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BEST-SELLERS / Top 10 most common sports injuries

Tuesday 22 March 1994 00:02 GMT
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----------------------------------------------------------------- TOP 10 MOST COMMON SPORTS INJURIES ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Muscle strain 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Muscle tear 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lower back strain 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ankle ligament strain 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Knee ligament strain 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Knee cartilage 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Whiplash 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shoulder dislocation 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spinal joint compression 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stress fractures Chart from Caroline Marsh, Chartered Physiotherapist, London -----------------------------------------------------------------

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