The Invisible Injuries Of An Automobile Accident: Understanding The Psychological Impacts And How To Cope Car accidents change lives‚ but in different ways for different people. Even if you’re not physically hurt‚ you may have sustained psychological or invisible injuries that can destroy life as you know it. Here’s how to understand what’s happened‚ so you can cope with it effectively. What These Invisible Injuries Are And How They Change Your Ability To Function From the outside‚ you look completely
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury HPE 101 February 22‚ 2010 The anterior cruciate ligament‚ or ACL‚ is one of four major knee ligaments. The ACL is critical to knee stability‚ and people who injure their ACL often complain of symptoms of their knee giving-out from under them. Therefore‚ many patients who sustain an ACL tear opt to have surgical treatment of this injury. An ACL tear is most often a sports-related injury. ACL tears can also occur during rough play‚ mover vehicle collisions‚
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Sports Injuries and How an Injury Lawyer Can Help Many sportsmen suffer various kinds of injuries while playing and some of these injuries are as a result of negligence‚ unexpected violence‚ inadequate supervision or construction‚ or unsafe facilities. Sports injuries range from mild to severe and over a period‚ these injuries can affect your career. One can avoid such injuries by exercising appropriate safety and taking the necessary precaution. If you have suffered from such injuries due to another
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How You Can Prevent Knee ACL Injuries Over 200‚000 people sustain anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries every year‚ and ACL reconstructions are some of the most common procedures implemented in the United States. More young individuals than ever are afflicted with such injuries‚ and young athletes who suffer from ACL injuries may experience fear‚ perceived alienation from their fellow athletes‚ depression‚ and even lower grades. Worse than the more immediate results are the potential long-term
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Introduction Ankle sprains are one of the most commonly encountered musculoskeletal injuries in both athletes and sedentary people. The majority of sprains are caused by an inversion mechanism of the plantarflexed foot. As a result‚ the lateral ankle ligaments are most frequently injured‚ with injury to the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) the most common. Injuries to the ligaments of the ankle are common‚ especially in athletes as symptomatic
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Injuries in sports have become a regular occurrence that most believe to be “just part of the game.” Any person who has played a sport has encountered some type of injury‚ whether that be an ankle sprain or a torn ACL. Recovering from that injury can be a draining process. The recovery process is a journey of highs and lows‚ but recovering from the physical injury is not all the athlete have to worry about. Depression‚ isolation‚ and lowering of self-esteem are all common mental health effects of
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Injuries With the little protective equipment required for rugby‚ there are usually a few injuries that happen per season. As John Miller of Physio Works states‚ “as many as 1 in 4 rugby players will be injured during a season.” Over half of the injuries that happen in rugby are caused by tackling or getting tackled during the second half of games. Muscular strains and contusions make up a large portion of the injuries associated with rugby but sprains‚ dislocations‚ fractures‚ lacerations and overuse
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| OHSE 2630 ASSIGNMENT | OCCUPATIONAL EYE INJURIES | | YEU PEK HOCK | STUDENT ID: 3139981 | | PART 1: ARTICLE A1: Using the Medline exercises and guide6 provided on Blackboard‚ I was able to access to Medline database. With the Ovid: Search Form I was given an abstract view of the article1. I was directed to the “SMJ: Singapore Medical Journal” where I was able to read the article in full text. The article1 was based on a study of the patients served by Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s
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different types of sport injury’s Soft tissue injuries like hamstrings can range in severity‚ a hamstring injury occurs when the muscles fibres become irritated‚ strained‚ or teared it can range from a hour of discomfort to weeks out of sport and can cause bruising and discoloration to the area due to blood being realised from the injured muscle. The pain will occur at the back of the leg in between the glutes and the back of the knee. This is a very common injury in sports like football where the local
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Chapter IX MEDICO-LEGAL ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL INJURIES Physical Injury is the effect of some forms of stimulus on the body. The effect may only be apparent when the stimulus applied is insufficient to cause injury and the body resistance is great. It may be real when the effect is visible. The effect of the application of stimulus may be immediate or may be delayed. A thrust to the body of a sharp pointed and sharp edged instrument will lead to the immediate production of a stab wound‚ while
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