Football Injuries

SPORTS INJURIES: AMERICAN FOOTBALL 500,000 football injuries occur each year: 2X as many as any other sport TEAM CHIROPRACTTIC AND REHABILITATION WORK HARD PLAY HARDIR EXPECT MORE 67% 34% .60-75 OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS REPORTED SHOULDER INJURIES: OF THESE UNDERWENT SURGERY BETWEEN CONCUSSIONS OCCUR FOR EVERY 1000 GAMES/PRACTICES 67% MORE THAN OF ALL FOOTBALL INJURIES ARE SPRAINS AND STRAINS OF INJURIES OCCUR TO LOWER EXTREMITIES These are the most preventable by restoring balance and flexibility in the muscles KNEE INJURIES ACCOUNT FOR 36% 15% OF ALL FOOTBALL INJURIES 55% OF KNEE INJURIES BENCH PLAYERS FOR 10 DAYS OR MORE OF ALL FOOTBALL INJURIES ARE ANKLE RELATED 25,00- 80% ANKLE SPRAINS PER WEEK REQUIRE SURGERY STOP INJURIES BEFORE THEY OCCUR LEARN MORE ABOUT FMS Functional Movement System (FMS) screening can identify musculoskeletal asymmetries known to increase the likelihood of injury. AND SCHEDULE A FREE SCREENING AT www.TeamChiroDM.com/FMS Carey J, Huffman G, Parekh S etal. The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2006 34(12). DeHaven K, Lintner D. The American Journal of Sport Medicine 1986; 14,3 Hawkins RD, Hulse MA, Wilkinson Cet al. BrJ Sports Med 2001; 35:43-47. Peterson L, Junge A, Chomiak Jet al. The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2000; 28:5. Woods C, Hawkins RD, Maltby S et al. Br J Sports Med 2004; 38:36-41.