Sports Injuries

As with work related injuries, sports injuries can be from traumatic events or overuse/repetitive stresses. For example, traumatic events causing injuries can be caused by a hard contact with something or someone such as a body-check in ice hockey. This can often cause minor injuries such as torn ligaments or tendons or sometimes more major injuries such as a broken bone or a joint separation. Patellar tendinitis or “Jumper’s Knee” is one example of an overuse injury. It is a painful condition generally associated with sports involving repetitive jumping or impact loads, while lateral epicondylitis or “tennis elbow”, is a form of repetitive stress injury at the elbow.