How can occupational injuries be prevented?
Part of the responsibility of the physician is to educate the athlete or worker on how to prevent further injury. Just treating the acute or chronic injury is not enough. Emphasis should be placed on the importance of stretching and warming up before participation. Other measures include recommendations for limiting pitches in high school pitchers (varies by age), instructing female athletes in how to pivot, jump, and land to prevent ACL injuries, or having an ergonomic evaluation of a patient’s worksite.
