Acute And Chronic Injuries

Question 1

Define sports injury

Answer 1

Sports injury is and kind of injury, pain or physical damage that occurs as a result of sport, exercise or physical activity

Question 2

Define acute injury

Answer 2

Acute injuries are ones that occur in an instant

Question 3

Define chronic sports injury

Answer 3

Chronic injuries are ones that occur over a period of time

Question 4

Define hard tissue injury

Answer 4

Hard tissue injuries are injury, pain or physical damage to the solid structures of the musculoskeletal system (bone and cartilage)

Question 5

Define soft tissue injuries

Answer 5

Soft tissue injuries is injury, pain or physical damage to the soft structures of the musculoskeletal system (muscle, ligaments and tendons)

Question 6

Define concussion

Answer 6

Concussion is a violent acceleration or deceleration force of the brain resulting in imparement of neurological functions

Question 7

What can concussion cause

Answer 7

A haemorrhage

Question 8

Name a possible cause of concussion

Answer 8

Any forceful collision with an object or athlete during contact sport

Question 9

Describe a dislocation

Answer 9

Ends of bones are forced out original position

Question 10

Is dislocation hard or soft tissue

Answer 10

Hard

Question 11

Is a fracture hard or soft tissue

Answer 11

Hard

Question 12

Describe a fracture

Answer 12

A broken bone either completely or partially fractured

Question 13

Is a sprain a hard or soft tissue injury

Answer 13

Soft

Question 14

Describe a sprain

Answer 14

A stretch, tear or twist of the ligament and can cause a grade 1, 2 or 3 sprain

Question 15

Is a streun a soft or a hard tissue injury

Answer 15

Soft

Question 16

Describe a strein

Answer 16

A stretching injury to the tendon or muscle

Question 17

Is a cartilage tear a soft or hard tissue injury

Answer 17

Harf

Question 18

Describe a cartilage tear

Answer 18

Where a there is a partial or comple

Question 19

Is concussion a soft or hard tissue injury

Answer 19

Soft or can be hard if skull. Is fractured

Question 20

Is tennis, golfers, throighers elbow a soft or hard tissue injury

Answer 20

Soft except throighers elbow which is hard

Question 21

Describe what the elbow injuries areb

Answer 21

All forms of tendinitis which is an inclination and irritation of a tendon

Question 22

Where does tennis elbow occur

Answer 22

Lateral elbow

Question 23

Where does golfers elbow occur

Answer 23

Medial elbow

Question 24

Where does throughers elbow occur

Answer 24

Tins fractures in bone of elbow as well as tendinitis

Question 25

Is rotator cuff tendinitis and patella tendinitis a hard or soft tissue injury

Answer 25

Soft

Question 26

Describe rotator Cuff tendinitis

Answer 26

Inflimmation of tendons in the shoulder

Question 27

Describe petella tendinitis

Answer 27

Inflimmation of the tendon that contains the patella and sttatches the rectus femori to the tibia

Question 28

Is osgood schlatter syndrome a soft or hard tissue injury

Answer 28

Soft

Question 29

Describe osgood schlatter syndrome

Answer 29

A condition where the patella tendon pulls on the front of the tibia where it sttatches just below the knee

Question 30

Is media tibialis pain a soft or hard tissue injury

Answer 30

Soft

Question 31

Describe medial tibialis pain

Answer 31

Inflimmation of the tendons that attach the tibialis anterior to the tibia and is a form of tendinitis

Question 32

Is a stress fracture a soft or hard tissue injury

Answer 32

Har

Question 33

Describe stress fractures

Answer 33

Small cracks in the bones and common in weight bearing bones