PDHPE - Sports med Flashcards
IQ1. How are sports injuries classified and managed?
Ways to classify injuries?
Identify and provide an example for direct and indirect injuries
Direct - A direct injury is an injury sustained at the site of external force
Eg. A bruise on the thigh where a cricket
ball made contact.
Indirect - injury occurs as a result of internal forces. They are the result of excessive strain being placed on muscles, tendons and ligaments, causing irritation and possible damage to body structures.
eg. a sprinter tearing a hamstring muscle during a race due to inadequate stretching
IQ1. How are sports injuries classified and managed?
Ways to classify injuries?
Ways to classify sports injuries
Direct and indirect
Soft and hard tissue
Overuse
IQ1. How are sports injuries classified and managed?
Ways to classify injuries?
Identify and provide an example for soft tissue injuries
Occur to soft body tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendons, skin, organs.)
E.g. sprained ankle (indirect), or a skin abrasion due to an external force (direct)
IQ1. How are sports injuries classified and managed?
Ways to classify injuries?
Identify and provide an example for hard tissue injuries
Hard body tissues occur to bones and teeth.
eg. An example of a hard tissue injury is a dislocated shoulder from a poor tackle in rugby league, therefore also direct injury.
IQ1. How are sports injuries classified and managed?
Ways to classify injuries?
Identify and provide an example for overuse injuries
Overuse injuries are caused by poor technique or constant repetition of particular movements. Develop into larger injuries overtime because the athlete does not allow enough time to repair from the minor injury before it is re-injured.
eg. Achilles tendonitis - causing possible inflammation and pain due to poor technique
IQ1. How are sports injuries classified and managed?
Ways to classify injuries?
Soft tissue injuries
tears, sprains, contusions
skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters
inflammatory response
