One of America’s Favorite Sports Could be in Danger
Hockey is one of the most exciting and rapid growing sports. It is fast-paced with tons of action that keeps its fans on their feet. One of the most enticing aspects of the game is the energy the players exert on the ice. Each season the players get bigger and stronger, and become more competitive. This would not be a bad thing, except their force is used to overpower their opponents and has led to an increase in the number of injuries over the years. Each season there are over 1,500 injuries. Too many times these injuries result in severe or life-threatening situations.
INJURIES, INJURIES, INJURIES
There are many injuries that professional hockey players endure, from lower body injuries to head and neck injuries, and everything else in between. CBS Sports keeps an updated injury list of National Hockey League (NHL) players, and after a tally of all the injuries the most common are upper body injuries, lower body injuries, and concussions. Each category has about 30 players listed. In addition, there are a significant number of players out with knee, groin, and shoulder injuries. While there are not as many face, head, and neck injuries, they are just as severe, but less common (CBS Sports).
The most common types of injuries
Lower body injuries include the knee, hip, ankle, foot, and leg. Knee injuries are the most common and are usually the result of a collision with another player or overuse. Hip injuries are the second most common lower body injury. They are very severe and usually require surgery. Ankle and foot injuries are less common, but still severe, and include a sprain or broken bone. Leg injuries occur, but are rare, and typically consist of broken bones or pu...
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Thesis: Although most hockey athletes believe that by wearing required equipment keeps them safe from injury, however I believe that these regulations should be stricter because of the severity of recent and past injuries.
In modern time medical science has gotten the ability to heal all injuries that occur in sports. It has given us variety of medicines and health care practices by which we can prevent the injury that could happen to the player in any sport. Medical science has advanced so much now that it can recover almost anything; therefore hockey injuries are not a big deal. 58% of injuries are from the lower body and upper body, and 42% are head, and also almost 82% of the times it is a minor injury. Study has now advanced and can help a player heal from an injury quickly, easily, and in less time.
Not many people get hurt in the sport. Only 20,000 people get hurt a year in hockey,
Duff, John F. Youth Sports Injuries. A Medical Handbook for Parents and Coaches. New York: MacMillan, 1992. (pp.
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