Preventing Ice Hockey Injuries
In an effort to reduce hockey injuries, research studies have been undertaken in order to better understand the risks and to implement preventative measures. Rule changes...
Preventing Baseball Injuries
Basketball was first introduced to the world in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, using a soccer ball and two peach baskets. Today's high-speed, physical sport scarcely resembles the original...
Preventing Basketball Injuries
Basketball was first introduced to the world in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, using a soccer ball and two peach baskets. Today's high-speed, physical sport scarcely resembles the original...
Preventing Running Injuries
Running is a great form of exercise, recreation, and sport participation for adults, adolescents, and children. Whether alone or in a team environment, running, when done properly,...
Preventing Cycling Injuries
Since the 1800s when bicycles first made their appearance, cycling has become popular for commuting, recreation, exercise, and sport. Today, there are about 80 million cyclists in the...
Preventing Dance Injuries
For many people dance may not spring to mind when thinking about sports, but the physical demands placed on the bodies of dancers have been shown to make them just as susceptible as..
Preventing Soccer Injuries
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world and the fastest growing team sport in the United States. Although soccer provides an enjoyable form of aerobic exercise and helps...
Preventing Field Hockey Injuries
Field hockey is one of the oldest sports in existence: 4,000 year-old wall decorations from the tomb of Kheti in Egypt depict players with rudimentary "crooks" and a ball. The modern...
Preventing Figure Skating Injuries
In recent years the physical demands of figure skating have increased dramatically with a corresponding increase in potentially detrimental effects on the adolescent body. With the...
Preventing Football Injuries
Football is one of the most popular sports played by young athletes, and it leads all other sports in the number of injuries sustained. In 2007, more than 920,000 athletes under the...
Preventing Golf Injuries
Golf looks like an easy game to play, hitting a stationary object with a club into a relatively wide open space. Well, think again! To become a good golfer, it is recommended that you...
Preventing Gymnastics Injuries
Each year, more than 86,000 gymnastics-related injuries are treated in hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics, and ambulatory surgery centers. Gymnasts must consistently prepare for...
Preventing Hockey Injuries
The chance of sustaining an injury depends on many variables, including the level of participation, player position, protective equipment, violent behavior, and personal susceptibility...
Preventing Inline Skating Injuries
Inline skating is a popular form of exercise that can burn as many calories as running or cycling while potentially placing less stress on the joints of the lower body. More than 17...
Preventing Martial Arts Injuries
Martial arts are a popular form of exercise and sport worldwide. After soccer, Karate is the most practiced sport in the world. There are hundreds of different styles of martial arts,...
Preventing Rowing Injuries
Rowing is an unusual sport in that the athletes sit facing the stern of the boat with their feet anchored in sneakers attached to a foot stretcher. The rowing stroke is a continuous...
Preventing Rugby Injuries
Rugby demands the running and endurance of soccer combined with the contact and tackling that is similar to American football. With running there is the potential for overuse injuries...
Preventing Softball Injuries
Softball injuries in young athletes are on the rise and nearly as frequent as baseball injuries, but they generally result in less time lost to competition. These injuries most commonly...
Preventing Swimming Injuries
Swimming is among the most popular low-impact fitness activities, with more than a million competitive and recreational swimmers in the United States. More than one-third of these athletes...
Preventing Tennis Injuries
Tennis, played worldwide, is one of the most popular racket sports. A high number of tournaments for competitive tennis players may lead to overuse injuries, such as "tennis elbow"...
Preventing Volleyball Injuries
Each year, more than 460,000 high school students — including more than 410,000 girls — participate in interscholastic volleyball. As participation has increased over the past two...
