PREVENTION OF SPORTS INJURIES IN THE MILITARY

Prevention Of Sports Injuries In The Military Prior To Physical Fitness Test

Prevention Of Sports Injuries In The Military Prior To Physical

Abstract

Football is a game of complete motion and hence there are considerable chances of having strains on the joints and muscles. Warm up stretching session is very crucial before any training session or beginning of the game of football. It makes the body flexible and therefore enables the avoidance of injuries.

Introduction

Warm-up is one of the most important elements of an exercise program. It is particularly important to prevent injury: Warm-up is low level activity, such as a brisk walk or a slow jog, which should be completed prior to stretching and more strenuous exercise. The objective of the warm-up is to raise total body temperature and muscle temperature to prepare the entire body for vigorous activity. The warm-up period prepares the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, nervous system and the musculoskeletal system by gradually increasing the demand on those systems so that they are able to accommodate the demands of more strenuous activity.

Passive Warm-up:

The main goal of passive warm-up is to increase body temperature, either total body temperature or local body temperature, without physical activity. In passive warm-up the body temperature is usually increased by some external means, such as wearing heavy apparel, like a sweatshirt, and/or a massage with a topical exercise rub, such as Ben-Gay. One of the advantages of using a passive means of warm-up is that energy is not expended in the warm-up activity. However, for best results it's recommended that passive warm-up be used in combination with active warm-up.

Active Warm-up:

Active Warm-up is composed of two types: general and sports specific warm-up. The general or non-specific warm-up utilizes low intensity movements such as walking or slow jogging general warm-up, involving low level activity, is usually more effective than passive warm-up in increasing deep muscle temperature. Specific warm-up exercises actually involve the body parts that will be used in the subsequent competitive event. An example would be swinging a tennis racket in a practice stroke.The advantage of the specific warm-up is that the temperature is more effectively increased in the specific body parts that are to be used.

Given the very strong evidence showing Warm up stretching exercises have a risk factor, an obvious intervention is to reduce the amount of running performed by Service members. There are ~3 million annual injuries incurred during sports participation among candidates applying for the military in the United States, with injury defined as one that causes time lost from sports participation. Pediatricians need to have the skills to diagnose, manage, and/or triage these injuries. Training in management of musculoskeletal injuries is not integrated into the pediatric curriculum as systematically as it should be, according to surveys of recent pediatric graduates. The warm up can be divided into two parts, static warm up and dynamic Warm up stretching. There are different methods of coaching as well which depends upon the process construct and ...