Essay On Sports Injuries

Introduction:

Sports injuries are very common nowadays. They also play a major role in athletes’ careers. Many famous athletes lost their careers because of devastating injuries. What are sport injuries? Why do they happen so frequently? What are the proper treatments? Are there any precautions that could prevent them from happening?

That’s the topic of our research.

Sports Injuries:

Sports injuries are kind of injuries that occur because of practicing sport whether they occur during exercising or, after it. Sport injuries can occur because of the person himself or because of an external action like what happened in football games. Sport injuries are changes in the tissue that is injured anatomically, and physiologically in way that can dysfunction

How to minimize the risk of sports injuries?

1-Warming up and stretching.

2-Using protective equipment such as helmet and shin guards.

3-Using suitable equipment.

4-Avoid training when you feel tired.

5-Avoid overtraining.

6-Adequate hydration and nutrition (Carbohydrate, calcium and protein supplements) are required.

7-Stop training immediately, if you felt a pain.

8-Adhere to the rules of the game.

Nutrition for athlete:

The right nutrition plays a major role in the prevention of any injury, in general you should eat 3 meals each day, the amount of time should be between the two meal is 4-6 H, due to we need to guarantee a stable blood sugar and insulin level. Water is an important thing, you should drink water to keep well- hydrated.

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We should consider these things in our daily needs:

1-Protein: eat food with high quality protein, such as: cold water fish, organic poultry, grass fed meats and organic soy products such as tofu and tempeh.

2-Good fat: extra virgin olive oil and small amount of organic butter.

3-Vegetables and fruits: at least we should eat it for 5 times in each day, Preferably more.

4-Whole grains, beans and