Lecture 3 - Sport Injury Prevention

Question 1

What are the most common sport related injuries?

Answer 1

LE injuries (knee and ankle)
Concussions

Question 2

Why is sport injury prevention important?

Answer 2

1 in every 3 youth in Canada seek medical attention for sport related injury every year and there are many other consequences that come with sport injuries:
- reduced participation in sport
- reduced physical activity
- missed school/work time
- increased work for subsequent injury
-weight gain and obesity
- early post traumatic osteoarthritis
- psychosocial consequences
health care and indirect costs are high

Question 3

What are 4 key points of Van Mechelen’s Model? Explain each briefly

Answer 3

1. Establish the extent of the injury problem (what are common injuries? how severe?)
2. Find mechanisms and risk factors (how these injuries occur, understand the change of events, the patterns)
3. Introduce preventative measure
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of intervention

Question 4

What are the 3 levels of prevention? Explain each.

Answer 4

Primary: reduce occurrence (prevention of first-time injury)

Secondary: early diagnosis (provide appropriate treatment)

tertiary: minimize consequences (rehab)

Question 5

What are some major sport injury prevention strategies?

Answer 5

• training strategies: programs to improve fitness/movement quality (training load)
• new or modified sport equipment
• new or modified rules

Question 6

What is neuromuscular training?

Answer 6

Training that trains the nerves and the muscles to react and communicate.

Question 7

What are components of NMT?

Answer 7

• balance training
• proprioceptive training
• coordination
• agility drills
• plyometrics
• strength training

Question 8

What are the aims of NMT?

Answer 8

• improve neuromuscular training control and joint stability
• improve movement skills and technique
• enhance performance
• reduce the risk of injury