Review article

Sports And Health: Equivalence or Contrariety

Borislav Radić ; Clinical Department of Neurology, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Croatia
Petra Radić ; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Din Duraković ; School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

Playing sports is a widely known method of health promotion. Balanced exercise and diet are keys to healthy life. However, sports activities can cause different injuries, from joint to head injuries. Although head injuries cause a variety of acute and chronic disorders, they are often undertreated. There are 1.6 million injured people examined at emergency departments throughout Europe every year. In sports like boxing, football, soccer, hockey, handball, basketball and bicycling, head injuries occur at a frequency of 4% to 22%. Particularly significant are chronic difficulties that occur after recurrent head injuries, i.e. cognitive deficits and changes in electroencephalogram. Qualifications of professional personnel are insufficient for professional evaluation and treatment of head injuries. The best way for sports to become an important link in health and disease prevention is to go back to sports basics while using acquired scientific knowledge.

Keywords

Athletic injuries – prevention and control; Athletic injuries – complications; Craniocerebral trauma – prevention and control; Sports medicine

Hrčak ID:

136777

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/136777

Publication date:

1.12.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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