Sidelining injuries infographic. A GE and NBA collaboration

SIDELINING INJURIES GE and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are collaborating to support research to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of musculoskeletal injuries MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES MUSCLES TENDONS LIGAMENTS NERVES DISCS BLOOD VESSELS Musculoskeletal injuries impact the human body's range and ease of movement. They impact all types of athletes, from marathon runners to basketball players. 9.3% NECK/BACK 9.7% ТОР INJURIES IN THE NBA THIGH FOR 2014-2015 NBA REGULAR SEASON 13.9% KNEE 19.5% ANKLE Ankle and knee sprains were the most common injuries for NBA players HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO ALL ATHLETES? ALL SPORTS EACH YEAR, NEARLY 2 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER SPORTS-RELATED INJURIES AND RECEIVE TREATMENT IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.' MANY MORE RECEIVE CARE FROM THEIR PHYSICIANS. AMONG ADULTS AGES 25-4O, the most common injuries in baseball, occer and softball were fractured or sprained ankles and knees 6.6 MILLION knee injuries were reported to U.S. emergency departments from 1999 to 20082 Sports-related injuries make up about 20% of all injury-related emergency department visits among children AGES 6 TO 19 BY COMBINING STRONG DATA ANALYTICS, EXPERTISE IN HEALTHCARE AND A COMMITMENT TO PLAYER HEALTH AND SAFETY, GE HEALTHCARE AND THE NBA SEEK TO HELP PREVENT COMMON SPORTS INJURIES AND IMPROVE TREATMENT OF ATHLETES OF ALL LEVELS ACROSS THE WORLD. Sources: (1) aspe.hhs.gov (2) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (3) www.safekids.org ) GE imagination at work NBA