PDHPE Syllabus - Option 3: Sports Medicine

Question 1

• ways to classify sport injuries

Answer 1

• direct and indirect
• hard and soft tissue
• overuse

Question 2

• soft tissue injuries

Answer 2

• tears, sprains, contusions.
• skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters.
• inflammatory response.

Question 3

• hard tissue injuries

Answer 3

• fractures
• dislocation

Question 4

• assessment of injuries

Answer 4

• TOTAPS (talk, observe, touch, active movement, passive movement, skills test)

Question 5

• children and young athletes

Answer 5

• medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy).
• overuse injuries (stress fractures).
• thermoregulation.
• appropriateness of resistance training.

Question 6

• adult and aged athletes

Answer 6

• heart conditions
• fractures / bone density
• flexibility / joint mobility

Question 7

• female athletes

Answer 7

• eating disorders
• iron deficiency
• bone density
• pregnancy

Question 8

• physical preparation

Answer 8

• pre-screening
• skill and technique
• physical fitness
• warm-up, stretching and cool down.

Question 9

• sports policy and the sports environment

Answer 9

• rules of sports and activities
• modified rules for children
• matching of opponents (e.g. growth and development, skill level)
• use of protective equipment
• safe grounds, equipment and facilities.

Question 10

• environmental considerations

Answer 10

• temperature regulation (convection, radiation, conduction, evaporation).
• climatic conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution).
• guidlines for fluid intake.
• acclimatisation.

Question 11

• taping and bandaging

Answer 11

• preventative taping
• taping for isolation of injury
• bandaging for immediate treatment of injury.

Question 12

• rehabilitation procedures

Answer 12

• progressive mobilisation.
• graduated exercise (stretching, conditioning, total body fitness).
• training.
• use of heat and cold.

Question 13

• return to play

Answer 13

• indicators of readiness for return to play (pain free, degree of mobility).
• monitoring progress (pre-test and post-test).
• psychological readiness.
• specific warm-up.
• return to play policies and procedures.
• ethical considerations (e.g. pressures to participate, use of painkillers).