Hobbies and Sports

Collision Team Sports - such as American football,rugby and lacrosse,all involve high-impact blow to the body,which can cause serious injuries.

Net-based Sports - the frequent jumping and landing involved in net-based sports put a great deal of stress on the hips,knees and ankles.

Bat- and Club-based Sports - such as baseball,cricket and golf,put a lot of stress on the upper limbs,particularly the shoulders,elbows and hands.

Racket-based Sports - such as babminton,squash and tennis,require excellent endurance of both the cardiovascular and muscuar system.

Running - the strain placed on the lower limbs by running means that short ; middle ; and long distance runners,frequently suffer injury.

Combat Sport - boxing,judo and karate make tough demands on the body; training is intense and participation requires good all-round fitness.

Board-based Sports -  such as snowboarding ,windsurfing and kitesurfing require balance,core strength and stability of the knees,hips and ankles.

Equestrian Sports - the speed at which such as horseriding, show-jumping and polo are played means that the risk of serious injury is high.

Extreme Sports - such as rockclimbing, parkour and skydiving exert joints and muscles throughout the body and carry high risk of falls.

 

 

Anatomy of a Aches and Pains 

Muscles - are tissues that can be contracted to produce force and create motion. The sceletal muscle,which is attached to and covers the sceleton,is 

                  prone to being strained or pulled.

Bones - protect your internal organs and are connected together by ligaments to form the skeleton. Bone fractures and breakages often damage 

                  surraunding soft tissue.

Joints - are capsules-made of cartilade,bursae,ligaments and tendons-that hold together two or more bones and facilitate movement.

Cartilage - worn or torn cartilage is a common side effect of joint injuries and is commonly caused by trauma.

Bursae - are small sacs of fluid that reduce friction within some joints. 

Bursitis - is inflammation due to overuse or infection.

Ligaments - providing stability within joints and limiting movement of the limbs. An overstretched or torn ligament is known as a sprain.

Tendons -  help produce movement by enabling force to be exerted on the bones. 

Tendinopathy - is pain caused by overuse or repetitive motion.

 

Stretching and Flexibility 
Flexibility - is commonly described as the range of movement, or motion,around a particular joint or set of joints. 

Tight ,stiff muscles limit our normal range of movement. I some cases ,lack of flexibility can be a major contributing factor to muscle and joint pain.

Stretching - as it relates to physical health and fitness ,is the process of placing particular parts of the body into a position that will lengthen the muscles and associated soft tissue.