PE Flashcards
are most important in work place also by engaging our self in different kinds of sports like basketball and volleyball to avoid accident in doing such thing.
Safety and Practices
- kinds of injury that occur during sports or exercise
- commonly used to refer to injuries of the musculoskeletal system.
Sports Injuries
- includes your bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons and connective tissues.
- they support your body’s weight, maintain your posture and help you move.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
provides a framework for your muscles and other soft tissues.
skeleton
SAFETY PRACTICES TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
EXERCISE INJURY (WUDW)
- wearing the right shoes
- using the correct equipment
- drinking lots of water
- warming up and stretching properly
use pre-exercise screening to identify whether you are
at higher risk of experiencing health problem during
physical activity
GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE SAFETY
when deciding if any exercise is safe, you need to
consider: (TIIF)
technique used
individual condition
injury history
fitness level
be guided by a qualified fitness instructor.
GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE SAFETY
there are many changes during pregnancy (i.e. changes
in body shape and size) that pose potential risk of
increased injury.
→ it is essential that all pregnant women discuss
their exercise plans with their doctor, as each
pregnancy is different.
GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE SAFETY
be aware that increasing the speed of any exercise
can increase the risk of injury.
GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE SAFETY
AVOID OR MODIFY any exercise that causes you pain or discomfort. DON’T IGNORE your BODY’S SIGNALS of
fatigue, discomfort, and pain.
GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE SAFETY
CROSS-TRAIN with other sports and exercises to
reduce the risk of over training.
GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE SAFETY
make sure you have at least ONE (1) recovery day,
preferably TWO (2), every week. remember that :
○ injuries need rest – trying to work through the
pain will cause more damage to soft muscle
tissue and delay healing.
GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE SAFETY
discomfort or chest pain (or other pain) that could
indicate a heart attack.
○ including pain on the neck and jaw
WHEN TO STOP EXERCISING IMMEDIATELY
pain traveling down the arm or pain between the
shoulder blades.
WHEN TO STOP EXERCISING IMMEDIATELY
extreme breathlessness
WHEN TO STOP EXERCISING IMMEDIATELY
individuals who engage in various types of physical
activities such as sports and exercise have a higher risk
of getting injured as compared to those who practice a
sedentary lifestyle.
CAUSES OF SPORTS INJURIES
most of the injuries are preventable and awareness of
the risk factors will help in reducing the risk
CAUSES OF SPORTS INJURIES
can dramatically reduce the occurrence of injuries.
VIGILANCE AND SAFETY MEASURES
are those that act away from the center of the
structure, causing a pull or stretch.
TENSILE FORCES
impact the center, causing it to bend or fold.
COMPRESSIVE FORCES
SHEAR FORCES
are opposing forces toward the different ends of the
structure, causing it to twist.
are damage tissues or organs which occur when it
encounters trauma or physical force that is greater than what it can resist or absorb.
INJURIES
factors influencing the ability of our tissues or organs
to effectively resist or absorbs forces include : (Ia A T F lE Ea)
inherent abnormality
age
technique
fitness level
equipment
environmental aspects.