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“Sports injuries are most commonly caused by poor training methods, structural abnormalities, weakness in muscles, tendons, ligaments, and unsafe exercising environments.”
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Injury Prevention
An injury can be devastating for an athlete. It is unfortunate that almost every athlete, from recreational to competitive, will experience a sport related injury at some time. For this reason athletes and coaches should take measures to prevent injuries. Everything from warming up and cooling down to proper nutrition or even simply ensuring you wear the correct equipment can help an athlete avoid injury.
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Feature Articles |
Conditioning the Hamstrings
There are many theories concerning the underlying cause of hamstring injuries but whatever the cause, strength training plays an important part in the prevention of injury. The mechanism of injury is often eccentric deceleration activity therefore training should functionally reflect both this and the two joint actions of the muscles especially their role as hip extensors.
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Increase Rehabilitation Adherence
Using sport science theories to help guide athletic rehabilitation practice may be beneficial for athletic trainers. The sophistication of many theories makes them hard to apply in daily practice, but some theories can guide rehabilitation interactions to potentially make the rehabilitation experience more rewarding and successful.
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Concussion Management
A recently published estimate suggests that 30 million or more children and adolescents currently participate in organized sports across the United States. With large numbers of children and adolescents participating in sports and increased recognition of injuries, there has been a corresponding increase in reported injuries over the past decade. This increase in injuries has been accompanied by an increased focus on the development of new techniques aimed at improved injury management.
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Lower Leg Injuries
The article offers insights for sports officials on how to prevent lower leg injuries and keep their officiating performance at an optimal level. It notes that warming up the body or its specific parts can take on several forms, including jogging, calisthenics or repeated motions common to the officiating mechanics. Sports officials are advised not to stretch cold muscles prior to physical activity. It cites that having strong muscles is one of the best ways to avoid any injury.
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Comparison of High School Sports
The objective of this study was to compare practice and competition injury rates and patters in 5 boys’ sports (football, soccer, basketball, wrestling, and baseball) and 4 girls’ sports (soccer, volleyball, basketball, and softball) during a school year. Rates and patterns of high school sport injuries differed between practice and competition. Providing athletic trainers with this information is a crucial step in developing the targeted, evidence-based interventions required to effectively reduce injury rates among the millions of high school student-athletes.
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Female Athlete Triad
The Female Athlete Triad, which consists of low energy availability, loss of the menstrual cycle, and osteoporosis, was officially identified in 1992. Information on the treatment and prevention of the female athlete triad includes how the triad develops, strategies for prevention and warning signs for the coaches are all given.
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News from SIRC |
2008 SIRC Research Award
SIRC is proud
to announce the official launch of
the 2008 SIRC Research Award and the introduction of the SIRC Research
Development Award.
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SIRC Boardroom Rental
SIRC’s state of the art boardroom is available for meetings, training sessions and seminars.
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SIRC members have access to SIRC librarians and we are pleased to share some of your questions.
Dear SIRC Librarian:
I am a member of SIRC and would like to know how I can set up an alert to receive the Table of Contents of my favorite publications when they are added to the SportDiscus with Full Text.
Thanks
Ryan,
SPRA
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