Common Recreational Sports Injuries
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Head injuries:
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Cerebral
concussion, Cerebral contusion, Extradural hemorrhage, Intracerebral hematoma,
Skull fracture, Subdural hemorrhage.
Acquired
brain injury. It is the impairment of normal brain function due to a neurological
insult, such as: open or closed head injuries (traumatic brain injury or
T.B.I.), select cerebral vascular lesions (i.e., aneurysm, hemorrhage,
brain stem stroke), hypoxic event, intracranial tumor, select neurological
diseases (i.e., encephalopathy). Head injuries has many levels of intensity.
It is possible that someone can acquire a brain injury without loss of
consciousness or external bruising or tangible confirmation (i.e., CAT
Scans, Skull X-rays, EEGs, etc.). Individuals who have even a mild brain
injury may continue to experience a wide variety of symptoms than can have
life-changing implications. Keep in mind, however, that brain injury is
different and unique for each person.
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Heat illness:
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Heat
cramps, Heat exhaustion, Heat stroke, Heat syncope.
Illness
caused by prolonged exposure to hot temperatures, high humidity, slow air
movement and increased physical activity. Long runs are responsible for
most heat illness in athletes.
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Hematomas:
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Bruise,
Foot hematoma, Hand hematoma, Leg hematoma, Thigh hematoma.
It is
trapped blood, often clotted, in an organ or within body tissues. A hematoma
forms as a result of an accident or surgery. The blood is usually reabsorbed
into the body tissues, and the clot disappears.
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and Anatomy involved
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