Year 7 Speeches

In inquiry we have been studying the incredible human machine and we did speeches and i did compartment syndrome because my brother got it.

1. Young people love to play sport and with some sports you have to be big and strong. But going to the gym isn't the best option. Compartment syndrome... do you know what it is, how common it it? well if you don't you are going to find out.

2. In my opinion I think people at this age should be Informed about this syndrome because it is very dangerous. This syndrome can leave you with huge scars on your arms, legs and all over your body and could be very life changing.

3. Compartment syndrome can be caused  by just going to the gym, working to hard with to much weight or even just going for really long. Why does going to the gym or going for runs gives you compartment syndrome, well compartment syndrome is a buildup of pressure in your compartments of your muscle. The forearms and the calfs are the main places but you can get it in any compartment in your body as i said before that is why it is called compartment syndrome.

4. It is important that if you get very sore pain in your compartments of your muscles for long times you should see a doctor. Compartment syndrome is something you could be born with. Your parents could have it but never of known, so you need to be careful. You could need surgery asap because if you leave it too late it will just get worse and worse. My brother got it and waited 3 days with very sore legs, so sore he could not stand up and walk. He ended up seeing a doctor and was rushed into surgery 2 hours later. When he got surgery he got his calf cut open and left open for 5 days to release the pressure, his legs were wrapped in bandages. He was then taught again how to walk as it gave his legs such a shock and he wasn’t aloud to walk for about 10 days. He now has big scars on the back of his legs which he will have forever. Luckily for him he got to a doctor just in time as he could of had parts of his leg removed.

5. In conclusion compartment syndrome is a very bad syndrome to have. It can leave you with two huge scars and after the surgery you may not walk for ages. So guys what im trying to say is be careful when exercising and be careful of your body because you may get compartment syndrome and end up with big scars on your legs for the rest of your life.