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Encyclopedia > Sports injuries
Tackles like this one in Women's Australian rules football can cause injuries.

Sports injuries are injuries that are caused by participation in a sporting event. In many cases, these types of injuries are due to overuse of a part of the body when participating in a certain activity. For example, runner's knee is a painful condition generally associated with running, while tennis elbow is a form a repetitive stress injury at the elbow, although it does often occur with tennis players. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (864x597, 440 KB)[edit] Summary Player caught holding the ball in a game of womens Aussie Rules Footy. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (864x597, 440 KB)[edit] Summary Player caught holding the ball in a game of womens Aussie Rules Footy. ... Melbourne University Mugars player jostles for best position in a overhead Marking contest while tackled Darebin Falcons player lies down. ... Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. ... A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ... Chondromalacia Patellae (also known as CMP, Patello-Femoral Pain Syndrome, or Runners Knee) is a discomfort or dull pain in the knee or just under or around the knee. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tennis elbow (or lateral epicondylitis -- lat. ... Repetitive strain injury, also called repetitive stress injury or typing injury, is an occupational overuse syndrome affecting the tendons and nerves. ... Elbow redirects here. ... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ...


Injuries are a common occurrence in professional sports and most teams have a staff of therapists and close connections to the medical community. Controversy has arisen at times when teams have made decisions that could threaten a players long-term health for short term gain. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Physical therapy (or physiotherapy[1]) is the provision of services to people and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout the lifespan. ... Sports medicine or sport medicine is an interdisciplinary subspecialty of medicine which deals with the treatment and preventive care of athletes, both amateur and professional. ...


Sports injury center

A sports injury centre is a clinic that specialises in the kinds of injury associated with sports. It is not necessarily just for sportsmen.


External links

  • Sports Injury Info
  • Sports Injury Clinic.net
  • Sports Injury Prevention
  • My Natural Balance Sports Therapy

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