Sports InjuriesAcute injuries Acute Injuries happen suddenly. The injury can be due to direct impact such as falling from a mountain bike and banging your head or more indirectly as in slipping on a badminton court while lunging and creating a groin strain. Chronic injuriesOften the result of unaccustomed or excessive exercise, examples might be shoulder pain after a vigorous game of squash or too many overs of bowling in a cricket match. Common Injuries to the lower limbPlantar Fasciitis: heel pain, due to inflammation of the plantar fascia which runs along the sole of the foot, normally caused by overuse and poor foot function. Sprained Ankle: damage to the ligaments around the ankle Achilles tendon strain Torn calf muscle Shin Splints: pain at front of lower leg - along the shin bone (too much training, running on hard surfaces, shoes with poor foot and ankle support) Knee Injuries: Hamstring Injury/Pulled Hamstring: muscle stretched beyond its limit, tears with sudden sharp pain Groin strain, a common problem with kicking sports such as football, rugby, karate and tae kwando. Also equestrian events. Hip joint injuries are not common but the hip muscles often need treatment, they include the gluteals, piriformis (hip rotator) and psoas (hip flexor). TFL syndrome also called iliotibial band syndrome is a painful condition affecting the outer thigh that often refers pain into the hip. Common injuries to the upper limb Sprained wrist Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis), caused by repetitive movement, pain radiates down outside of arm from the elbow Golfers Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis), similar to Tennis Elbow but affects the inside of elbow Shoulder Rotator Cuff Injury, common in throwing sports like cricket, javelin and canoeing Back pain can happen with any sport, usually when your muscles are tired. Stiff neck and pain between the shoulder blades are common complaints of "weekend warriors".
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