Injuries in sport (needs editing)

Question 1

Acute injury

Answer 1

Sudden injury during exercise

Question 2

Chronic injury

Answer 2

Occurs over a long time, overuse injury

Question 3

Acute injury characteristics

Answer 3

Specific impact or trauma
Sudden severe pain
Swelling
Cant bear weight
Protruding bone/joint

Question 4

Chronic injury characteristics

Answer 4

Pain when exercising
Dull ache during rest
Swelling

Question 5

Fracture

Answer 5

Break or crack in bones

Question 6

2 types of fracture

Answer 6

Open - damage soft tissue
Closed - clean break, no soft tissue damage

Question 7

Fracture variations

Answer 7

Spiral
Comminuted
longitudinal
Buckle
Hairline
Greenstick

Question 8

Spiral fracture

Answer 8

A winding break

Question 9

Comminuted fracture

Answer 9

Bone breaks or splinters into 3 or more parts

Question 10

Longitudinal fracture

Answer 10

occurs along length of bone

Question 11

Buckle fracture

Answer 11

Occurs in children where bone deforms but doesn’t break

Question 12

Harline fracture

Answer 12

Partial fracture that is difficult to detect

Question 13

Greenstick fracture

Answer 13

In children bone fractures but doesn’t break completely, bone bends

Question 14

Dislocations + cause

Answer 14

Bone forced out of position
As a result of collision

Question 15

Strain + what type of sports is it common in

Answer 15

Pulled or torn muscle
Common in sports when accelerating

Question 16

Sprain + type of sports common in

Answer 16

Overstretching/ tearing of ligaments
Lots of twisting and turning involved

Question 17

Types of chronic injuries

Answer 17

Achilles tendon
Stress fracture
Tennis elbow

Question 18

Achilles tendon injury characteristics + sport

Answer 18

Overuse of tendon causes pain and inflammation
Tendonitis
Connects to gastrocnemius
Used for running, walking, jumping

Question 19

Stress fracture characteristics

Answer 19

Area becomes tender and swollen from overuse
Common in weight bearing bones
When muscle fatigues, doesn’t absorb shock, shock absorbed by bone
Occurs when exercise increased too quick

Question 20

Tennis elbow characteristics

Answer 20

Muscle attached to elbow is used to straighten wrist
Lateral epicondylitis
Inflamed and tiny tears outside elbow
Any activity that causes repeated stress on elbow causes this