This photo was taken by Marco Demarco on February 9, 2012.

1. How can injuries
be prevented to lengthen
an athlete’s life?
Joseph Hamby, Caleb Brown, Justin
Weatherford, and Michael Morguarge

2. Research Question #1:
How can we prevent leg injuries
before they happen?

3. Leg injuries can entangle our livelihood
and slow us down considerably. Therefore,
to avoid leg injuries and the problems they
cause you can exercise daily and learn your
body.
A picture taken by soccerkrys on April 3, 2009 using a Canon PowerShot S2 IS

4. Thighs
Knees
Ankles and Achilles
Feet
Ellis, Matt. 2000. Chart. SportsInjuryClinic.netWeb. 14 Nov 2012.

5. Research
Book: Article:
Sports Injuries: Hamstring Strain
Recognition and Injuries: Factors that
Management (Hutson) Lead to Injury and Re-
Injury (Opar)
Web:
Sports Injuries Clinic
(Mike W.)

6. Works Cited
Opar, David A., Morgan D. Williams, and Anthony I.
Shield. "Hamstring Strain Injuries: Factors
That Lead To Injury And Re-Injury." Sports
Medicine 42.3 (2012): 209-226. Academic
Search Complete. Web. 3 Oct. 2012.
Mike, W. (n.d.). Sports injuries. Retrieved from
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/sport-injuries
Hutson, M. A. Sports Injuries: Recognition and
Management. 2nd ed. Oxford ; New York: Oxford
University Press, 1996. Print
soccerkry. “IMG_0934.” Photograph. Flickr, 3 April
2009. Web. November 2012

7. Research Question #2:
Is enough being done to prevent
head injuries in contact sports?

8. All the sports organizations know how
important it is to protect the players and so
therefore they are creating ways with medical
specialists to help reduce these head injuries
along with changing of the rules.
Kingdafy. “IMG_8689.” Photograph. Flickr.
Creative Commons, 27 October 2007. Web. 6
Nov. 2012.

9. Research
Article:
“Let’s Get the Head Further Out of the Game:
A Proposal for Reducing Brain Injuries in
Helmeted Contact Sports.” (Criscoe, Joseph
J., and Richard M. Greenwald.)
Book:
Head Injuries in Contact Sports: sideline
decision making (Saal, J.A., M.J Sontag)
Website:
www.cdc.gov/concussion/sports/index.html

10. Works Cited
Saal, J.A., and M.J. Sontag. "Head Injuries In Contact Sports:
Sideline Decision Making." In, Saal, J.A.
(ed.), Rehabilitation of sports
injuries, Philadelphia, Pa., Hanley &
Belfus, Inc., 1987, p. 649-658. United States:
1987. SPORTDiscus. Web. 6 Nov. 2012.
"Let's Get The Head Further Out Of The Game: A Proposal
For Reducing Brain Injuries In Helmeted Contact
Sports." Current Sports Medicine Reports (American
College Of Sports Medicine) 10.1 (2011): 7-
9. SPORTDiscus. Web. 6 Nov. 2012.
“Injury Prevention & Control: Traumatic Brain Injury.”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. n.d. Web. 2
December 2012.

11. Research Question #3:
Are neck and back injuries as
serious to athletes as they are made
out to be?

12. • Neck and back injuries are very serious and
severe in sports.
• Any player obtaining one of these is at a serious
risk for not only their life, but their sports career.
Carsten Lorentzen.”Injury.” Photograph. Flickr.
Creative Commons, 10 February 2008. Web. 6
Nov. 2012.

13. Research
Article
"Original Paper: Neck Back And Spine Injuries In
Amateur Rugby League: A Review Of Nine Years Of
Accident Compensation Corporation Injury Entitlement
Claims And Costs.”
Website
"Become an Advocate for Sports Safety."
http://www.stopsportsinjuries.org/football-injury-
prevention.aspx
Book
The Living of Low Back Injury: A Psychological
Phenomenological Investigation.

14. Works Cited
Clark Trevor, et al. "Original Paper: Neck Back And Spine
Injuries In Amateur Rugby League: A Review Of
Nine Years Of Accident Compensation Corporation
Injury Entitlement Claims And Costs." Journal Of
Science And Medicine In Sport 14.(n.d.): 126-129.
ScienceDirect. Web. 6 Nov. 2012.
"Become an Advocate for Sports Safety." Football Injuries.
N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. Murphy, Mary
Anne. The Living of Low Back Injury: A
Psychological Phenomenological Investigation.1978.
Print.
Carsten Lorentzen.”Injury.” Photograph. Flickr. Creative
Commons, 10 February 2008. Web. 6 Nov. 2012.

15. Research Question #4:
Which prevention method proves to be the most
effective in lengthening an athlete’s life?

16. There are multiple prevention methods used for
the many injuries that can occur in an athlete’s
life, but the most effective is conditioning.
Strengthening your muscles is the best way to
ensure the future safety of your body.
This photo was taken on August 2, 2010 using a Canon
EOS 50D.

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18. Research
Book
Sports Injury Prevention: Olympic Handbook of
Sports Medicine.
Article
The Latest News: An Overview Of Some Of The
Most Recent Soccer Related Professional
Research
Website
STOPSportsInjuries.org

19. Works Cited
Kirkendall, D. "The Latest News: An Overview Of Some Of
The Most Recent Soccer Related Professional
Research." Soccer Journal 48.3 (2003): 14-15.
SPORTDiscus. Web. 5 Oct. 2012.
Bahr, Roald, and Lars Engebretsen. Sports Injury Prevention:
Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine. Chichester,
West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. Print.
Owens, Brett D., MD, and William N. Levine, MD. "Become
an Advocate for Sports Safety." Football Injuries.
STOPSportsInjuries.org, 2012. Web. 07 Nov. 2012.
West Point Public Affairs. “Army Football Training Camp.”
Photograph. Flickr. Creative Commons, 2 August
2010. Web. 6 November 2012.