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- Rugby - The Injuries and Their Prevention!
[Recreation-and-Sports:Rugby] Here is a brief article about rugby injuries what you can do to help prevent them. Plus info on a few rugby players who have suffered injuries.
- Sprained Ankle - A Basic Guide
[Health-and-Fitness:Critical-Care] What is a sprained ankle? Well a sprained ankle is when you damage the band of ligaments that connect the bones together at the ankle. A minor sprain is when a ligament is stretched or partially torn; a severe strain is when the ligament is completely torn.
- Arm Slings - How to Apply Them
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] Slings are generally used to support an injured arm of someone that is sitting or able to walk. Slings can also be used as a treatment for broken ribs. Arm slings are usually made with a triangular bandage and most first aid kits should have one, and always be replaced once used.
- Achilles Tendonitis - A Basic Guide
[Health-and-Fitness] The Achilles is named after the Greek God Achilles who could only be harmed on the ankle. This is where the term Achilles tendon has come from. Achilles tendon is a large tendon that connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. The Achilles tendon is the most frequently ruptured tendon in the body. Achilles tendonitis is a condition that occurs to this large tendon causing irritation, inflammation and substantial pain. Also what can happen is a rupture of the Achilles tendon, which feels like a sudden painful kick in the back of the ankle. This however is a lot less common than Achilles tendonitis.
- The Essential First Aid Guide For External Bleeding
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Bleeding can occur in all kinds of injuries. Whether it's playing some kind of sport, in the kitchen cooking, a child playing or one of many other scenarios, accidents happen all the time. When one does occur we want to be prepared, we want to ensure that we know all there is to know about caring for the patient and treating the injury in the right manner.
- Ankle Injuries - The World's Most Common Sports Injury
[Health-and-Fitness:Pain-Management] Jeremie Aladiere, the Middlesbrough star football player has recently been laid up for eight weeks with an ankle injury. He is just the latest in a long line of casualties to suffer from an ankle injury, the most common of all sports injuries.
- Knee Injuries - Tips to Avoid Ruining Your Ski Holiday
[Recreation-and-Sports:Skiing] The last thing you want is to spend a fortune on your ski holiday, then spend it sitting in your chalet. Sadly, for many people heading for the snow this year, their long awaited ski holiday will end in disaster as sports injury abruptly ends their plans.
- Knee Injuries - Why They Are So Common in Children
[Health-and-Fitness] Knee injuries are a familiar reason why professional football stars are often out of action. They are also the reason many children and young people have to sit on the sidelines, missing out on the sports they enjoy.
- Knee Injuries - How to Have a Safe Ski Holiday
[Recreation-and-Sports:Skiing] There can be few experiences on earth as thrilling as skiing. Yet, for too many people, the thrills end in spills and the dream holiday is marred by a sports injury.
- Ankle Sprains - What Are They?
[Health-and-Fitness:Pain-Management] Ankle sprains are the most common sports injury and occur thousands of time each week. Of course, they can also happen in daily life and high heels are responsible for many a sprained ankle!
- Ankle Support - A Vital Tip For Basketball Players
[Health-and-Fitness:Pain-Management] Popular in the United States of America for over a century, basketball continues to grow in popularity in Europe and the UK. With its combination of jumping, stopping and running on a hard floor, basketball is a great spectator sport but it really does take its toll on the feet and ankles of its players.
- Sports Injuries - Minimizing the Risks
[Health-and-Fitness] Sports are increasingly recognized as an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Government, at both national and local level, are encouraging sports participation at all levels in the community. However, as participation in sports increases, so does the risk of sports injuries, so it is vital that sports promotion is accompanied by a drive towards increasing knowledge of first aid and injury prevention.
- Knee Injuries - How to Avoid This Common Sports Injury
[Health-and-Fitness] Knee injuries are the most common sports injury seen in Britain today. In running alone, 60% of all runners are injured in an average year and about one third of these sports injuries affect the knee.
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