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Dealing with an athlete's enemy: sports injury
Ernest Lorenzo M. Rafol

Sports injury is the worst enemy of an athlete and it is not easy to deal with.

Here are four ways to help athlete when they are injured:

First, accept that you're injured and need some time to take a rest. Since athletes feel frustrated when they cannot train during an injury, they want to get back to their feet as soon as possible neglecting the fact that they need to rest.

Second, knowing what is injured and how to recover from it. Proper medication must be prioritized during the healing process by consulting a physician to help properly treat the injury.

Third, after recovering, go to a physical therapist and attend sessions to gain back your strength and fitness. Approval from a therapist must be secured before going back to training since a not fully healed injury is more dangerous and can cause serious problems.

Fourth, after the recovery stage, you can now start training again and get back to the team with greater hope and will to win.

Injuries happen by accident and the least an athlete can do is to manage his/her injuries the proper way.

“Panganib na dala ng dengue: Kalinisan ang kailangan”

ni Dwain Paris Lagmay

Nakakabahala ang pagtaas ng dengue sa ating bansa.Ayon sa datos ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan (DOH) halos 33% ang itinaas ng kaso mula noong 2023 hanggang sa kasalukuyang taon.

Naging biktima ng dengue ang mga mag-aaral ng Exodus Elementary School,may mga estyudanteng namatay dahil sa sakit.

Batay sa DOH ang dengue ay isang malubhang sakit na nagdudulot ng isang virus na kumakalat sa pamamagitan ng kagat mula sa Aedes mosquito.Ang Aedes mosquito ay isang uri ng lamok na nagdadala ng dengue kung ito ay nahawaan.Pag ang isang tao ay nakagat ng infected mosquito ay maiipapasa ang sakit sa kanila.

Ayon din sa DOH, ang mga sintomas ng sakit na ito ay mataas na lagnat sa loob ng 2-7 araw, pananakit ng ulo,p ananakit ng tiyan, pagsusuka, pananakit ng likod ng mata, pananakit ng kalamnan at kasukasuan, pamumula ng balat at pagkakaroon ng rashes.

Sinambit rin ng DOH na walang gamot para sa dengue pero may paraan upang maiwasan ang sakit na ito tulad ng panatilihing malinis ang loob at labas ng iyong bahay o tahanan,palagiang pagsuot ng mahahabang damit at linisin ang kontaminadong tubig na maaring maging sanhi ng dengue.

Kaya naman laging maging aktibo at alerto upang maiwasang makuha ang dengue.