“Pain is just weakness leaving the body,” this is a saying used by the United States Marine Corp. However, those words are no longer just used by the Marines; they are used by gym owners, trainers, and coaches around the world to encourage people to work harder, to work through pain. According to “The Costly Obsession: Youth Sports--Is It Worth It?” by Eli Segall, writer at Las Vegas Sun, over 45 million people under the age of 18 do some sort of athletics, and just imagine the number of college athletes and people who just workout at various gyms around the world. This shows how exercise is a huge thing in the world for both children and adults. Our common perspective as a human race is the exercise is great for health reasons and a little soreness isn’t a big deal; by no means could anyone argue that exercise is bad for people, but most of us aren’t even educated about what exercise can cause and proper methods for recovery, and this lack of knowledge is leading to more injuries and even, in some cases, death. In sports medicine there is a common category for injury called overuse. In the article “Young Athletes Feeling the Pain of Too Much Pain,” the author, Kara Yorio, said the following about an overuse injury: “[an overuse injury is] a classification of injuries caused by the repetitive motion of the same parts of the body.” Yorio goes on to explain how overuse injuries have become more and more common among athletes especially teenagers. In sports a lot of movements become repetitive. For example, runners get an injury call shin splints from running too much. While these injuries are minor, they can become serious enough to halt physical exertions. A good example of this is cross country. At one school they have to dif... ... middle of paper ... ...rossFit Members." UWIRE Text 23 Oct. 2013: 1. General OneFile. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. “Rhabdomyolysis: Facts on Symptoms and Treatment.” MedicineNet. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. < http://www.medicinenet.com/rhabdomyolysis/article.htm> Pennington, Bill. "Doctors See a Big Rise in Injuries As Young Athletes Train Nonstop." New York Times (New York, NY). Feb. 22 2005: C1+.SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. “Players hospitalized after workouts.” New York Times 27 Jan. 2011: B16(L). Opposing Viewpoints in context. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. Segall, Eli. “The Costly Obsession: Youth Sports—Is It Worth It?.” Las Vegas Sun. 09 Feb. 2014: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 27 April 2014 Yetter, Paul. Personal interview. 5 April 2014. Yorio, Kara. “Young Athletes Feeling the Pain of Too Much Play.” The Record. 04 Aug. 2013: A.1. Sirs Issues Researcher. Web. 20 Mar. 2014
Athletes in times of difficulty can be important role models.” This shows that sports are in fact helpful because they can grow children into being important role models for the rest of society. Studies have shown time and time again that playing sports can be beneficial to children and we also believe this to be true. Many people still think that sports cause “too many injuries”, or coaches “are not fair enough”, but adolescents will experience these things all throughout their lives because injury can happen anywhere and they will not always be the best at what they are doing. Sports are beneficial to the youth because they can teach children and teens important life skills, help them maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle, all while improving their mental health.
Some are trading the fun and experience of diversifying between basketball, baseball, soccer, etc. for year-round football. As a result, overuse injuries are occurring at an alarming rate among these one-sport wonders. For example, "Little League Elbow" describes overuse injuries in kids who are repetitively throwing the ball. Kids are sustaining severe injuries to their growth plates, neck and spinal cord that could end their career in pro-sports before it begins....
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While not many acute injuries, or injuries that are associated with a traumatic event can be prevented, nearly all overuse injuries can be! Nevertheless, sports medicine physicians receive training to treat any kind of injury; acute, chronic, overuses or even psychogenic pain. Sports medicine dates back to Susruta of India who was the first “recorded” physician to prescribe moderate daily exercise around 600 B.C. (Tipton). Since then, professionals have redesigned and renovated the techniques and equipment used in this field. Sports medicine physicians go through years of education and training in order to effectively treat and interact with patients, as well as thrive in any workplace they are needed.
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Injuries can be common while participating in organized sports, competitions, training exercises, or fitness activities says Darice Britt. “Poor training methods, inadequate warm-up, and lack of conditioning are a few of the causes of sports injuries.” (Britt) Although on the other hand, Apostolos Theophilou, DPT, clinical coordinator of the Physical Therapist Assisting program at South University says that Injuries can be caused by a combination of those things, not necessarily the only reasons. “Fatigue and overuse are also significant contributors to an injury, and not excluding also the psychosocial aspects and dehydration that cause athletes to be prone to injuries.” (Theophilou)
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Jessica Statsky, in her essay, “Children need to Play, Not Compete” attempts to refute the common belief that organized sports are good for children. She sees organized sports not as healthy pass-times for children, but as onerous tasks that children do not truly enjoy. She also notes that not only are organized sports not enjoyable for children, they may cause irreparable harm to the children, both emotionally and physically. In her thesis statement, Statsky states, “When overzealous parents and coaches impose adult standards on children's sports, the result can be activities that are neither satisfying nor beneficial to children” (627). While this statement is strong, her defense of it is weak.
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The value placed on the importance of winning in professional sports has hit an all-time high. The astronomical amount of money being spent in the entertainment field of athletics has dictated a win-at-all-costs mentality that has trickled all the way down to negatively affect our youngest athletes - the prepubescent. The athletic world has forever been exploiting our youth as a source of athletic potential, sacrificing the health, safety and welfare of these child-athletes to satiate the intense nationalistic pride of the country and more dishearteningly in the name of the Almighty Dollar. This has caused coaches and athletes to take drastic measures which are sometimes illegal and usually unethical in order to improve performance levels. One of the most controversial training practices center around the impact of strength training in prepubescent children.
In order to fully understand the impact and effect of overtraining, defining and establishing the difference of what overtraining is from other conditions, such as overreaching, is necessary. Overtraining is defined as the accumulation of both training and non-training stresses producing a long-term effect on the athlete’s performance capacity, with or without physical and psychological overtraining signs and symptoms in which recovery of the performance capacity will take weeks to months (Halson, 2004 p. 969). Overreaching, however, is defined by the accumulation of training and non-training stresses with a short-term effect on the a...
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Millions of sports fans anxiously anticipate tuning in to view their favorite sporting events each season. Whether it 's the Super Bowl, NBA Championship, or The World Series, fans are treated to a performance by some of the most talented athletes in the world. These athletes have trained vigorously in order to make their dream of playing in their major sports championship a reality. Many of these athletes began developing their skills by playing competitive sports at a young age. In addition to gaining extraordinary skills, these children and others who participate in competitive sports acquire knowledge that is beneficial to everyday life. My knowledge and experiences with competitive sports began at the age of five. Through my exposer with competitive sports, I gained good communication skills, self esteem, and learned the value of work ethics.
More than 38 million children and adolescents participate in organized sports in the United States each year. The most sports related injuries in kids are scrapes and bruises, brain and spinal injuries, teeth, ankles, knees, ACL, eyes, pulled muscles, sunburn and broken bones.... ... middle of paper ... ...