| Sport is increasingly popular as we have
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| | spines and joints. Early gymnastics with
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| more leisure time and we are encouraged
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| | large ranges of movement may give
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| to be more active. Obesity is increasing
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| | problems later.2. If you are hypermobile
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| and becoming a problem in all groups of
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| | (very bendy or "double jointed"), think
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| people, especially in children. These two
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| | very carefully about engaging in contact
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| pressures are increasing our levels of
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| | sports. Your joints are more vulnerable
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| participation in sport.However, sport is
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| | to injury and your muscles less able to
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| not a completely positive pursuit.
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| | control their movements to keep them safe
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| Injury, even long term disability, is a
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| | from damage. I know someone whose joints
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| distinct possibility in many sports, and
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| | are so lax that dancing is a risky
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| the risks of this kind of problem are not
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| | activity!3. Choose an activity to suit
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| fully recognised.Everywhere we are
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| | your physical type. Impact sports may not
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| encouraged to exercise. When we are young
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| | suit a high body weight, and a poorly
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| we participate in sports at school and
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| | coordinated person might not choose a
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| college, and when we are older it is
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| | complex contact sport. High level sport
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| suggested we exercise for our health, our
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| | is not for everyone, no matter how much
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| hearts, our weight and our joints. It's
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| | they want to participate.4. If you get
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| pretty persuasive, isn't it? Even if we
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| | injured, get a proper diagnosis from a
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| don't buy in to the whole message and
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| | qualified person and follow the treatment
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| take part we are aware of the pressure.
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| | plan. Do not be tempted to go back to the
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| Is this pressure a wholly good
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| | activity until you are completely
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| thing?Young people play sport for fun,
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| | recovered and have regained your fitness.
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| not for their health! When we are young
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| | Otherwise re-injury is likely.5. If you
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| we don't need to play sport for our
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| | have a serious (or repeated) injury to
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| health, because unless we are unlucky we
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| | your spine or one of your joints,
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| are already healthy. Young people play
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| | consider giving up the activity
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| hard and put large forces through their
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| | responsible and taking up some other,
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| limbs and joints, risking injury in their
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| | more appropriate, pursuit.6. Take the
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| competitive efforts. This can have long
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| | advice of a competent physical therapist
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| term consequences.Older people don't
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| | if your problem persists.7. Moderate
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| participate in sport and exercise as much
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| | level exercise, such as brisk walking,
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| as younger people, but have more need to
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| | can give you all the health benefits
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| exercise. Sensible exercising in the
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| | without the injury risks of more extreme
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| years from fifty onwards can give
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| | sports.8. Consider whether or not to
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| benefits in terms of life expectancy and
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| | encourage children strongly to be
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| ability to function in life. At this age
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| | competitive in sports where they can get
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| we are likely to be more moderate in the
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| | injured.9. Don't just start a new sport
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| level of effort and forces involved, so
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| | straight off, work up your fitness and
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| are at lower risk of injury.If we look at
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| | participation until your physical
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| it logically, young people don't need to
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| | condition and skill are good enough to
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| exercise (and do, hard) and older people
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| | avoid injury. Be particularly aware of
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| do need to exercise (and don't). There's
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| | this at the times of the year when sports
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| a interesting paradox! We need to look at
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| | and other activities may start and you
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| this unquestioning acceptance of exercise
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| | are least used to them.10. Remember that
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| as a good thing, as we hear very little
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| | fitness is very specific to the sport you
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| of the personal and financial
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| | are used to. Don't expect your fitness to
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| consequences of going for it.Heavy
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| | transfer to a very different activity, or
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| exercise (high level sport, military
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| | you may get muscle soreness or injury.
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| training) is associated with a
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| | For every new activity, you need to start
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| significant level of joint and other
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| | again with your fitness.Jonathan Blood
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| injuries. Many of these problems get
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| | Smyth is author of Secrets of Pacing and
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| worse over time and cause pain and
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| | a Superintendent Physiotherapist in an
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| disability. People in their forties and
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| | NHS Hospital in the South-West of the UK.
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| fifties may need joint replacement due to
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| | With over 15 years experience of managing
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| the arthritic changes which have
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| | orthopaedic conditions and looking after
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| developed since the initial injury.
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| | joint replacements, he now specializes in
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| However, We can take some precautions to
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| | the management of chronic pain
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| avoid problems later.The ten tips for
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| | conditions. For more information on these
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| success in sports1. Very young people
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| | and other subjects see The Physiotherapy
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| should not put extreme forces on their
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| | Site.
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