What to do if you get injured in sports

What should I do if I get injured in sports?

What should I do if I get injured in sports? When we compete in sports, we often get injured, which is very painful for us. We must protect ourselves during exercise. Next, let me introduce to you in detail what to do if you are injured in sports competitions.

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1. Causes of injuries in sports competitions?

(1) Subjective reasons

Conceptual negligence What is the meaning? The central nervous system of adolescents and children is different from that of adults. The stimulation and inhibition of the brain nerve process are imbalanced. The stimulation process prevails and is easy to spread to the outside world. Mainly characterized by cheerfulness, activeness and high energy. Coupled with the lack of experience in daily life, it is very easy to be careless in thinking, carry out outdoor activities recklessly, or be impetuous, eager for quick success, and ignore the principles of starting from the simple to the deep and working within one's capabilities, which are often the main reasons for knee joint injuries.

(2) Inadequate warm-up exercises are unscientific

Failure to do warm-up exercises or insufficient warm-up exercises is another key reason for knee joint injuries. This situation is more common in ball sports events. During the summer vacation, many best friends get together to play basketball and football. There is no shortage of fun things. But in many cases, many students throw themselves into intense events without adequate preparation. At this time, the body fluid regulation of nerves and muscles is low and they are slow to respond to large stimuli. This results in less energy in the muscles and tendons, insufficient flexion and extension, limited joint activity, and poor flexibility of the human body. In this case, ligament strains and joint sprains are most likely to occur. Moreover, there is a certain difference between the imaginary posture and the actual health status. If demand exceeds supply, damage will inevitably occur.

3. Excessive exercise? When a long-term high-intensity event is carried out without proper rest, and then intense exercise is carried out, the effects of all aspects of the human body have already been greatly reduced. reduce. Due to long-term exercise, the body sweats more, loses a lot of water, and releases a lot of salt in sweat. Lack of water reduces the ability to exercise. If water and electrolyte solutions such as Na and K are not replenished in time, it will cause the body's electrolyte balance to be disrupted, causing increased muscle fluid regulation and muscle cramps. In addition, it will continue to cause hypoglycemia.

4. In poor physical condition, excessive exercise or high difficulty during the initial recovery stage of injury, poor sleep quality, or when muscle energy and body flexibility are significantly reduced during fatigue. When operating, damage may occur. Therefore, you must have a certain understanding of your physical condition before exercising.

After reading the above relevant knowledge about injuries in sports competitions, have you all understood a lot? In fact, in daily life we ??still have to pay attention to safety issues, no matter how we actually exercise. Under any circumstances, we must pay attention to protect ourselves, and we must do a good warm-up before exercising. What to do if you are injured in sports 2

1. Bruises

Bruises are the most common injuries in sports. Bruises are open soft tissue injuries, usually caused by falls. Occurs in running, basketball, football sports.

Treatment methods: (1) Mild abrasions: Clean wounds can generally be cured by applying red or violet liquid. (2) Severe abrasions: First, stop the bleeding, then apply cold compress, elevate the limb, and apply pressure with a bandage.

2. Nosebleeds

Ask the injured person to sit down first, tilt his head slightly, breathe through the mouth temporarily, plug the nostrils with gauze, and apply a cold towel on the forehead and bridge of the nose. , usually can stop bleeding.

3. Concussion

In highly confrontational sports such as basketball, football, and volleyball, collisions may occur, resulting in mild concussions. For mild concussions, quiet After a day or two of bed rest, you can participate in appropriate activities a week later. For moderate or severe concussions, the injured person should be kept absolutely quiet, lie on his back on a flat place, put a cold compress on the head, keep warm, and send him to the hospital for treatment in time.

4. Dislocation

Movements should be gentle and do not stretch or twist randomly. You can apply a cold compress first, put on a bandage, keep the joint immobile, and then ask a doctor for treatment.

5. Fracture

First of all, you should prevent shock, keep warm, stop bleeding and relieve pain, then bandage and fix, and send to hospital for treatment

6. Ankle sprain

Ankle sprain is the most common joint and ligament injury in sports. It often occurs in running, basketball, football, high jump, long jump, skating, skiing, skydiving, wrestling and other sports.

Treatment method: Stop exercising immediately, elevate the affected limb appropriately, and apply cold compress within 12 hours to prevent continued bleeding. Apply hot compress after 12 hours to promote the resolution of inflammation. Two days after the sprain, the patient should be encouraged to move the lower limbs as soon as possible, practice walking slowly, and perform massage, acupuncture, physical therapy and other measures to restore the function of the foot as soon as possible.

7. Wrist injuries

In sports, acute injuries to the wrist are quite common. Among them, injuries caused by dorsiflexion of the wrist are the most common. This is similar to when a person falls. It is related to the conditioned reflex action of putting your hands on the ground. It often occurs in sports such as football, basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics. The dorsum of the wrist stretches and supports the ground, causing fractures, dislocations, or acute traumatic synovitis of the wrist.

Treatment method: If fractures or dislocations occur, you should go to the nearest hospital as soon as possible. Traumatic synovitis should be bandaged with pressure and fixed with splint or plaster for 2-3 weeks; physical therapy, massage, external application of traditional Chinese medicine, etc. can be performed 3-5 days after the injury.

8. Finger contusions

Finger contusions often occur when catching basketball, volleyball passing, or blocking with incorrect hand shapes. Finger contusions can cause collateral ligament damage or stretching of the interphalangeal joints. Injury to the flexor tendons of the fingers.

Treatment method: (1) When the collateral ligament of the interphalangeal joint is slightly injured, when you perform a side pull on the distal end of the injured joint with the finger in the straight position, pain occurs, but there is no looseness or "opening" feeling. . During treatment, a piece of tape about 1 cm wide can be used to fix the injured finger with the uninjured finger next to it. (2) If the joint cannot be straightened or is deformed after a finger contusion, tendon rupture or joint dislocation or avulsion fracture should be suspected. If there is a tendon rupture or avulsion fracture, it should be treated as soon as possible, and conservative treatment or surgical suture should be used according to the situation; joint dislocation should be repaired by an experienced person.

9. Ligament and muscle strains

During running, ligament strains and thigh muscle strains are prone to occur. If a strain occurs, it should be treated as follows:

(1) The acute phase is within 24 hours after the injury. You need to stop exercising and apply a cold towel on the painful point for 20-30 minutes to allow the small blood vessels to heal. Shrink and reduce local congestion and edema.

(2) After 24 hours, there will be a recovery period, which can be combined with massage, micro-movement, and rehabilitation exercises under the guidance of a doctor. It should be noted that applying heat too early will aggravate swelling. You should wait until the injured area is no longer red and swollen before applying heat.

(3) Pain after injury generally does not require special treatment. If it is unbearable, you can take anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as Voltaren. If pain and other symptoms last for a long time, it is recommended to go to the hospital and perform functional exercises of the injured area under the guidance of a doctor.

10. Muscle spasm

Cramp is a sustained involuntary tonic contraction of a muscle. The calf gastrocnemius, plantar flexor muscles and toe flexor muscles are common. If spasm occurs, you should stretch your muscles immediately.

2. Prevent sports injuries

1. Wear suitable sportswear and sports shoes

It is important to choose comfortable and breathable sportswear and sports shoes when exercising. Very important, it can effectively reduce the risk of accidental falls and stretching. For example, basketball is a very dynamic and intense sport. Accordingly, professional basketball sportswear needs to highlight the perspiration function and breathability to make it comfortable to wear during exercise; another example is racing, which competes with the speed and explosive power of athletes. , then the corresponding clothing needs to focus on protection, fit and comfort.

2. Prepare carefully for warm-up activities

Some people say: "It is such a hot weather in May, so there is no need to warm up, I am already very hot." If you think so, you are absolutely wrong! It is of great significance to prepare for warm-up activities:

(1) Increase the excitement level of the central nervous system to adapt to the need for the body to withstand large-load intensity stimulation.

(2) Enhance the function of the oxygen transport system, increase pulmonary ventilation, oxygen uptake and cardiac output, and expand the capillaries in myocardial and skeletal muscles, which is beneficial to improving the metabolic level of working muscles.

(3) Reduce muscle viscosity, increase elasticity, and prevent muscle damage.

(4) Enhance skin blood flow, facilitate heat dissipation, and prevent heat stress damage.

3. Reasonably arrange exercise load

When arranging exercise intensity, you must follow the principle of gradual and orderly progress. Do not do it too hastily to avoid exerting too much force or too fast at the beginning, which may cause muscle fatigue. Strains and joint sprains. When arranging exercise time, you must consider your own conditions and sports activities. If the exercise time is too long, the body will be in a state of fatigue for a long time, and the body function will decline. At this time, sports injuries are most likely to occur.

4. Strengthen protection and self-protection

During exercise, you must act according to your ability, choose activity content according to your own situation, appropriately control the amount of exercise, master the essentials of exercise, and strengthen protection and assistance.

5. Strengthen the training of easily injured parts

Targeted strengthening of muscle strength and stretching exercises in easily injured and relatively weak parts to improve their functions is an active preventive measure. An effective means for sports injuries.

Sports injuries are inevitable in sports. Perhaps this is another charm of sports - exercising our strong will. Mastering the knowledge to prevent sports injuries in case of emergencies is also one of the important ways for us to stay healthy. There are many preventive measures and treatment methods. Everyone is welcome to discuss and learn with "Sports Beauty"!

Of course, I hope that none of the students will need this knowledge.

Finally, I hope all students can enjoy physical exercise healthily and happily!