Option 3: Sports Medicine Flashcards
Ways to Classify Sports Injuries
-Hard Tissue Injuries
-Soft Tissue Injuries
-Overuse Injuries
Hard Tissue Injuries
-Fractures
-Dislocations
Soft Tissue Injuries
-Tears, Sprains, Contusions
-Lacerations, Blisters, Skin Abrasions
-Inflammatory Response
Overuse Injuries
Stress Fractures
Assessment of Injuries
TOTAPS:
-Talk
-Observe
-Touch
-Active Assessment
-Passive Assessment
-Skills Test
Children and Young Athletes: MOTA
-Medical Conditions (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy)
-Overuse Injuries (stress fractures)
-Thermoregulation
-Appropriateness for Resistance Training
Adult and Ages Athletes: HFF
-Heart Conditions
-Fractures/Bone Density
-Flexibility/Joint Mobility
Female Athletes: IPEB
-Iron Deficiency
-Pregnancy
-Eating Disorders
-Bone Density
Physical Preparation
-Pre-Screening
-Skill and Technique
-Physical Fitness
-Warm-up/Stretching/Cool Down
Sports Policy and Sports Environment: SUMMR
-Safe Grounds, Equipment and Facilities
-Use of Protective Equipment
-Modified Rules for Children
-Matching Opponents e.g growth and development level
-Rules of Sport and Activities
Environmental Considerations
-Temperature Regulation (convection, conduction, radiation, evaporation)
-Climatic Conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution)
-Guidelines for Fluid Intake
-Acclimatisation
Taping and Bandaging
-Preventative Taping
-Taping for Isolation of an Injury
-Bandaging for immediate treatment of an injury
Rehabilitation Procedures: PGUT
-Progressive Mobilisation
-Graduated Exercise (stretching, conditioning, total body fitness)
-Use of heat and cold
-Training
Return to play: PRIMES
-Psychological Readiness
-Return to play policies and procedures
-Indicators of readiness for return to play
-Monitoring progress (pre/post test)
-Ethical Considerations (use of painkillers/pressure to participate)
-Specific warm-up procedures