What Is A Sports Injury?

Sports injuries are often defined as injuries that are incurred during the participation of a sporting activity or event. Although some sports injuries can be instantaneous, like a sudden break, most sports injuries are caused by the long-term overuse of a certain part of the body. For example, tennis and golfers elbow as well as runners knee are all sport injuries associated with their given activity, respectively tennis, golfing and running. This can also be considered a repetitive sprain injury or RSI. Other types of sports injuries can be caused by a hard contact with something such as a broken bone, torn ligament or tendon.
Many sport injuries occur in professional sports, but can happen among people who participate in recreational activities on a habitual yet casual basis.
What are the symptoms of sports injury?
The symptoms and signs of sports injury can be relative to the type of injury and where it occurred. An example of this would be the pain associated with a sudden break or sprain. If the break occurred in the ankle area, you will mostly likely experience, soreness, discomfort, swelling and in some cases, bruising or bleeding in the area of injury. Other common symptoms of sport injury include, anteriolateral shin splints, where pain is localized around the front of the shin. There are also in posteromedial shin splints, where pain is felt on the inner part of the shins and can spread to the knee. Fractures, lower back pain, tennis and golfers elbow, swelling shooting and stabbing pains in the arms, neck, back, thighs or feet can all occur with sports injury.
What causes sport injury?
Sports injuries can be classified as either traumatic or overuse injuries. Most traumatic injuries can occur in high impact sports like soccer, hockey and football. These injuries can range from bruises and muscle strains, to fractures, head injuries and bone breaks. Overuse injuries are caused by repetitive motions and can be found in activities like volleyball, tennis, golf, jogging, gymnastics or other supposed lower impact sports. You can prevent sports injuries through correct warm-up (at least 15 minutes) that include stretching all areas of the body, to be followed by a proper warm down afterwards.
Will Painwave X4000 Help with Sports Injury?
Yes! The Painwave X4000 is a non-invasive, drug-free pain management system that can speed healing and help with the pain associated with sports injuries. Unlike other methods of pain relief, the Painwave X4000 does not 'block' pain signals to the brain, instead it works in concert with the body's own bioelectromagnetic ecosystem. This is one of the reasons why the Painwave X4000 has no side effects. To use the device, simply move it over the surface of the skin in a small circular motion. In time, the Painwave X4000 will improve circulation, cell activity and lymphatic movements. This can be especially beneficial in the relief of pain and other discomforts. In many cases, this stimulation will greatly reduce or eliminate pain for good.
Note: The contents provided in this article are for informational purposes only and shouldn't be used to diagnose a sports injury. If you feel you have pain associated with a sports injury, visit your local doctor office for a medical evaluation and testing.
by Annette Badowski