{"id":292,"date":"2023-04-13T17:46:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T17:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/testing.southerncrescentsolutions.net\/wvortho\/?p=292"},"modified":"2023-04-19T17:15:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T17:15:50","slug":"top-sports-related-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/testing.southerncrescentsolutions.net\/wvortho\/2023\/04\/13\/top-sports-related-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Sports Related Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-292\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-292-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-292-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-292-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Some 35 million youth aged 5-18 play sports each year in addition to the many American college and professional athletes performing their best day in and day out.<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-293 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/testing.southerncrescentsolutions.net\/wvortho\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/karate-orthopedic-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/testing.southerncrescentsolutions.net\/wvortho\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/karate-orthopedic-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/testing.southerncrescentsolutions.net\/wvortho\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/karate-orthopedic.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>Along with this high number of participants comes the increased opportunity for injury. In fact, 2 million high school athletes are injured during their sport every year. These injuries can vary from sprained ankles to dislocated shoulders to torn ACLs. Two common types of sports-related problems are:<\/p>\n<p>1. Sprains\/Strains- As the most common sports-related injury, sprains or strains can happen during nearly every physical activity. A sprain is the partial or complete tearing of ligaments which causes pain and laxity of the involved joint.\u00a0 Some ligament injuries heal without surgery with proper protection and rehabilitation while some are best treated with surgery.. A strain is the tearing of a muscle as a direct result of the muscle being stretched beyond it physical limit.<\/p>\n<p>2\u00a0 Overuse injuries Repetitive activity can produce soft tissue problems such as partial tears and tendonosis in soft tissue and can produce stress fractures in bone.<\/p>\n<p>Knee and Shoulder problems are common<\/p>\n<p>1 Knee problems- These can vary from overuse problems such as runner\u2019s knee and tendonitis to severe injuries that result in long term problems if not properly treated. ACL injuries are common and require prompt evaluation and accurate treatment to prevent recurrent injury and joint damage.\u00a0 Over 5 million people visit an orthopedic surgeon regarding a knee injury every year.<\/p>\n<p>2. Shoulder problems Overuse problems such as bursitis and biceps tendonitis are common and may be difficult to treat.\u00a0 In addition to controlling pain and inflammation, rehabilitation to improve strength flexibility and endurance are key.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 35 million youth aged 5-18 play sports each year in addition to the many American college and professional athletes performing their best day in and day out. Along with this high number of participants comes the increased opportunity for injury. In fact, 2 million high school athletes are injured during their sport every year. 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