Fit Fridays: The Most Popular Sports Injury & 7 Exercises to Prevent It
What is the most popular sports injury? Well according to the American College of Sports Medicine(ACSM) it occurs over 25,000 times per day in the United States. That means that if you have played a sport there is a chance that at one time or another you were a part of that statistic. So much for not being a statistic huh?
Imagine you have just jumped up to grab a rebound. You can see the ball and it is coming your way. Then your opponent jumps but because they jump a little lower than you they land first. You snatch the ball with two hands right out of the air and then you come down. Only you do not land on the hardwood you land on top of your opponent’s foot and your ankle buckles. OUCH! Sounds like an ankle sprain.
The ACSM sites many reasons for ankle sprains including many that could be prevented with strengthening exercises. Some of the reasons they site are previous ankle injuries, impaired balance/postural control, muscle strength and range of motion deficits. Many of these reasons can be approached with a proactive plan. They recommend a training plan that includes exercises to help prevent this type of injury.
Leta Shy, Associate Editor of Fitness for Fitsugar.com put together a great collection of 7 exercises to help strengthen your ankle to prevent the injury. Here they are:
So find a way to add these exercises into your routine and you will feel less pain and play more games!
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