B7 - Exercise, Fitness and Injury

Question 1

What 6 things need to be taken into account when developing an exercise regime?

Answer 1

1. Health problems (e.g high blood pressure)
2. Current medication
3. Previous regimes
4. Lifestyle factors (e.g smoking)
5. Family medical history
6. Current physical activity

Question 2

What is the formula to work out BMI?

Answer 2

Body mass (kg)
_____________
height² (m²)

Question 3

Definition of Accuracy

Answer 3

How close results are to what is actually happening

Question 4

Definition of Repeatability

Answer 4

How similar results are when the experiment is repeated

Question 5

What is a sprain?

Answer 5

Damage to a ligament, usually by being stretched too much

Question 6

What is a dislocation?

Answer 6

When a bone comes out of its socket

Question 7

How does a torn tendon occur?

Answer 7

When a muscle contracts in one direction but it being pulled in the opposite direction

Question 8

What does the RICE method treat?

Answer 8

It treats sprains.

Question 9

What are the stages of the RICE method?

Answer 9

1. Rest: avoids further damage
2. Ice: reduces swelling by reducing temperature and blood flow to area
3. Compression: reduces swelling by reducing blood flow
4. Elevation: reduces swelling by making it easier for blood to flow back to the heart

Question 10

What do physiotherapists treat?

Answer 10

Skeletal-muscular injuries

Question 11

What are the 4 things involved in Baseline Data?

Answer 11

1. Blood pressure
2. Recovery period
3. Proportion of body fat
4. BMI