Injuries

Question 1

What are the 5 main ways to prevent injuries?

Answer 1

Correct training
Warming up and cooling down
Wearing appropriate equipment
Checking equipment and facilities (boots, shin pads etc) 
Playing to the rules/competition

Question 2

When using the correct principles of training what does it prevent?

Answer 2

Injury

Question 3

Whats a overuse injury?

Answer 3

Sustained from repeated action

Question 4

Whats acute training?

Answer 4

A sudden injury that is usually associated with a traumatic event.

Question 5

8 types of injuries:

Answer 5

Soft tissue
Dislocation
Concussion
Sprain
Abrasions
Fractures
Strains
Torn cartilage

Question 6

Concussion

Answer 6

Is an injury normally caused to a blow to the head and can happen in many sports

Question 7

Whats a fracture?

Answer 7

A fracture is a broken or cracked bone that can occur from a blow.

Question 8

Dislocation

Answer 8

A dislocation is when a bone at a joint is forced out of its normal position.

Question 9

Torn cartilage

Answer 9

Cartilages are firm elastic substance with lines adjoining bones. It absorbs the imoact on the bones while reducing the friction during sports/activity.

Question 10

Soft tissue injury

Answer 10

Joints are where 2 or more bones meet. They are particular prone injury of movement past the range can tear or pull tendons and ligaments.

Question 11

Strains

Answer 11

A strain is a twist, pull or tear of a muscle or a tendon (while a sprain is an injury to a ligament). Most common strains are in the back of the hamstrings.

Question 12

Sprains

Answer 12

A sprain is a damaged ligament. One of the most common sprains in sport is a twisted ankle

Question 13

Abrasions

Answer 13

Abrasions or grazes can be caused by friction of the skin against a rough surface.