Going in for sports, of course, is good, but it is fraught with many dangers. Not only athletes and their coaches know about this, but also doctors. There are many different kinds of sports, but some of them are the most traumatic.
It is believed that artistic gymnastics, parkour and acrobatics are the most traumatic sports. Parkour is a new street sport that is not safe at all. After all, there is practically no parkurist who has not received injuries of varying severity in connection with their activities. The bulk of young people involved in this sport has a large number of injuries, since they do not insure themselves and neglect all safety measures (they jump from house to house, along walls and railings, as well as other objects not intended for this).
In these conditions, you can get almost any injury. The most common injuries in parkour are fractures of the arms, legs and collarbone, knees and lower legs when jumping, running, and the wrist joint due to improper support. Sometimes it is not possible to jump over the desired obstacle, which is why there are frequent injuries to the legs, as well as sprains and even ruptures of the tendons (this requires surgical intervention).
In acrobatics and jumping from a height, heel injuries are most common in case of an unsuccessful landing. To prevent these injuries, it is necessary to use high-quality shoes, as well as train the landing technique. The most dangerous are still considered craniocerebral and spinal injuries.
Artistic gymnastics and acrobatics are traditional sports. At the same time, athletes train in well-equipped gyms, which can significantly reduce the number of injuries received. But all the same, these sports are the most traumatic, which only cost training up to fourteen hours a day, as well as retirement due to disability at the age of twenty. The rare lucky ones continue their careers until the age of 25 or more.
Athletes are at risk of tearing tendon and muscle tissues, complex bone fractures, as well as chronic diseases of the nervous system and heart. Over the past 45 years, more than 16,000 athletes have been operated on in just one medical institution, some of whom are winners of the European and World Championships, Olympic medalists.
