P1 - Injury prevention and the rehabilitation of injury

Question 1

What are the types of injures? explain them

Answer 1

Acute - Happens all of a sudden,
Chronic - occur over a period of time, repeated and continues stress
Soft tissue - damage to skin, muscles, tendons
Hard tissue - damage to cartlidge and bones
Fractures (compound so open, simple so closed)
Dislocation - when the bone moves out of place and can do damage to the ligaments

Question 2

What is a contieusin and a heamotoma?

Answer 2

contusion is a bruise where a blood vessel has ruptured or torn
Haemotoma is where the contusion leads to localised bleeding of the blood vessel

Question 3

What’s a sprain?

What’s a strain?

Answer 3

A sprain is damage to the ligament so an over stretch or tear
A strain is a damage to the muscle fibres or tendons

Question 4

What is an abrasion?

Answer 4

Superficial damage to the skin

Question 5

what is osteoorthaistis?

Answer 5

an overuse chronic injury where the cartridge partly or completely wears away

Question 6

what is a stress fracture?

Answer 6

A tiny fracture or crack in the bones caused from fatiguing muscles

Question 7

what is shin splints?

Answer 7

chronic shin pain from the tibilas anterior becoming injured through excessive loading

Question 8

What is tendonitis?

Answer 8

Where tendon becomes inflamed and damaged

Question 9

What are the stages in injury re hab? (early, mid, late)?

Answer 9

EARLY
Gentle exercise
Encourage damaged tissue to heal

MID
Progressive loading
Develop strength

LATE
Functional exercises
Prepare for return to training/ competition

Question 10

What techniques should you do when you get an injury, go through the stages

Answer 10

Early phase protection, rest, ice, compression and elevation no strecthing.

Mid phase, massage, hot cold, develop strength with key gentle stretches and exercises

Late, more stretching, massage, increased strength in exercise and movements