Essays Tagged: "Sports injury"

Debate: Is there violence in sports? This debate covers the aspects of violent behaviors that occur on the playing field and off. This debate covers the pro side of the argument.

Debate: Violence in sports is a problemToday we live in a society that is dominated by sport. In addition to being publi ... dominated by sport. In addition to being public family entertainment, violence plays a huge part in sports. Violence is a problem in sports because athletes often have unethical and immoral behavior b ... on the playing field and off. Although there is no clear answer to what exactly causes violence in sports, there are several factors that play a huge part in it.The media plays a big part in sports v ...

(2 pages) 100 0 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Sports Injuries and the effects of exercise addiction on the body.Also looking at the female eating disorders relating them to sports

Sports InjuriesAddiction is the condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or invol ... ssive/compulsive behaviour with exercise.High incidence of eating disorders also occur in endurance sports that emphasize low body weights such as running, cycling and cross country skiing; sports tha ... untry skiing; sports that have weight classifications such as wrestling, horse racing and crew; and sports were the clothing is revealing such as swimming, volleyball, track, cheerleading and bodybuilding.

(8 pages) 105 0 2.1 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

A World of Pain

Quirico MontesMr. JimenezResearch Paper16 February 2004World of HurtFor as long as sports have been around, so have sports injuries. An athlete's worst enemy is an injury. Injuries ar ... Injuries are prevented whenever possible by the use of protective gear and padding in many contact sports. However, an athlete is never 100% safe from injury. Whenever an athlete gets injured, that a ... ury in order to be able to return and to compete in that sport. The treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries vary according to location and severity, and also shorten the period of healing for ...

(7 pages) 40 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

TENNIS INJURIES

leg or arm injury to a broken bone in the body, maybe while diving for a ball.But, the most common sports injury while playing tennis is the leg cramp injury. A leg cramp is the result of a muscle re ...

(2 pages) 19 0 3.4 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Shannon Baxter.

ddy in order to get his assets and money.Brick is a former football star whose career ended after a sports injury. He was a sports announcer who abruptly quit his job after the death of his best frien ...

(2 pages) 33 1 3.7 Dec/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Facts About Anlkle Sprains

reportedly account for between 17% - 61% of volleyball injuries.In children and youth the NSW Youth Sports Injury Report (Northern Sydney Area Health Service, 1997), based on a survey of 15,525 youth ...

(2 pages) 16 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Football

total cost of $6.89 billion (Youth Football Injuries) . It seems in America violence is what makes sports so entertaining. For example, why do people go to races? To see the crashes. Why do people go ... in any sport, but especially in football. In a research study presented by the American Journal of Sports Medicine, B. Halpern, M.D., identifies in his study that an athlete is four times more likely ...

(5 pages) 29 0 1.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Physiotherapy, Injury, Rehabilitation And Educatio

¡¥A physiotherapist is actively involved in the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of sports injuries.¡¦ (Taylor and Taylor 1988, P12).The importance of a physiotherapist is ... (Taylor and Taylor 1988, P12).The importance of a physiotherapist is none more important than in a sports context. As sport, with all its inherent risks, leads to injury at one time or another for ne ...

(11 pages) 26 0 3.7 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Career Goals

hat I couldn't do more. I wasn't a medical doctor and I lacked the training to fully understand his injury and to plan an efffective treatment program. I want to enroll in the pre-med program at Harva ...

(2 pages) 33 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine