Injuries are an inevitable consequence that come with being an athlete. In the fourth basketball game of my freshman season I collided with a player from the opposing team and tore my ACL. My injury‚ although devastating‚ taught me a lot about myself and what I was capable of. This event not only made me grateful for the opportunity to play sports but it drove me to work harder and made me more empathetic towards other athletes with injuries. Not everyone is blessed with the chance to play sports
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MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Andrew‚ personal injury‚ mental injury‚ accident compensation‚ common law action FACTS: A is a cleaner employed by the University of Ewewhon. He nicks a finger on a broken test tube on the floor of a laboratory. A small spot of blood forms. He is assured the test tube was clean. A becomes extremely fearful that the glass might have been contaminated and that he might contract a serious illness. 1.0 ISSUE: Application of the Accident Compensation Act 2001 Assuming A is
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llion injuries each year‚ having major effects on high school athletes futures. Today‚ many BHHS freshmen athletes are feeling the effects of sports injuries being hit with sports injuries early in their high school sports careers. As a result‚ many freshmen feel there are positive and negative effects of sports injuries based on how serious the injury is. Bridget Paulon‚ BHHS 9th grader sustained a soccer injury last fall that required surgery on her ACL and meniscus. Her injury required surgery a few months later
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Autumn Hollingsworth Knee Injury Case Study Part 5 What are the primary movements of the knee joint? The primary movements of the knee joint are flexion and extension but can also slightly rotate. What muscle groups are the most important in flexion and extension of the knee? The muscle groups most important are the quadriceps and the hamstrings. The quadriceps extend the knee using the following muscles; rectus femoris‚ vastus medialis‚ vastus intermedius‚ and vastus lateralis. The hamstrings
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(thigh bone) to the tibia (shin) and provides stability to the knee. The ACL prevents the tibia from shifting too far forward and from rotating too far inward under the femur. The recent increase of this injury has parents‚ athletes‚ doctors‚ and coaches in fear. Athletes and parents fear the injury to due the expensive surgery‚ and the difficult physical emotional and mental recovery. The classic tearing of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament has no contact involved and occurs when an athlete is stopping
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key elements of the development approach taken by HSE in the drafting of the Regulations were: • To take an opportunity to try to reduce the numbers of deaths and major injuries caused by falls from height in the workplace. (Falls from height are the biggest single cause of fatal injuries‚ and the second biggest cause of major injuries‚ caused by accidents at work). To bring together all the current legal requirements related to safe work at height‚ into a cohesive‚ single set of goal-setting Regulations
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Sports Medicine Assessment Task Hooyda Mohamed Part 1 Children & Young Athletes Female Athletes- Swimming a) For each group‚ research‚ present and briefly discuss current Australian data to identify one sport each that has high participation levels for these groups of athletes. Female Athletes- Swimming Sport is within females is increasing gradually as a result women now participating
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Running Room – Aug. 21‚ 2007 INJURIES 1) Acute Injuries: Cuts‚ scrapes‚ blisters‚ strains‚ sprains‚ bruises‚ etc Usually easily identified and treated “RICE” – Rest‚ Ice‚ Compression‚ Elevation (typically 10-15 min of ice‚ 10 min no ice‚ repeat 2-3x) Removal of cause if applicable (i.e. chronic rubbing will cause blisters) 2) Chronic Injuries: May take weeks‚ months‚ etc to develop Nature of injury more difficult to identify Causes : i. Repetition ii. Surface/Environment iii. Postural
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related injuries do not just happen to professional teams but occur on youth‚ high school‚ and college teams. Concussions‚ knee sprains‚ stress fractures happen often and are now considered common injuries. Parents do not get overly worried‚ like they should‚ due to the severity of these injuries that happen to their children. In reality‚ the real problems are how parents encourage their children to be extremely competitive on the field and play aggressively‚ the amount of traumatic injuries that occur
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finally‚ the recovery stage‚ and being able to play again. Emotional responses to injuries varies differently throughout athletes. While it is known that some athletes that are injured struggle emotionally‚ not all injured players experience noticeable emotional disturbance. The biggest reality of today’s sports is that many athletes have or will sustain career ending injuries. But another huge reality of injuries is that not only does the human body become damaged‚ but the mind aswell‚ although
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