First of all, I am super excited to talk to you about my topic. It is what my major is about (athletic training) and I also have a huge passion for it. With fall nearing and fall sports are about to be underway, I felt the topic of preventing athletic injuries would be interesting!
As most of you know, injuries happen in the sports world. Some are benign and some are catastrophic. Either way, they are treated in their own respects. A great thing to note is that injuries can be prevented. My main goal in the profession I am pursuing is to ensure that the physically active population is safe and performing at their best. I love what I do to death and I am grateful that I am able to treat athletes in my clinical rotations as an undergraduate!
It is important that we are protected from injury. I am sure we all want to live physically healthy lives, with no pain. I see that there is a growing interest in the fitness world with people having goals of getting in shape and feeling better. I think it is fantastic that people are doing that, and I believe this topic is important for people like my classmates and myself because we are at a time in our lives where we are very active. We need to stay safe! Staying clear of injury improves our daily lives, as well as keeping us well in the future. It is unfortunate when I hear that, according to the National Athletic Trainer's Association, 1.6-3.8 million concussions occur a year, 11,000 annual spine injuries occur, and 8 in 10 Americans will suffer from back pain in their lifetime. Those are some big numbers in athletes getting hurt, not to mention some of those injuries can be catastrophic. The good news is, these injuries can be prevented. That is so important to know. If you get hurt, do not get down on yourself, they happen; but I can tell you that injury can be prevented from happening again. Be safe and be healthy everyone. It matters!
"Safety brings first aid to the uninjured" - F.S. Hughes
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| 2017 EIU Football Athletic Training rotation (I am the farthest in the back-left) |
