...Injury to any person’s body results in a distressing interruption in life. Fortunately, because most peoples’ careers or errands do not require much use of the body, injured non-athletes can continue on with these activities before full recovery, depending on the seriousness of the damage done. When injury befalls on a sportsperson, the disruption experienced is amplified, as the person needs to fully recover both physically and mentally before participating again. Injury to any given athlete will cause many diverse effects psychologically, and the way the athlete views the injury is a significant determining factor in his or her ability to come back in full force. Unfortunately, the rate that the body recovers is not always simultaneous with the rate that the mind heals (Podlog & Eklund, 2007), so it is important to make sure restorative treatment is applied toward the mind during rehabilitation. The mental discomfort one experiences from injury is complex, as the person is being affected cognitively, emotionally and behaviorally. To make sure a rehabilitation program will fully heal the mind along with the body, the intricacy of the mental aspect needs special consideration. The rate at which the body recuperates and the amount of influence psychological properties affect that rate depend on if the injury is short term, moderate or severe. When the injury is more severe, more modifications potentially need to be made when returning to the sport which were not concerns before...
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...Sports Injuries While researching further into the major of Physical Therapy, there was a topic that kept resurfacing. That topic was adolescent sports injuries and why/how they occur. Injuries from sports participation are a substantial cause of hospitals visits and medical bills. Sport injuries are the second leading cause of ER visits for adolescents. As I dived deeper into researching this topic I came across scholarly articles though places such as JSTOR, Google scholar, and more through the library databases. One of my favorite articles that I used throughout the semester was Taft’s. Although this article might be slightly out-of-date I think the information is still respectable and still truthful to the current date. Timothy...
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...Maureen Weiss is the author of this article about the psychological aspects of sport-injury rehab. As a well-known doctor from the University of Virginia this dated article from 2003 was written with insights from many of her peers. This article not only was a lot to learn of information to learn about sports injury but also just great knowledge and insight about the world of sports around us today. This article talks a lot about the way kids in different age groups will act differently compared to each other. With the way the doctors did their research it shows that they took a lot of time to conduct these tests and experiments. When you look at the findings from the procedures done we do see differences in the athletic injury, as they grow older as well as their gender that either has been seen to help or hurt the athletes in the rehab process. When I look back over the article and find a conclusion that I agree with using the findings I believe that each patient should be looked at differently. Using the past results you can start with that when caring for an athlete in their rehab process, but as you continue adjust your process depending on the athlete and how much they push themselves. Each person will have different goals and different drive to finish. With this article anyone interested in rehab could use this article and its findings and work it more for more results. It seemed to be a lot of work but as the times have gone on we now have different patients and different...
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...Paul T. Diamond’s "Head injuries in men’s and women’s lacrosse: a 10 year analysis of the NEISS database" analyzes differences in lacrosse relating injuries between various genders and age groups. After analyzing data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, Diamond concludes that women and youth players are at increased risk for head trauma and that the integration of protective headgear into the sport should be considered. This source was most useful while drafting valid objections, for the increased rate of concussions in women’s lacrosse is a prominent danger of the sport. The information provide by this, unlike other sources I explored, also maintained that protective headgear is a necessary adaptation to the game. Therefore,...
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...hand, it used emergent approach, which could support the club to maintain its sustainability development. Finally, the club evaluated their strategies frequently. Through the evaluation process, the club reflected itself. And then, it could provide useful information for them to sustain competitive advantage. For keeping the club running effectively, they should consider more activities and events to entertain the members. 1. Introduction An awareness of the importance of the strategy to the sport organization has been recognized over these years. According to Johnson and Scholes (2002), strategy decided the direction and scope of an organization’s activities, and connects its external environment. In addition, as Hoye et al (2009) state, strategy can be an explanation of how sports organizations survive with competitions and sustentation. As Forster (2006: 72) claims that “sport is intermediated, controlled and contested by great numbers of organizations” and “every sports organization must consider its own situation before developing a strategy and should not necessarily follow the strategy or direction of another” (Watt, 2003: 53). However, this does not mean to let the circumstances lead all activities. According to (Hoye et al, 2009: 87), “this...
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...Acromioclavicular Joint Separations: Operative and Nonoperative Considerations Mark P. Cote, PT, DPTa, Karen E. Wojcik, MSPT, ATCb, Gregg Gomlinski, MSPT, CSCSb, Augustus D. Mazzocca, MS, MDa,* Acromioclavicular joint (AC) separations are one of the most common injuries seen in orthopedic and sports medicine practices, accounting for 9% of all injuries to the shoulder girdle.1–3 Various operative and nonoperative treatment schemes have been described for the management of AC joint injuries.4–33 Although considerable controversy exists over the efficacy of surgical reconstruction versus nonoperative intervention for grade III type injuries, grade I and II separations seem to respond favorably to conservative management. Conversely, grades IV, V, and VI often require surgical reconstruction. Regardless of the type of injury, rehabilitation as a part of conservative management and postoperative care plays an important role in the management of these injuries. This article presents the authors’ rehabilitation approach to treatment of acromioclavicular separations pre- and postoperatively. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK To provide instruction and insight for rehabilitation clinicians, protocols are often provided for a specific injury or procedure. A protocol is a system of rules or procedures for a given situation. Although intended to be informative, protocols often result in a restrictive list of exercises and arbitrary time frames that a clinician is expected to follow. It is...
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...The importance of vision in sports is a subject that been maintaining people awareness for the past couple years .In fact, With the increasing of people playing sports as a recreactional activity or at a professional level it is becoming more relevant than ever to stress the type of eye injuries that can happen while practicing a sport and the best way to protect ourselves.Whether it’s basketball , football, baseball or any type of sports humans in general , are more exposed than ever to eye injuries . Along the same side, according to the book sport vision care for the enhancement of sports performance “ sports - related ocular injuries account for 33000 to 100000 of the estimated 2.4 million eye injuries that occur in the US annually”...
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...discussing is Munster Rugby and how they are using new technologies to gain an advantage over other companies. I have personal experience with the company over several seasons from the season 2011/12-2014/15. The technology is the GPS system (1.Catapult Sports, 2015) each player uses. Before it was simply used to calculate your total distance covered but due to advancements in the technology it has become vastly more important and provides greater influence. Today the GPS systems each player wears, will calculate not just distance, but will also record top speeds in metres per second, as well as provide a breakdown of what distances was covered at top speed. This data then enables coaches a very beneficial analysis tool as they can see what players are their work, slacking off, or going over and beyond their duty. Another addition of the updates GPS systems is that they include a gyroscope, accelerometer. Which together, they both combine and take into account the total impacts ( tackle, carry, ruck ) and the force/intensity of each impact that each player endures throughout the game. With these stats now readily available Munster Rugby are making great progress for strength and conditioning, but more importantly for injury management. The S&C staff have a training plan for each session, as it is their job to make sure each athlete is in pristine condition to perform on match day. The GPS provide live “real-time” feedback which is monitored during each training session...
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...To start, injuries in high school athletics happen all the time. More than they should. According to Pham-Kanter, “The CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System also reports that over 3.5 million sports injuries in children younger than age 15”. That’s insane to think about. Kids younger than my age are getting injured on and off the field in various ways. With this said, there are a lot of different types of injuries. There are a few categories of sport related injuries, common injuries, severe injuries, and career-ending injuries. Let’s focus on common injuries. Common injuries would be defined as an injury that makes the athlete only miss one week or less of practice or competition. Research was done to figure out this mystery of what the most common injuries are in high school...
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...head injury by helmet to helmet hit in the NFL Football is known to be a hard hitting sport and its spectators claim that those who play it already know the risks. One of the major injuries in football is a concussion or severe head injury which can lead to paralysis or fatality hence ending their career. This has been a big issue in the past years the National Football League and many solutions have been brought up to avoid these injuries. Every season the NFL introduces new rules outlining proper ways to hit in order to avoid certain injuries. Although these rules are introduced, concussions and other head injuries are still increasing by each football season. It is therefore important to understand the basis of this risk by performing an analysis and understanding its probabilities and consequences. The purpose of this project is performing a risk analysis of the underlying issue and come up with mitigation action. First the decision is identified, in this case, helmet to helmet hit or an illegal hit as defined by the NFL. The undesired outcome of this decision is players having concussions or severe head injuries while others even end up getting paralyzed. A risk avoidance or mitigation action will then be taken. The project will include statistical data available from numerous sources provided by the NFL and other independent studies. These data sets will be used in analysis from a set number of seasons. Methods of analysis such as cause effect, fault tree analysis and...
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...issues in sports. The intended audience is the sports nation and everybody involved. This source educates the entire world on the seriousness of concussions. From children playing pee-wee football to adults playing in the NFL, concussions cause brain damage. They can cause a player to be inactive for a month, year, or a lifetime. In some very serious circumstances concussions may cause death. Zirin, Dave. "High Price of Concussions." Progressive Oct. 2010: 42. Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition. Web. 28 Oct. 2012. <http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/results_single_ftPES.jhtml>. 2 NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell is taking serious steps to make his players more safe. Coaches are looking at what Goodell is doing and are following him by example. Goodell feels that if coaches and players see how serious the problem is, they will find more and more ways to protect the youth. "Heads up! NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell talks about the importance of protecting student athletes from traumatic head injuries." State Legislatures 37.2 (2011): 21. Gale Student Resources in Context. Web. 28 Oct. 2012. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage>. 3 E:60 is a segment conducted by the ESPN network. This network covers every single sport and is a very credible source. The purpose was to inform its viewers on the seriousness of concussions. By introducing second impact to viewers, it encourages athletes to let all symptoms of their head injuries disappear...
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...sporting goods, sports footwear and sporting apparel (“Adidas Group AG”). Their overriding theme has always been sports and the sporting lifestyle (“Adidas Group AG”). In more recent years, the Adidas Company merged with Reebok International Incorporated including its sub-brands, Taylormade and Rockport, in an effort to challenge its competitors, Nike and Puma (“Adidas Group AG”). With the merger to Reebok, the company has now focused on their sport footwear and apparel operations as well as their Taylormade golf equipment division and its Maxfli line of golf balls, clubs and accessories (“Adidas Group AG”). With over 50,000 employees worldwide and revenues in excess of $19 billion, Adidas is a global organization, selling its brand in more than 160 countries (“Adidas Group AG”). In addition, after winning the rights to becoming the official sponsor and supplier of the 2008 Olympic Games in China, Adidas began expanding its market there with the goal of controlling the sports footwear industry worldwide. (“Adidas Group AG”). Two Growth Opportunity Strategies that Adidas could consider in order to expand their business over the next 5 years could be in product development and diversification. Product development is defined as, “new or improved products for present markets” (Perreault, Cannon, McCarthy 51). Adidas focuses on athletes and those who enjoy an active lifestyle. Unfortunately, this type of lifestyle can lead to stress and strain injuries. A natural progression...
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...Laura Cox 03/07/2012 MGT Strategy Case Analysis: The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Cultural Viability I. Introduction The UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship, belongs to the mixed martial arts industry. It is actually the largest MMA promotion company in the world. Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport. It allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques. There are numerous types of mixed martial arts including boxing, wrestling, kickboxing, karate, and taekwondo. II. General Environmental Analysis a. Technology Mixed martial arts have been around for a long time. It was first introduced in the original Olympic Games in Athens. In the beginning, fighters used a combination of Hellenic boxing a wrestling to fight. They could use any of their abilities until they had the other opponent knocked unconscious or surrender. There were no rules or guidelines to the fighting; it was all or nothing. Different combat sports evolved over the years into different areas of the world. This made the popularity of pakration decline. As time went on, rules and regulations were developed for the fighters and the technological advances helped this sport take off. b. Demographics This industry is mainly viewed by males, although some females are also interested in the industry. From personal experience, males enjoy watching a fight more than females do. The industry attracts an age group mainly between 18 and 36. No matter what race or ethnicity...
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...clash of helmets off the scrimmage line rings through the air and tiltating the fans. Being that concussions are mainly produced during football games, practices, and scrimmages, it’s more likely to get more than 1 concussions during that season which could lead to a big mistake. Some of these are things thats happened over the few years.The NFL's Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee finds that returning to play after sustaining a concussion "does not involve significant risk of a second injury either in the same game or during the season (January 2005). Dr. Omalu identifies chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brains of former Pittsburgh Steelers players Terry Long, 45, and Andre Waters, 44. Both had committed suicide ( 2004-2005 ). Dr. Elliot Pellman steps down as chairman of the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee but remains on the committee ( February, 2007 ). The NFL holds a medical conference on concussions( June 2007 ). The NFL formalizes new concussion guidelines which include a telephone hotline to report when a player is being forced to play contrary to medical advice ( August 14, 2007 ). Sport-related Concussion (SRC) is now recognized as a major public health concern. While the exact number of cases of SRC is unknown, an estimated 300,000 concussions occur annually in the U.S. with 40,000 concussions occurring annually in high school football alone. High school football is popular...
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...Biomechanics of Gymnastics Biomechanics is the application of mechanical analysis to study body movements, this allows for research and developments into everyday activities. Often time biomechanics is used to study different sports and the movements that an athlete would complete in relation to that sport. One sport that there was a desire to do biomechanical research was Gymnastics. Gymnastics is a sport that incorporates full body movements, to better understand the body movements’ biomechanical studies are used. These studies allow for research to be done into how the body moves for a specific movement, then the movement can be optimized being able to improve a gymnasts skills. Also these biomechanical analyses can help understand the forces and loads that the gymnast’s body is enduring; this can lead to finding ways to reduce these loads and forces in hopes to prevent and injury. Gymnastics is complex a sport that incorporates physical agility, coordination, strength, flexibility, and artistic abilities. All of these attributes are judge through the gymnast’s routines for each event that they complete. The different events are specific to gender, males do one set of events while female complete another. Women complete 4 different events, these include: The Uneven Bars (UB) The Uneven Bars are an event that includes two wooden bars, each supported on either side of the bar. The two bars are set a distance apart, with one bar being at a higher height than the other...
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