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Wrestling

Wrestling is one of the oldest sports known to man. Wrestling is a common sport in America and gets practiced from childhood all the way to college. Many even go on to compete in the Olympics. Wrestling can also be a very dangerous sport and can result in injury. Due to the nature of the sport the range of injuries can range from bruising, lacerations, and swelling on the external anatomy. This same nature can also cause internal injury such as torn ligaments, inflammation of joints, and dislocating of joints.

In 2008, the American journal of sports medicine did calculations for the rate of injury amongst college and high school wrestlers in 2005-2006. The NCAA injury surveillance systems and the high school information reporting online were used to record the injuries. Through using these forums they were able to estimate that during 166279 athlete exposures, 387 high school wrestling injuries were reported. They also estimated that during 35599 athlete exposures, 258 college wrestling injuries were reported. These forums were able to figure that there were 2.33 high school wrestling injuries for every 1000 athlete exposures and 7.25 college wrestling injuries for every 1000 athlete exposures. Leading them to the conclusion that there were higher rates of injury amongst college wrestling in comparison to high school wrestling. These forums were also able to depict that there were more reported injuries in matches than in practices. Many of injuries that occurred were injuries to knee, shoulder, and head/face on both levels of competition. About half of the injuries reported on both levels were sprain and/or strains. Surprisingly almost half of the reported injured, were reported to return to practice and competing in less than one week post injury. This shows that though injury is common, the majority of injured return to mat sooner than later.

The importance of recognizing the rate of injury can go a long way in helping to decrease the rate of injury. The realization is that younger wrestlers don’t suffer as many injuries as older wrestlers or that injuries suffered by young wrestlers aren’t as detrimental as injuries suffered by older wrestlers can go a long way in helping to make wrestling a safer sport. This rise in injury as age goes up can be due to many different characteristics that change as a(n) athlete grows. A younger wrestler typically will not possess the strength or speed of an older wrestler. The difference in strength can be one of the leading factors in increased injury. Increasing strength arguably increases the force behind the movements and contact that cause injuries in wrestlers. Growth can also add to this the injury increase, arguing that with more growth comes more violence in execution that would not be seized in the same manner in a younger wrestler as in that of an older wrestler. In other words, a(n) older wrestler having a better understanding of the sport can and may be more competitive than that of younger wrestlers. This would mean that the increase in strength, speed, and knowledge are making the older wrestlers more dangerous to one another because they basically have had more time to evolve into more efficient competitors than younger competitors.

There is no full proof prevention when it comes to wrestling injuries. There are many ways to better prepare yourself and take precautionary steps that could help lessen the chance of you becoming injured during participation. Steps such as a proper warm-up are key when trying to prevent joint damage. A brisk walk can be the first step in your arsenal against injury. A brisk walk will can promote blood flow throughout the body and help fill various muscles with blood. After getting the blood to travel throughout your body, a good second step would be to stretch. Stretching after blood is flowing throughout the body can help muscles take in this blood, thus making less susceptible to pulling or tearing. This process is comparable to stretching a dry sponge and a wet sponge. Naturally a wet sponge will be more flexible because the moisture allows the cells to stretch rather than tear. After stretching, you are now ready to continue to any training or workout. A cool down stretch after vigorous exercise can also be beneficial as it give the muscles a chance to push out any lactic acid build up or tenseness in the muscle or muscle group. A big plus in prevention of injury due to skin infection is hygiene. Cleansing oneself with anti-bacterial soap in a hot shower immediately post workout is a good way to fight bacteria. This can aid in killing any bacteria build up from the exchanging of sweat, oil, and dirt. Also completely drying oneself after showering because the presence of moisture in crevices of your body can be a breeding ground for bacteria. Regularly monitoring ones skin to ensure that breakouts are under control and infection doesn’t begin to build are good ways to keep up on hygiene when participating in a sport like wrestling. Another way to prevent the spread of bacteria is the cleansing of mats and any exercise equipment. This will ensure that next person or group will minimize exposure to bacteria or disease that could be passed through bodily fluid such as sweat or mucus.

Omar Powell

Professor Orobello

ENC 1102

23 April 2017

Summary

Wrestling is one of the oldest sports known to man. Wrestling is a common sport in America and gets practiced from childhood all the way to college. About nine years ago in 2008, the American journal of sports medicine did calculations for the rate of injury amongst college and high school wrestlers in 2005-2006. Through using these forums they were able to estimate that during 166279 athlete exposures, 387 high school wrestling injuries were reported. They also estimated that during 35599 athlete exposures, 258 college wrestling injuries were reported. These forums were able to figure that there were 2.33 high school wrestling injuries for every 1000 athlete exposures and 7.25 college wrestling injuries for every 1000 athlete exposures. Leading them to the conclusion that there were higher rates of injury amongst college wrestling in comparison to high school wrestling. These forums were also able to depict that there were more reported injuries in matches than in practices. Surprisingly almost half of the reported injured, were reported to return to practice and competing in less than one week post injury. The realization is that younger wrestlers don’t suffer as many injuries as older wrestlers or that injuries suffered by young wrestlers aren’t as detrimental as injuries suffered by older wrestlers can go a long way in helping to make wrestling a safer sport. A younger wrestler typically will not possess the strength or speed of an older wrestler. Growth can also add to this the injury increase, arguing that with more growth comes more violence in execution that would not be seized in the same manner in a younger wrestler as in that of an older wrestler. In other words, a(n) older wrestler having a better understanding of the sport can and may be more competitive than that of younger wrestlers. This would mean that the increase in strength, speed, and knowledge are making the older wrestlers more dangerous. Prevention of bodily injury can be promoted with Stretching after blood is flowing throughout the body can help muscles take in this blood, thus making less susceptible to pulling or tearing. This process is comparable to stretching a dry sponge and a wet sponge. A cool down stretch after vigorous exercise can also be beneficial as it give the muscles a chance to push out any lactic acid build up or tenseness in the muscle or muscle group. Cleansing oneself with anti-bacterial soap in a hot shower immediately post workout is a good way to fight bacteria. Also completely drying oneself after showering because the presence of moisture in crevices of your body can be a breeding ground for bacteria. Another way to prevent the spread of bacteria is the cleansing of mats and any exercise equipment. This will ensure that next person or group will minimize exposure to bacteria or disease that could be passed through bodily fluids.