According to a report published by National Center for Sports Safety, almost 3.5 million children under the age of 14 years receive medical treatment for sports injury in the United States. Along with many minor injuries a significant 21 percent of traumatic brain injuries in the country are directly related to sports.
As these shocking statistics have taken everybody by surprise, the nation's emergency physicians are urging all the parents, teachers and coaches to take care of the children's safety while playing sports. The most common types of injuries from sports are sprains and strains and can vary to more serious spinal cord or bone fracture injuries.
While athletics are essential for healthy growth of children, it is also important to take care of their safety during this. It is necessary that they wear proper safety gears, follow all the rules and play safe. Staying safe during sports is not that tough, all you need is to be careful and attentive. Given below are few simple tips on prevention of sports injury:
• The first step for prevention of sports injury is to wear proper safety gears. Helmets, wrist guards, mouth guards, elbow and knee pads, padded shorts, etc are some common safety gears used in multiple sports. Specific safety gears depending upon the particular sport you are playing should be also used. For example if the child is biking or skating, elbow and knee pads is a must-wear in addition to helmet to prevent injuries during a fall
• Use safety gears/equipments that are in good working condition. Safety accessories that are not used properly or doesn't fit you well may not be able to offer appropriate protection. A loose pair of elbow and knee pads that get replaced in a fall will not safeguard your knee properly. Similarly a helmet that has undergone several crashes may not be safer and can break during falls.
• Gain the skills required to perform well in the sport you like. Exercise to strengthen the muscle needed to perform in that particular activity. Correct muscular movement can help a great deal in saving any sort of sport related injury.
All the points mentioned above are small tips that are very easy to follow. A little care and precaution from parents, teachers, and coach can significantly reduce the number of sports injuries in the United States. And above all the statistics, it will keep your child safer.
As these shocking statistics have taken everybody by surprise, the nation's emergency physicians are urging all the parents, teachers and coaches to take care of the children's safety while playing sports. The most common types of injuries from sports are sprains and strains and can vary to more serious spinal cord or bone fracture injuries.
While athletics are essential for healthy growth of children, it is also important to take care of their safety during this. It is necessary that they wear proper safety gears, follow all the rules and play safe. Staying safe during sports is not that tough, all you need is to be careful and attentive. Given below are few simple tips on prevention of sports injury:
• The first step for prevention of sports injury is to wear proper safety gears. Helmets, wrist guards, mouth guards, elbow and knee pads, padded shorts, etc are some common safety gears used in multiple sports. Specific safety gears depending upon the particular sport you are playing should be also used. For example if the child is biking or skating, elbow and knee pads is a must-wear in addition to helmet to prevent injuries during a fall
• Use safety gears/equipments that are in good working condition. Safety accessories that are not used properly or doesn't fit you well may not be able to offer appropriate protection. A loose pair of elbow and knee pads that get replaced in a fall will not safeguard your knee properly. Similarly a helmet that has undergone several crashes may not be safer and can break during falls.
• Gain the skills required to perform well in the sport you like. Exercise to strengthen the muscle needed to perform in that particular activity. Correct muscular movement can help a great deal in saving any sort of sport related injury.
All the points mentioned above are small tips that are very easy to follow. A little care and precaution from parents, teachers, and coach can significantly reduce the number of sports injuries in the United States. And above all the statistics, it will keep your child safer.
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