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Pointing out finger Injuries
by: Smartplay Victoria
The occurrence of finger injuries is quite common in sport and surprisingly receives little attention.
The fingers are vulnerable during sporting activity to such injuries as sprains, strains, dislocations and ligament tears. These injuries can occur from impact with another opponent or teammate, sudden contact with a ball, a fall or abrupt stretching of the finger. Players do not commonly wear protective hand padding as it can restrict hand and finger movement during play, especially for ball handling sports; therefore the probability of a finger injury occurring is quite high.
What’s the damage?
Sprain / Strain – obvious signs of a sprain or strain is if the finger is severely painful, swollen, discoloured and/or relatively i... |
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Staying Safe in the Surf
by: Smartplay Victoria
Surfing is a very popular activity with an estimated 18 million surfers globally, with both males and females of all ages enjoying the sport.
Surfing is regarded as a safe sport and the overall risk of injury is low. Injuries that do occur are usually minor, such as lacerations and sprains.
The main cause of injury is contact with a surfer’s own board or that of another surfer. 'Wiping out' and striking the seabed can also cause injury to surfers.
There are many ways a surfer can prevent injury, so before you grab that surfboard keep these safety tips in mind:
Good Preparation
Warm up before surfing. This may include a general body warm up followd by suitable stretches.
30+ sunscreen should be worn at all... |
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New Walking and Surfing Fact Sheets
Smartplay has developed two new fact sheets:
* Facts and safety tips for surfing – Preventing... |
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New Anti-Doping website available
Sports Medicine Australia has recently developed an anti-doping in sport website called CleanEdge.
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SMA-ACT to host NeckSafe course
SMA-ACT will be hosting a NeckSafe course on Sunday 30th March, at ACT Sports House in Hackett. For... |
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