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When reading about sports injuries suffered by both professionals and amateur athletes, knee problems always make it to the top of the list. Your knee joint is like a hinge and works well when it remains vertical. It is very unforgiving, however, if twisted or forced to move sideways. This section will help you to understand the common injuries related to your favorite sports, keeping you in the game and off the sidelines!
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| Baseball and Softball |
Baseball can cause significant trauma to your knees when pivoting, jumping, sliding and having impact with other players or equipment. Learn more about baseball injuries and prevention. |
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| Basketball |
Basketball, with its running, sudden stops, cutting side to side, jumping, and pivoting, can lead to injury. Learn more about basketball injuries and prevention. |
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| Cycling |
Cycling generally puts athletes through less strain and risk of injury than running, but the sport comes with it's share of overuse knee ailments. Learn more about cycling injuries and prevention.< |
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| Dance |
Dancing involves movement, bending, and stress of every part of the body, making knee injuries are common among dancers. Learn more about dancing-related knee injuries and prevention |
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| Football |
Even with the use of helmets, and pads, the size of the players, full contact play, and speed of the game, makes football injuries too common. Learn more about football injuries and prevention |
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| Gymnastics |
Usually begun at an early age, the physical demands of gymnastics can cause serious injury to growing bones. Learn more about gymnastics injuries and prevention. |
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| Hiking and Climbing |
Hikers and climbers can be affected both by acute knee injuries resulting from a fall and by chronic injuries resulting from overuse. Learn more about hiking injuries and prevention. |
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| Ice Hockey |
Harder than dirt, ice can be very unforgiving to the body. Add skates, flying sticks, and full contact, and injuries are likely. Learn more about hockey-related knee injuries and prevention. |
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| Lacrosse |
As in other ball sports, the combination of sticks, projectiles, and speed combine for a high-risk of knee injuries. Learn more about lacrosse-related knee injuries and prevention. |
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| Martial Arts |
Forms of martial arts include karate, kung fu, ju jitsu, kickboxing, judo and tae kwon do. Learn more about martial arts injuries and prevention. |
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| Running |
Knee pain is a major complaints of both first-time and seasoned runners. Learn more about running-related knee injuries and injury prevention.
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| Skiing and Snowboarding |
Though Skiing and Snowboarding are very different in terms of technique, having your feet strapped onto skiis/snowboard can cause serious injury. Learn more about skiing injuries and prevention. |
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| Soccer |
Knee pain is an ailment most soccer players face during their career, caused by overuse, rapid movement, and sudden stops. Learn more about soccer knee injuries and prevention. |
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| Swimming |
Swimming is conventionally regarded as one of the safest activities to participate in due to the low incidence of injuries associated with the sport. However, extensive training and dryland exercis |
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| Tennis |
Tennis, a demanding sport, requiring full body effort to run, position, swing, and hit, puts significant strain on your knees. Learn more about tennis-related knee injuries and prevention. |
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| Volleyball |
The type of movements made in the sport can result in both acute and chronic overuse injuries. Learn more about volleyball-related knee injuries. |
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