Injuries Flashcards
What are the two types of injury
- Acute
- Chronic
Acute injury
- Suddenly during exercise
- Sudden/severe pain
- Swelling around joint
- Can’t bear weight
- Restrict movements
- Protruding bone/joint
Chronic injury
- Occurs over a long time
- Overuse injury
Give the 3 types of chronic injuries
Achilles tendonitis, stress fracture and tennis elbow.
Achilles tendonitis
The achilles tendon is located at the back of the ankle. Connects gastrocnemius to calcaneus. Overload; walking, running, jumping. Tendon inflammation
Lateral epicondylitis. (Tennis elbow)
The wrist extensor muscles becomes overused, causes inflammation of the tendon which attaches at the lateral epicondyle
Fracture
- Break or crack in bone
- Simple/closed- clean break that doesn’t penetrate the skin
- Compound/open- soft tissue has been damaged
What are the 6 types of fractures
- Spiral
- Hairline
- Communituted
- Greenstick
- Buckle
- Longitudinal
Spiral fracture
A winding break
Comminuted fracture
The bone breaks or splinters into 3 or more printers
Longitudinal fracture
Occurs along the length of the bone
Greenstick fracture
In children, bone partially fractures but doesn’t break completely
Hairline fracture
Partial fracture of the bone that is difficult to detect
Buckle fracture
Occurs in children, where the bone deforms but doesn’t break
Dislocations
Bones forced out of position (Collisions)
