboard.
Dislocated Shoulder:
A Dislocated Shoulder is an injury in your upper arm. The bone pops out of the sup-shaped socket that is part of your shoulder blade. It is quite easy to diagnose a displaced shoulder since the shoulder will be completely out of place. Some other symptoms are swelling, bruising, intense pain, inability to move the joint, numbness, weakness, and tingling near the injury.
Hamstring Sprain:
The Hamstring is a group of three different muscles that allow the knee to bend. The sprain occurs when one of these muscles stretch to far. They are likely to occur when running or jumping. They are one of the worst injury to have. Not only is it extremely painful to have one, they are very common. They strike athletes from all sports including runners, skaters, football, soccer, and basketball players.