{"id":1485,"date":"2021-04-28T02:01:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T02:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/traumatology\/the-10-types-of-injuries-and-their-characteristics\/"},"modified":"2021-04-28T02:01:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T02:01:24","slug":"the-10-types-of-injuries-and-their-characteristics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/traumatology\/the-10-types-of-injuries-and-their-characteristics\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 types of injuries (and their characteristics)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite all the efforts made by sports medicine professionals, today there is no clear definition of what exactly an injury is. Each author gives this term a specific meaning, depending on the study addressed and the nature of the aforementioned mishaps. For example, skin wounds can be considered a type of injury caused by trauma, but not all authors accept them within their general understanding.<\/p>\n

Trying to reach a common port, several professionals in the field have tried to define an injury as \"Any physical or psychological complaint resulting from a competition or training, regardless of the need for medical attention or loss of time\"<\/strong>. Clearly, this description is associated with the sports field, but not necessarily all injuries occur as a result of exercise.<\/p>\n

At the clinical level, an injury is simply any abnormal change in the morphology or structure of a part of the body caused by external or internal damage. Any level of organization can be affected: molecules, cells, tissues, organs and systems, among others. With one foot within this complex subject, today we show you the 10 types of injuries and their characteristics.<\/p>\n

How are injuries classified?<\/h2>\n

If we understand an injury as any type of damage, we could describe as many variants of injuries as there are tissues in the body. Taking into account that our body has more than 600 muscles and 206 bones, this task would be practically impossible. Therefore, we categorize the concept of injury primarily based on some general parameters, and then highlight the most common types of sports injuries that every athlete should know. Go for it.<\/p>\n

1. According to its cause<\/h3>\n

An injury caused by an immune disorder has nothing to do with another caused by a blow. For this reason, this classification criterion functions as a \u201cbarrier to entry\u201d to any concept related to an injury.<\/p>\n

1.1 Injuries of external cause<\/h4>\n

External physical injuries caused by trauma are the most common types. We have all suffered some mishap while running or doing some sporting activity, well, without going any further, 25% of athletes have some type of muscle injury at least once a year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However, an external injury is not always due to a bad movement or a blow. Other physical causes include exposure to radiation, contact with electricity, exposure to heat (burns), and even allergic reactions. In addition to physical injuries, we find those of a chemical nature, caused by direct contact with a toxic or corrosive substance. Finally, biological lesions caused by viruses, bacteria and parasites are also conceived in this block.<\/p>\n

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1.2 Injuries of internal cause<\/h4>\n

As the name suggests, in this case the problem comes from within, not from without<\/strong>. Immune disorders, congenital diseases, inherited pathologies, metabolic disorders, and nutritional deficiencies can cause injuries inside the body.<\/p>\n

For example, some autoimmune disorders focus their action on healthy tissues, since lymphocytes identify parts of the body as foreign and threatening. Thus, in this type of pathology, immune cells cause lesions in perfectly normal tissues.<\/p>\n

2. According to the development time<\/h3>\n

It is another of the parameters to take into account when classifying an injury. We present the categories within this block in the following lines.<\/p>\n

2.1 Acute injuries<\/h4>\n

Are those that happen quickly and abruptly<\/strong>, that is to say, just at the moment when the harmful action is being practiced. A sprain, a fracture or a back strain can be perfectly placed in time by the patient: as soon as they appear, it is evident that something is wrong.<\/p>\n

2.2 Chronic injuries<\/h4>\n

On the contrary, a chronic injury is one that appears gradually<\/strong>, after repeatedly practicing an activity that is too demanding for a fabric. Knee problems, Achilles tendon injuries, and muscle swelling are examples. The patient feels progressively worse, but there is no specific moment in which the injury occurs (although it can become more current or drastically worsen at one point).<\/p>\n

3. The most common sports injuries<\/h3>\n

Once we have explored the nature of injuries on various fronts, it is time to dive into the world of examples, taking into account the most common complaints and ailments among athletes and the like.<\/p>\n

3.1 Contusion<\/h4>\n

A contusion is a type of non-penetrating physical injury to the body<\/strong>, generally caused by the action of hard objects with an obtuse or blunt surface, which generate damage to the area where the force has been applied.<\/p>\n

In this case, we are talking about injuries that occur at the muscular level. These can present in the form of sharp pain, bruising, swelling, and slight edema. They differ from the wound in that it is a type of closed lesion, so the skin remains intact throughout the process (there is no cut or epidermal discontinuity).<\/p>\n

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3.2 Cramp<\/h4>\n

It is a sudden contraction of a muscle that causes sudden pain<\/strong> and stabbing for a few seconds. After the peak of discomfort, this pain almost completely subsides, but it may take a while for the involved tissue to normalize.<\/p>\n

In most cases, cramps are benign and respond to demanding physical activity or, failing that, they occur at times of rest at night for unknown reasons. A minority of cramps can occur from severe musculoskeletal disorders or neurological problems.<\/p>\n

3.3 Contracture<\/h4>\n

A muscle contracture is, as its name suggests, a sustained and involuntary muscle contraction<\/strong>. The effort exerted to keep the muscle contracted is great and, therefore, it is in constant tension and can cause various symptoms in the patient.<\/p>\n

The usual symptoms of a muscle contracture are pain and limitation of movement in the affected area, but they can also cause discomfort and stiffness in joints and weakness in the affected muscles. The contracture can appear during exertion, after exertion or present in a residual form.<\/p>\n

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3.4 Bloating<\/h4>\n

Muscle strain occurs when a muscle is overstressed and a tear occurs<\/strong>. This event causes symptoms in the patient such as pain and difficulty of the injured movement, bruising and color changes in the skin and localized swelling in the affected area.<\/p>\n

Strains usually arise after excessive activity or exertion, due to inadequate warming up before exercising or, failing that, due to an individual lack of flexibility.<\/p>\n

3.5 Fibrillar rupture<\/h4>\n

Also known as a muscle tear, a fibrillar tear consists of the breakdown of more or fewer fibers that make up muscle tissue<\/strong>. The severity of this type of injury depends on the muscle and number of fibers that have been broken, which also determines the recovery time: a slight tear takes 8 to 10 days to heal, a moderate tear takes 2 or 3 weeks to heal. and, finally, a serious illness is not completely resolved until 2 or 3 months have passed.<\/p>\n

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3.6 Tendinitis<\/h4>\n

Tendonitis is a tendon injury characterized by inflammation<\/strong>, irritation or swelling of it. Overloading the affected area, continued effort over time, age and certain diseases (such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis) can promote its onset.<\/p>\n

Resume<\/h2>\n

We have presented you with the types of injuries based on their causes, duration and the situation in which they appear. In any case, we remember that an injury is practically any anatomical change that occurs in a cell, tissue or organ due to the action of damage, both internal and external. Therefore, it is clear that a muscle contracture is a type of injury, but a sore in the mouth or a gastric ulcer is also included in the broadest sense of the term.<\/p>\n

So that, almost any tissue level damage you can think of can be thought of as an injury<\/strong>. We have told you about some of the most common in sports, but there are many more types of injury, the severity of which depends on the etiological agent, the damaged structures and the possibility (or not) of recovery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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