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The Most Common Injuries of Track and Field
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Jumpers Knee
Patellar Tendinitis
Weight Room Training
-The pressure your body goes through as your foot hits
the ground can be up to 3 times your total body weight
- Caused by repetitive stress placed on the patellar or quadriceps tendon during jumping
- Causes remain unclear because tissue samples don’t usually show inflammation, which is more commonly seen in a true tendonitis
- Strengthening, stretching and icing are 3 ways to ease the pain
-This causes extra stress on your quads, therefore basic quad workouts will help decrease likeliness of injury
Shin Splints (Tibial Stress Syndrome)
Causes
Fixing the Problem
Irritated and swollen muscles, often caused by overuse
Stress fractures, which are tiny, hairline breaks in the lower leg bones
"Flat feet" - when the impact of a step causes the arch of your foot to collapse, stretching the muscles and tendons
Icing the shin to reduce pain and swelling. Do it for 20-30 minutes every three to four hours for two to three days, or until the pain is gone.
Anti-inflammatory painkillers. Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that don’t contain steroids, like ibuprofen, naproxen, or aspirin, will help with pain and swelling.
Arch supports for your shoes. These orthotics may help with flat feet.
Why Injuries Happen
Improper Technique/Form
Most Common
- Improper technique (bad form)
- Too much or too little stretching
- None to little weight room training
- Doing a constant exercise
Runners’ Knee aka Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Running off balance
-Favoriting a certain leg while running
- Landing wrong when you run
- Landing on the heel
- Posture
- Slouched over forward