The shoulder joint provides wide varieties of movements, shoulder is ball and socket type of joint which is more likely to prone to injuries. While playing Sports there are several conditions that might hurt the shoulder and cause different type of shoulder injuries. The most common injuries that occurs while playing sports include dislocations, acromioclavicular joint injuries, rotator cuff injuries, labral tear, biceps injuries, bursitis, tendonitis and fractures.
The dislocation and ACJ injuries are the most common injuries in sports contact sports. While the rotator cuff tears and bicep injuries are common in sports that involve heavy weight lifting and Throwing activities. Many of the sports that contains fall or crashes situations main lead to the fracture of shoulder joint.
It might be quite difficult to to assess the severity of shoulder injuries that occur while playing Sports. It's necessary to visit sports medicine expert while any kind of sport injuries as soon as possible.
Most common shoulder injuries while sports:-1) Rotator cuff tear - Rotator cuff tear is the most common shoulder injury which results from sports and workouts. The rotator cuff consists of four muscle tendons which helps in lifting and rotation of the shoulder. The injury begins with the thickening or damage to the tendon.
Symptoms of Rotator cuff tear:-
- Pain at rest, and during sleep on the injured shoulder.
- Pain while lifting the arm overhead.
- Pain while reaching far objects.
- Weakness in lifting and rotating the arm.
- Cracking sound during certain movements.
2) Acromioclavicular joint injuries:- The acromioclavicular ligament is responsible for the strength off the shoulder which provides stability to the shoulder. AC injuries are often caused by sudden blow to the shoulder while the arm is in lower position.
Symptoms of acromioclavicular injuries:-
- Any deformity over the joint.
- Swelling over the joint
- Pain in shoulder while breathing, coughing or sneezing.
3) Shoulder Tendonitis:- The rotator cuff tendonitis is a condition that affects the tendons and muscles that help the shoulder joint in movement, if there is tendonitis that directly means that the tendons are either irritated or inflamated due to certain reasons.
Symptoms of shoulder Tendonitis -- Pain and swelling in the shoulder
- Stiffness
- Excessive fatigue while raising the arm overhead
- Sudden clicking sound while raising the arm
- Lack of strength and loss of mobility
4) Shoulder labral tear:- The labrum is a soft cartilage that is present around the socket of the shoulder joint, it helps the ball of the shoulder to stay at the desired position. A SLAP tear can be caused by traumatic accident or due to any fall, overstretching of the arm or catching any heavy object, this condition is generally seen in sports like volleyball, baseball, basketball.
Symptoms of SLAP injuries:-
- Popping sensation while movement.
- Pain in movement, specially in overhead movements.
- Major decrease in shoulder strength.
- Decreased range of motion.
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