Aug 4, 2003 The condition called a burner or stinger is common in contact sports, especially football. Burners and stingers are due to either stretch or...
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Tackling or blocking in football is the most common athletic activity causing a burner or stinger. Football defensive players and lineman therefore...
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A stinger is best prevented by keeping the muscles in your neck strong. It is important to use good technique in contact sports such as football and not to strike with your head when blocking or tackling.
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Burners or stingers are common injuries in American Football. It has been reported that there are 2.2 brachial plexus injuries per 100 players per year.
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Sep 1, 2009 A "stinger" in football is an injury to a group of nerves called the brachial plexus. When this group of nerves is injured, the athlete normally...
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Three members of the Concordia Stingers were named CIS all-Canadians at the 2009 university football gala in Quebec City last week. More Concordia Stinger middle linebacker Cory Greenwood was presented the Presidents Trophy as the outstanding defensive player in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. More...
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Concordia Stinger middle linebacker Cory Greenwood has been named the outstanding defensive player in the Quebec University Football League. He will be among four finalists for the President's Trophy presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in CIS during Vanier Cup festivities in Quebec City on Nov. 26. More...
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How will a Stinger affect your favorite player or NFL fantasy stud? Find out with info from the Men's Health Injury Report.
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A " burner," also called a "stinger," is a nerve injury resulting from trauma to the neck and shoulder. Its primary symptom is burning pain radiating down one upper extremity. The pain is Poindexter DP, Johnson EW. Football shoulder and neck injury: a study of the "stinger." Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1984;65:601-2.
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