Repetitive exercises can result in injuries

Learn what problems can be caused by certain types of training and – more important – how to avoid them. Because repetitive exercises can be sneaky.

Certain types of exercises, when repeated until exhaustion, can increase chance of injuries that can only be prevented with an unmatched muscular strengthening, warming up for five or ten minutes before starting a training session and stretching before and after the exercise. Among the athletes with the highest propensity to suffer this type of injury are tennis players, golfers, basketball players or gymnasts, but the smaller the physical preparation of the athlete, the greater the probability of getting one of these ailments. Here’s what you can get from repetitive exercises.

Tendonitis

This can be a sudden injury, the result of a sudden movement, but in most times the tendonitis is related with the constant repetition of a movement, tiring and wearing out the tendon, causing inflammation. Other risk factors include uncomfortable positions or too much force applied to a muscle area. Symptoms include severe pain, stiffness and impaired movements in the injured member.

Bursitis

This type of lesion affects the synovial pockets, that are the fluid bags that prevent tendons and bones of rubbing each other, causing pain. When the pockets become inflamed, through repeated movements, they cause pain and discomfort when you intend to perform certain movement. The most common places where you suffer this injury are shoulders, hips and the elbows.

Sprain

The bands of muscle tissue that attach muscles to the bones, also known as ligaments, easily resent with some movements imposed to them, misplacing it from their spots. The resulting pain is atrocious, but the recovery of a sprain is not difficult. It is also easy to note that you got a sprain, and not just by the pain. Muscles get unusual stiffness, accompanied by swelling and bruises. The function of the affected member is destroyed by this injury and there are rare occasions where who gets hurt listen a sort of snap when the sprain happens.

Dislocation

A dislocation is a sudden or lasting displacement, partial or total, of one or more bones present in a joint. This may arise from a violent impact or a misapplication of bony structure on a surface such as the floor or a ball, causing the bone to slip out of its articulation. The most common dislocation types occur on shoulders, fingers, knees, wrists, elbows and even mandibular joint.

Although any of these injuries can be, if light, treated at home with some rest, one or another anti-inflammatory and some ice, it is advisable that you see a specialist in order to solve it effectively.