Items tagged “sports injury”
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Delayed onset muscle soreness
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) refers to the muscular pain and swelling that follows unaccustomed exertion.
Clinical presentation
Patients may have an ache in affected muscles with reduced strength 4.
Pathology
DOMS is thought to occur from the reversible microstructural muscle injury ...
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Snapping iliopsoas tendon
Snapping iliopsoas tendon is one of the external causes of a medial snapping hip and occurs when a portion of the iliopsoas tendon moves abruptly onto the superior pubic ramus leading to a snap.
Epidemiology
Most commonly affects athletes with repeated hip abduction (e.g. dancing, gymnastics,...
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Distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injury
Distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injuries are a relatively frequent ankle injury, although less common than a fracture or lateral ankle sprain. They are estimated to comprise ~10% (range 1-20%) of ankle injuries.
Epidemiology
Associations
anterior talofibular ligament injury
fracture / bone ...
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Stress response
Stress response or stress reaction is the early result of bone failing to withstand a repetitive, cumulative loading force.
Terminology
Stress response of bone is synonymously used with 'stress reaction' and is an early form of osseous 'stress injury', which also encompasses a stress fracture ...
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Latissimus dorsi injury
Latissimus dorsi muscle injuries refer to muscle injuries of the latissimus dorsi muscle or tendon and have gained increasing awareness as sports injuries.
Epidemiology
The injury is fairly uncommon and mainly seen in overhead athletes, e.g. professional baseball pitchers 1.
Risk factors
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Muscle contusion
A muscle contusion (a.k.a. muscle bruising or bruise) is a form of muscle injury usually due to direct impact and associated with intramuscular hemorrhage.
Epidemiology
Muscle contusions are common injuries and are more frequently seen in males 1,2. In athletes, muscle contusions are the most ...
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Rectus femoris muscle injury
Rectus femoris muscle injuries are muscle injuries, which encompass contusions, strains, tears and avulsions of the rectus femoris muscle.
Epidemiology
Rectus femoris muscle injuries are a common injury in athletes, especially in football/soccer players 1. The rectus femoris muscle is most fr...
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Intramuscular degloving injury
An intramuscular degloving injury is a term referred to as a circumferential intermuscular dissociation of inner and outer muscular components with or without retraction. It has been described in the rectus femoris muscle.
Terminology
An intramuscular degloving injury has been also described a...
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Functional rehabilitation
Functional rehabilitation refers to a comprehensive treatment program, which aims to return athletes or non-athletes fully to their previous level of activity. In athletes, this includes the progress from fairly simple activities like jogging or walking to highly demanding sport-specific activit...
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