Injury

Question 0

What are example of internally caused injuries?

Answer 0

• OVERUSE injuries : these can be caused by either training or performing too much and can include STRESS FRACTURES, and muscle/tendon injuries like TENNIS ELBOW.
• SUDDEN injuries : when you are taking part in physical activity there is also a strain put on the body owing to lots of stretching, twisting. This can include HAMSTRING PULLS.

Question 1

What are internally caused injuries?

Answer 1

These are injuries where a performer is solely responsible

Question 2

What are externally caused injuries?

Answer 2

These are injuries caused by factors other than the performer themselves.

Question 3

What are examples of externally caused injuries?

Answer 3

• FOUL PLAY : usually opponents, these injuries are usually quite serious and there are rules to prevent them from happening.
• IMPACT injuries: many activities allow physical contact. So with players or equipment e.g goal posts, football boots, hockey sticks.
• EQUIPMENT injuries : could be caused by damaged equipment or badly clothes e.g badly fitting trainers causing blisters, baggy clothing in trampolining or splinters from hockey sticks.
• ACCIDENTS : are inevitable

Question 4

What are some precautions?

Answer 4

• a risk assessment and the finding followed.
• warm-ups should be carried out before starting
• all rules followed and clear and enforced.

Question 5

What is a stress fracture?

Answer 5

A break in the bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load or constant pounding on a surface , such as running.

Question 6

What is tennis elbow?

Answer 6

A painful injury or inflammation of the tendon attached to the elbow joint.