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5 Nightmare Sports Injuries That Could End Your Athletic Career

1. HAMSTRING TEAR Straining a hamstring is one of the most common sports injuries, but actually tearing a hamstring can ruin an athlete’s career, especially without the correct medical assistance. Hamstring tears usually occur high up the leg where the thigh muscles meet the tendons. Tears are graded from 1 to 3 with a grade 3 being a partial tear or bad sprain, and a grade 1 being a complete rupture. A grade 1 tear can take months to heal and in some cases continually disrupt an athlete’s career. Hamstring tears are usually caused by insufficient warm ups or from…