Sports injuries
Treatment
resting the injured area, icing it, wearing a
bandage and medicines
exercise and physical therapy
Knee injuries
made up of bone, cartilage, ligaments and fluid
muscles and tendons
can cause pain and difficulty walking
knee problems are very common
participation in sports to simply getting up from a chair and walking
ligament - side
Fractures
fracture is a break
an open or compound fracture
car accidents, falls or sports injuries
low bone density, andosteoporosis, which
cause weakening of the bones
andosteoporosis - luude hõrenemine
fracture - luumurd
compound fracture - lahtine luumurd
Symptoms of a fracture are
· Out-of-place or misshapen limb or joint
· Swelling, bruising or bleeding
· Intense pain
· Numbness and tingling
· Limited mobility or inability to move a limb
numbness - tundetus, tuimus
tingling - surin
Literature
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sportsinjuries.html
http://www.nlm.nih