Injuries Flashcards
Types of Injury. Rehabilitation Methods. Injury Prevention. Recovery Methods.
What are the 6 types of Injury Prevention.
- Screening.
- Protective Equipment.
- Strength and Conditioning.
- Flexibility Training.
- Taping and Bracing.
- Warm Up.
Describe Screening.
- players go through screening when signing for new clubs
- identify pre-existing conditions
- can design a plan to prevent harm / rebuild
Describe Protective Equipment.
Gives you an extra layer in order to absorb impact.
Describe Strength and Conditioning in terms of Injury prevention.
Like weight training but focuses on core strength, posture, addressing muscular imbalances - to prevent injury.
Describe Flexibility Training.
Various types of stretching.
Reduces tension, lengthens muscle fibres and gives more range of motion.
Describe Taping and Bracing.
Support the joint and give it stability.
Prevents dislocation, strain or sprain.
What does a Warm Up do?
- increase pliability - reduces risk off tears, strains or sprains.
- releases synovial fluid, which lubricators joints to prevent injury
What are the 5 Recovery Methods?
- Compression Garments.
- Massage / Foam Roller.
- Non - REM Sleep.
- Ice Baths / Cryotherapy.
- Nutrition.
What do Compression Garments do?
- reduces swelling, inflammation and pain
- increases blood flow by increasing pressure in veins
What do Massages and Foam Rollers do?
- reduces tension and pressure with muscles
- increases blood supply to targeted areas
- breaks down scar tissue
- engages skeletal muscle pump
Describe Non-REM Sleep.
Deep quality sleep , helps muscle recovery.
In Non-REM sleep, brain is least active so blood is sent to the muscled in order to restore and heal tissue.
Describe Ice Baths / Cryotherapy in terms of Recovery Methods.
- the cold acts as pain relief
- reduces swelling [vasoconstriction]
How long should Ice Baths and Cryotherapy last?
Ice Baths - 5/10 mins.
Cryotherapy - 3 mins.
How can an Ice Bath help reduce DOMS?
Blood vessels vasoconstrict and reduce blood flow to the muscles.
This reduces swelling and tissue breakdown.
Describe Nutrition in terms of Recovering.
- carbohydrates restore energy in muscles
- protein needed to build / repair muscle fibres
- 3:1 ratio of carbs-to-protein