Sports injuries can be caused by compressive, tensile, or shear forces and are categorized as either acute or chronic. Common acute injuries include sprains from overstretched ligaments, strains from muscle tears or pulls, fractures usually in the upper limbs, dislocations in joints, and concussions disrupting normal brain function. Chronic injuries result from overuse and lack of rest, such as stress fractures in long-distance runners, tendinitis from repetitive muscle-tendon movement, osteoarthritis from joint deterioration due to wear and tear, and bursitis causing sac-like cushions around joints to inflame.
3. Common causes of sports injuries
Acute injury
• Sprain- overstretched ligaments
• Strain –is a twist, pull or tear of muscle
• Fracture – located at the upper limbs
• Dislocation-occur in joints
• Concussion –disrupt the normal function of the brain
4. Chronic injury
• Stress fracture- commonly occur among runners who train for long period without
adequate rest.
• Tendinitis – overuse injury in sports involves the muscle tendon.
• Osteoarthritis- is the wear and tear of a joint that result to its deterioration.
• Bursitis- the burs is a sac like musculoskeletal that provides support and cushioning
to the joint.
