|
|
| The last column discussed what sports injuries are and how to assess their severity. This column will tell you what to do when you have an acute sports injury. The three main goals... read more |
|
|
| Acute Sports Injuries are traumatic in nature. Some are very dramatic such as when Mike Foligno broke his leg at centre ice the season before last. Although his was a bone injury m... read more |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Lisa
Murray |
BHK(Hons), Dip. SIM, CAT(C) - Lisa graduated with honours from the Sport Injury Management program at Sheridan College in 2002. She also graduated with honours from the Human... read more |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| » view all articles |
| |
The Charley Horse | Tuesday, April 11, 2006 |
|
 As you drive toward the basket, the opponent cuts in to stop you from your lay up.
Unfortunately, his knee drives into your thigh and you drop to the floor. You know you can not finish the game, but you limp off. It does not seem that bad, but after a restless sleep that night, you awake to find that you can barely bend your leg and the thigh is now quite swollen. You have a full fledged charley horse.
Last season I got a frantic phone call from Hartford in the middle of the second period. Doug Gilmour was hit in the arm and they could feel bone moving and they were sure he had broken his arm. We were all very relieved (especially Doug) when after an x-ray we saw that it was an old area of Myositis Ossificans in his arm that was actually cracked and not the main bone. He was back playing in the all star game three days later. He later did tell us of a previous severe contusion to his arm several years earlier.
Once you want to go back to play it is important that you have full range of motion and strength in the leg or arm. The key thing is to protect the area from further injury. This is with proper equipement and extra protective padding. Good conditioning and an increased skill level will allow you to drive to the basket, avoid the opposing player, avoid a serious injury and score an easy two points.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
