Fractures are common in sport, particularly in contact sports such as football and rugby. The most common injuries include fractured wrists, hands, collarbones and bones in the ankle and feet. Stress fractures are very common in sports which involve repetitive movements; long distance runners often suffer from stress fractures in the foot, for example. Muscle pulls are usually specific to the sport you play. For example, if you play tennis or golf, you will be at greater risk for a muscle pull in the arms or shoulders. If you play football, the muscle pull is more likely to occur in the legs. This is because during these sports, those are the muscles most commonly used. All sports and exercises, even walking, carry a risk of sprains. The anatomic areas most at risk for a sprain depend on the specific activities involved. For example, basketball, volleyball, football, and other jumping sports share a risk for foot sprains. Traumatic shoulder dislocations are common in contact and collision sports, such as football, rugby, lacrosse and wrestling. A dislocation is when the bone joint is injured, resulting in the ends of the bones being out of position. The cause is more than likely to be just a fall; even the slightest knock can trigger a dislocation. It is possible to dislocate your ankles, knees, shoulders, hips and elbows. You can also dislocate your finger and toe joints. When a joint is dislocated, it is very difficult to move and often swollen, extremely painful and visibly out of place. |
