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Sports Medicine: Athletes and Runners at Risk

Dated : 3rd May 2015

One of the main focuses of sports medicine is to help prevent athletes and runners from injury. For those who are under this category (or even just someone who exercises), here’s some tips to prevent injury in the future. First of all, drink plenty of water! However, there is such thing as drinking too much water. Over-hydrating is a condition called hyponatremia. To know how much to drink, calculate how much fluid weight is lost during a normal workout and drink 16 ounces of water per pound lost. Another tip is to watch how intensely you train. It is not always better to train longer and harder to get better.

Don’t push through pain! Tired muscles are prone to injury, so listen to your body as you work out. Once you have an injury to a bone, tendon, or other tissue, there is long-term recovery required. In order to prevent this, monitor when the pain starts in your exercise and what provokes it. The next tip, team training programs are not generic. Team training programs are ones like programs for marathons. They are meant for anyone, but it does not mean your body can handle every step. It is crucial to know your limits and not to overdo it.

Works Cited

1. "AAPM&R - American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation." Hot Topics in Sports Training: Advice for Recreational and Elite Runners from Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, n.d. Web. 03 May 2015. https://www.aapmr.org/patients/conditions/msk/Pages/Hot-Topics-in-Sports-Training.aspx

2. N.d. Athletico Physical Therapy. Web. 02 May 2015. http://www.athletico.com/2012/04/04/hip-flexor-tightness-in-distance-runners.