4. Syllabus - Sports Medicine Flashcards
CQ 1
How are sports injuries classified and managed?
Ways to classify sports injuries
- Direct and indirect
- Soft and hard tissue
- Overuse
Soft tissue injuries
- Tears, sprains, contusions
- Skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters
- Inflammatory response
Hard tissue
Fractures
Dislocation
Assessment of injuries
Acronym (TOTAPS)
Talk, Observe, Touch, Active and Passive movement, Skill test.
CQ 2
How does sports medicine address the demands of specific athletes ?
Children and young athletes
- Medical conditions (asthma, diabetes & epilepsy)
- Overuse injuries (stress fractures)
- Thermoregulation
- Appropriateness of resistance training
Adult and aged athletes
- Heart conditions
- Fractures/bone density
- Flexibility/joint mobility
Female athletes
- Eating disorders
- Iron deficiency
- Bone density
- Pregnancy
CQ 3
What role do preventative actions play in enhancing the wellbeing of the athlete ?
Physical preparation
Prescreening
Skill and technique
Physical fitness
Warm up, stretching and cool down
Sports policy and the sports environment.
Rules of sports and activities
Modified rules for children
Matching of opponents
Use of protective equipment
Safe grounds, equipment and facilities
Environmental considerations
Temperature regulation (convection, conduction, radiation, evaporation)
Climatic conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution)
Guidelines for fluid intake
Acclimatisation
CQ 4
How is injury rehabilitation managed?
Taping and bandaging
Preventative taping
Talking for isolation of injury
Bandaging for immediate treatment of injury
