10.1 injury prevention and the rehabilitation

Question 1

What characteristics would someone with an acute injury display

Answer 1

• Sudden, severe pain
• Swelling around injury
• Can’t bear weight
• Restricted movement
• Extreme leg or arm weakness
• Bone or joint out of place

Question 2

What makes an injury a fracture

Answer 2

A break or crack in the bone

Question 3

What is a clean break

Answer 3

A simple or closed fracture

Question 4

What is a clean break

Answer 4

A break that doesn’t damage any surrounding tissue

Question 5

What is a compound or open fracture

Answer 5

Soft tissue has been damaged

Question 6

Why is a compound or open fracture more serious

Answer 6

Higher risk of infection

Question 7

What are the 6 different types of fractures

Answer 7

• Comminuted
• Spiral
• Longitudinal
• Buckle
• Hairline
• Greenstick

Question 8

What is a comminuted fracture

Answer 8

Bone breaks or splinted into 3 or more pieces

Question 9

What is a spiral fracture

Answer 9

A winding break

Question 10

What is a longitudinal fracture

Answer 10

A break that occurs in children where the bone deforms but doesn’t break

Question 11

What is a buckle fracture

Answer 11

Occurs in children where bone deforms but doesn’t break

Question 12

What is a hairline fracture

Answer 12

A partial fracture of the bone that is difficult to detect

Question 13

What is a greenstick fracture

Answer 13

Fracture on one side but doesn’t break completely

Question 14

Why do greenstick fractures occur

Answer 14

In children the bone is softer and more elastic so it can bend

Question 15

Where do dislocations occur

Answer 15

At joints

Question 16

When does a dislocation happen

Answer 16

When the ends of bones are forced out of position

Question 17

What are 2 other things a strain is often called

Answer 17

Bulled or torn muscle

Question 18

When does a strain occur

Answer 18

When muscle fibres are stretched to far and tear

Question 19

When do strains often occur

Answer 19

• In team games from contact with other players
• performer constantly accelerates and decelerates
• to high of intensity

Question 20

Where do sprains occur

Answer 20

In legaments

Question 21

When can sprains occur

Answer 21

Lots of twisting and turning and excessive force is applied to a joint

Question 22

physiologically what causes a sprain

Answer 22

When ligaments are stretched to far or tears

Question 23

What characteristics would someone with a chronic injury display

Answer 23

• Pain when you compete or exercise
• dull ache when resting
• Swelling