Transcript Mortal Injuries

RUNNER’S KNEE
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DESCRIPTION: STRIKES AGAINST ANYONE WHO DOES ACTIVITIES THAT
REQUIRE A LOT OF KNEE BENDING – LIKE WALKING, BIKING, AND
JUMPING. IT USUALLY CAUSES ACHING PAIN AROUND THE KNEECAP.
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TREATMENT: REST, ICE, COMPRESS, AND ELEVATE YOUR KNEE. TAKE ANTIINFLAMMATORY MEDICINE AND STRETCHING. TRY ARCH SUPPORTS OR
ORTHOTICS FOR YOUR SHOES
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RECOVERY TIME: 2-3 DAYS (MAY VARY)
CONCUSSION
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DESCRIPTION: A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY THAT ALTERS THE WAY
YOUR BRAIN FUNCTIONS. EFFECTS ARE USUALLY TEMPORARY BUT
CAN INCLUDE HEADACHES AND PROBLEMS WITH CONCENTRATION,
MEMORY, BALANCED AND COORDINATION.
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TREATMENT: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REST
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RECOVERY TIME: 1 WEEK
GROIN PULL
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DESCRIPTION: INTENSE PAIN IN THE REGION OF THE GROIN USUALLY
DUE TO ABNORMAL STRAINING OR STRETCHING OF THE ADDUCTOR
MUSCLE OF THE THIGH AND ESPECIALLY THE ADDUCTOR LONGUS.
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TREATMENT: ICE AND COMPRESS YOUR THIGH. STRETCHING YOUR
THIGH. TAKE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PAINKILLERS.
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RECOVERY TIME: 2 WEEKS
HAMSTRING STRAIN
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DESCRIPTION: THE PULLING OF ONE OF YOUR HAMSTRING MUSCLES –
THE GROUP OF THREE MUSCLES THAT RUN ALONG THE BACK OF YOUR
THIGH.
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TREATMENT: REST, ICE, COMPRESS, AND ELEVATE YOUR LEG. TAKE ANTIINFLAMMATORY PAINKILLERS. STRETCHING OF THE HAMSTRING.
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RECOVERY TIME: 3 WEEKS
DISLOCATED/ SEPARATED SHOULDER
DISLOCATED/ SEPARATED SHOULDER
DISLOCATED SHOULDER
• DESCRIPTION: A FALL OR BLOW CAUSES THE TOP OF
YOUR ARM BONE TO POP OUT OF THE SHOULDER
SOCKET.
• TREATMENT: IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE ARM BONE
BACK INTO THE SHOULDER SOCKET. JOINT WILL GET
MORE SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL BY THE MINUTE. ICE
YOUR SHOULDER AND USE A SLING.
• RECOVERY TIME: 6 WEEKS
SEPARATED SHOULDER
• DESCRIPTION: A FALL OR BLOW TEARS ONE OF
THE LIGAMENTS THAT CONNECTS THE COLLAR
BONE TO THE SHOULDER BLADE.
• TREATMENT: SURGERY FOR SEPARATED
SHOULDERS; THEN USE OF A SLING.
• RECOVERY TIME: 6 WEEKS
ANKLE SPRAIN
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DESCRIPTION: A COMMON MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY IN WHICH THE LIGAMENTS
OF THE ANKLE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY TEAR DUE TO SUDDEN STRETCHING.
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TREATMENT: ICE, REST, AND LIMITING AMOUNT OF WALKING AND WEIGHT
BEARING ON THE INJURED ANKLE. ELEVATE YOUR LEG AND CRUTCHES ARE OFTEN
RECOMMENDED. TAKE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICINE.
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RECOVERY TIME: 6 WEEKS
TENNIS ELBOW
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DESCRIPTION: A COMMON TERM FOR A CONDITION CAUSED BY OVERUSE OF ARM,
FOREARM, AND HAND MUSCLES THAT RESULT IN ELBOW PAIN CAUSED BY EITHER
ABRUPT OR SUBTLE INJURY OF THE MUSCLE AND TENDON AREA AROUND THE
OUTSIDE OF THE ELBOW.
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TREATMENT: ICE, REST ELBOW. AVOID ACTIVITY AND TAKE NONSTEROIDAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS. TAKE CORTISONE-TYPE MEDICATION.
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RECOVERY TIME: 1-3 MONTHS
SHIN SPLINTS
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DESCRIPTION: PAIN ALONG THE SHINBONE (TIBIA) – THE LARGE
BONE IN THE FRONT OF YOUR LOWER LEG.
TREATMENT: ICE AND REST THE AFFECTED AREA. TAKE AN OVER-THECOUNTER PAIN RELIEVER.
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RECOVERY TIME: 2 ½ MONTHS
ACL TEAR
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DESCRIPTION: AN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OR ACL, INJURY IS A TEAR IN
ONE OF THE KNEE LIGAMENTS THAT JOINS THE UPPER LEG BONE WITH THE LOWER
LEG BONE. THE ACL KEEPS THE KNEE STABLE.
TREATMENT: ICE AND COMPRESS KNEE. USE OF CRUTCHES. PHYSICAL REHAB
PROGRAM (NONSURGICAL). ACL SURGERY TO RECONSTRUCT THE ACL OR TO
RECONSTRUCT IT AND REPAIR OTHER INJURIES, SUCH AS MENSISCUS TEAR.
(DEPENDS ON GRADE OF INJURY).
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RECOVERY TIME: 6-9 MONTHS
ACHILLES TEAR
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DESCRIPTION: ONE OF THE LONGER TENDONS IN YOUR BODY,
STRETCHING FROM THE BONES OF YOUR HEEL TO YOUR CALF
MUSCLES.
TREATMENT: ICE, REST, COMPRESS, AND ELEVATE YOUR LEG. TAKE
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PAINKILLERS. USE A HEEL LIFT. SURGERY.
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RECOVERY TIME: 9-12 MONTHS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• ALL INFORMATION COMPILED FROM WEBMD.COM, MAYOCLINIC.ORG, AND MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM