Every sport brings with it wear and tear, and extra stress, on a particular body part. If you know what to expect going in, then you might be able to avoid these injuries. After all, why screw up your summer by twisting a knee when you go waterskiing the first time out? This article will list 10 sports that guys like to play and the most common injury associated with each one. We will tell you what you can do to avoid it; and how to overcome it if you get it. So keep reading before you start playing, because nobody wants to come down with a bad case of Plantar Fasciitis!
Things To Remember
Before we begin, keep in mind that no matter what sport it is that you like to play, warming up and stretching before and stretching and cooling down after are the two general rules to prevent most (if not all) common sports injuries. This becomes more relevant as you enter your 20s, and only becomes more of a factor with each passing year. That being said, no matter what age you are, injuries can occur. Even though a younger body has tendency to bounce back a lot quicker, chronic injuries start when you are young and get progressively worse (or they tend to reoccur more frequently) as you age. There are also injuries specific to certain sports that get worse the longer you partake in a sport, but we will discuss these problems when we discuss the sport.
Arm Wrestling
Arm wrestling may seem like a fun sport to engage in at the spur of the moment, but if you go up against someone who knows what he is doing you can get injured very quickly. A good arm wrestler will twist your wrist sharply in order to break your hold, and this action can cause tendon and muscle damage. But the real problem occurs in your elbow. The tendons in your elbow may not be used to severe, sudden movement, and the tearing that occurs here can be extremely painful. There can be a fracture or separation of the tendon form the bone, and the result is one painful mess that takes weeks or months to heal.
How to avoid it & what to do if it happens:
Make sure you are properly seated in a chair and that you do not get thrown off balance by your opponent. You should also quit as soon as you know you are going to lose, as resisting a stronger opponent could result in damage. If you do get injured, check with your doctor and stay out of the gym for at least one month. It is very easy to make a bad situation worse by continuing a weight routine after an elbow or wrist injury.
Bowling
Surprisingly, bowlers do get injured more often then you would think. One of the reasons for this is that most people bowl as a leisure activity, and they do not think of it as a sport. There are several areas that are susceptible, such as the wrist, particularly with ten-pin bowling. The balls are very heavy, and you have to take them back high, meaning the weight of ball is supported by your wrist. Next is your forearm area, which can get pulled very easily by hyper-extending your arm. The buttocks are also susceptible, as you plant your weight on one foot when you throw, and finally the knees for the same reason as the buttocks.
How to avoid it & what to do if it happens:
For the wrist and arm, you might want to try using a lighter ball or throwing with two hands – at least until you get comfortable with your technique and the weight of the ball. If you do injure yourself and want to keep bowling, then use two hands and stand on the line. You might look silly, but you will take the strain off of your arm. If you have hurt your knee or buttocks, you might be better off sitting out a few games. If you can’t wait, follow the advice above and wrap the knee in tensor bandage or a sports knee brace.
Curling
Curling – like bowling – is often played as a recreational or seasonal sport, so like bowling there is little or no warm-up by those who play. Curling involves you to do two main things – sweeping and throwing the rock. The sweeping action is something that is not too foreign to your body, but when you throw correctly, many people new at the game injure their ‘tuck’ knee. Why? The main reason is because your knee is extended (or hyper-extended) to a degree not normally achieved in day-to-day life.
How to avoid it & what to do if it happens:
Since the knee is so vulnerable – especially if this is your first game in a while – you may want to avoid doing a full tuck knee. Your shots may not be as good, but you will place less stress on the knee. Another option is to pre-stretch that knee as part of your pre-shot routine, which will eliminate the quick stress caused by those who just get up and throw when it is there turn. If you do get hurt, make sure you take a few weeks off or you might seriously injure yourself; and when you come back, where a brace during the game.
Diving
Competitive divers are great at staying in shape, as it is part of the fitness regime. But for the rest of us summer splashers; the odds are we don’t think twice about diving into anything in order to impress a crowd. The odds are you won’t have to worry about decompression sickness, although this is a very common problem in diving as the pressure change that occurs in the first 10 meters of a dive is extreme. But many people tend to hurt their head, neck and spine, either by hitting the bottom of the pool or lake, or by hitting the water too hard. Although not fatal, injuries that occur to the spine are always problematic.
How to avoid it & what to do if it happens:
The key rule for diving safety is never dive in water you unfamiliar with. If you don’t know the depth, then don’t dive into the water. Check the depth first, and then mark the best area to dive. Don’t dive drunk! If someone you are with does hit their head or injure their spine, be careful! You have to get them to the shore, but use something hard and flat to move them, as you do not want to aggravate the injury. The best way to avoid this type of injury is to never dive when you don’t know what you are diving into. You can always cannonball!
Stay tuned for more ways to fight common sports injuries!
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