The crack of the bat and the ball flies to third base, but when he or she reaches for the catch, the ball jams the outstretched middle finger and the ball is not caught. Instead, the player just caught baseball or mallet finger.
Spring is here. Spring is the season for young athletes to get back in shape, but it is also the season for youth sport injuries. April is National Youth Sports Safety Month with the objective of reducing the number and severity of injuries young players sustain in sports.
Skateboarding is a popular recreational activity among children and teenagers but includes risk for injury. In 2013, 120,424 people were treated in hospital emergency rooms after being injured skateboarding, according to the National Safety Council. Many injuries happen when a child loses balance, falls off the skateboard and lands on an outstretched arm. Skateboarding injuries often involve the wrist, ankle or face.
Remember the summer Olympics when beach volleyball players sported black, pink or blue tape strips on their shoulders and legs? Kinesiology is the science behind muscular and skeletal movement. Kinesiology tape is designed to support muscles and joints without impeding movement.
A 2016 study published in Pediatrics found that from 2010 to 2014 100,000 emergency room visits per year in the U.S. were trampoline-related injuries. Medical, legal, liability, work loss, and pain and suffering costs related to trampoline injuries were estimated at nearly $9 billion in 2014.
Cycling is one of the best ways to maintain weight and boost a person’s overall health because it’s an intense cardio workout for the entire body. The number of cyclists has increased in the U.S., however, so has the amount of injuries. The good news is that there are several ways in which you can protect yourself every time you get on your bike.
A fracture is a broken bone. A bone may be completely fractured or partially fractured in any number of ways. The severity of a fracture usually depends on the force that caused the break. The bone may crack rather than break all the way through or the bone may shatter.
Exercise is important at any age but becomes essential to maintaining your health as you get older. Click to read more on how exercise can start benefiting you today!
More than 246,000 people were treated for injuries related to winter sports in 2015. Click to read about the most common winter injuries and how you can prevent them, starting today!
