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Pitching:-
Children that are
pitchers between the ages of 11 and 18 experience elbow injuries
because of repeated pitching. -
Pitching can cause soreness, stiffness, and discomfort and cause
debilitating injuries. -
Repeated pitching can produce elbow injuries in immature athletes. -
Students who
pitched in youth baseball reported having arm pains in youth years.
Breakaway
Bases: -
A previous study
has shown that the use of breakaway bases has prevented sliding injuries by 96%. -
Advances have
been made in the way of breakaway bases witch can eliminate injuries on the
field. -
Breakaway bases
reduce the force of impact. -
Acute health care
costs are reduced 99% by breakaway bases. -
Breakaway bases
reduce sliding injuries by 80-90%. Baseball injuries: - Two
injuries that need some kind of cast are sprains, fractures, and strains. -Some
common baseball injuries are bruises, hematomas, and Little League elbow. -Baseball
injuries that occur to children are lacerations and concussion. -Baseball
injuries to an adult are strains and sprains to the ankle or knee. -Other
baseball injuries are tendonitis, deep mussel bruise, sciatica, and hamstring
injuries. Facemasks: -
People have suggested that facemasks should be on all helmets to -Authors
say that facemasks would eliminate facial injuries to offensive players. -Members
of the American Association would like to see facemasks for extra protection. -Advances
have been made in the way of face masks witch can eliminate facial injuries. -In a
lot of districts all helmets must have a special face protector. Protective gear: -Some
face gear is helmets, facemasks, mouth guards, and sometimes prescription
goggles. -Gear
for the bottom of chest to neck is chest plate, throat guards, and shin guards. -All
pads will protect bones and joints from fractures and bruises. -If
you wear glasses to see you will probably need prescription goggles. -Using
a mouth guard will help protect your mouth, teeth, and tongue from injury. |
