page_title: Injury-Proneness
section_title: Football
hierarchical_section_title: Injury-Proneness / Types of Sports and Injuries / Football
caption_attribution_description: English: Bills at Redskins 8/26/16
context_page_description: Injury-Proneness is the state of having a high likelihood of being injured. People who are subject to high rates of injury are usually described as "injury-prone". Although this term is usually used to refer to an athlete, it can also be used to describe non-athletes as well. This term is often used to label athletes who are injured frequently preventing them from playing their respective sport. Research has been done in order to identify the reasons behind an injury-prone athlete. There are physiological and psychological variations between athletes and some variations lead to a higher likelihood of injury. Some physiological variations include different body structures and bone density. Some psychological variations include personality traits and anxiety. Some injuries become more apparent based on the type of sport played by the athlete.
context_section_description: Specific sports have a higher correlation of specific injuries. In football, the injuries can be divided into four categories: traumatic injuries, concussions, overuse injuries, and heat injuries. Traumatic injuries can be divided into two more categories: knee injuries and shoulder injuries. Concussions are a change in mental state due to impact to the head. Overuse injuries often include back pain due to overuse which does not allow the body to recover. Heat injuries often occur and lead to cramping, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
  In a study conducted on NFL players, the players’ injury history was analyzed over a period of two years from the years 2009 and 2016. When a player was injured once, the risk of missing time was 35%. When the player was injured twice, the risk of missing time was 41%. When a player was injured multiple times (6+ injuries in two seasons), the risk began to plateau around 55-60%. The research showed that injuries in the same location are correlated with each other such as lower extremity muscles. However, two injuries that did not associate with each other were the face and upper extremity bone and joint injuries.
caption: Reggie Bush, an NFL player who has struggled with injuries throughout his career
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