Soc 10: Preventing Injury

Question 1

What is an overuse injury?

Answer 1

This is an injury caused by overusing something. E,g pulling a muscle in your arm from bowling in cricket to much.

Question 2

What is an acute injury?

Answer 2

An injury associate with a traumatic event. E.g getting a concussion in a rugby match

Question 3

5 ways to prevent injury

Answer 3

Doing a PAR-Q
Using the Principles of Training
Warming up/cooling down
Wearing protective equipment
Checking equipment before use

Question 4

How does doing a PAR-Q prevent injury?

Answer 4

Makes sure you are fit to complete exercise and/or lets you know what you can’t do

Question 5

How does using the principles of training help to prevent injury?

Answer 5

Following things like FITT and rest/recovery can help prevent injury

Question 6

How does warming up/cooling down help prevent injury?

Answer 6

Warming up muscles gradually helps prevent injury but it also makes your workouts more effective.

Question 7

How does wearing protective equipment prevent injury?

Answer 7

It can help you by providing a defense to your body like wearing a helment in cricket prevents you being hit in the head by a hard cricket ball giving a concussion or worse.

Question 8

How does checking equipment prevent injury?

Answer 8

By checking equipment is safe and in good condition you can stop and easily preventable injury through a fault in equipment.

Question 9

How is a concussion caused?

Answer 9

Usually caused by a blow to the head on a contact sport. Symptoms can include headaches, weakness and loss of co-ordination.

Question 10

What are the types of injuries to the bone?

Answer 10

Greenstick - break only part way across the bone
Transverse - break straight across
Oblique - break at an angle
Impacted - pieces locked into eachother
Comminutes - broken in more than 2 pieces

Question 11

What is a dislocation?

Answer 11

When a bone at a joint is forced out of its natural position.

Question 12

What is torn cartilage?

Answer 12

Cartilage tears often are caused by wear and tear but also long term overuse. They absorb impact and reduce the friction.

Question 13

What is a sprain?

Answer 13

A sprain is damage to a ligament, one of the most common sprains.

Question 14

What is a soft tissue injury?

Answer 14

One type of soft tissue injury is a strain, a twist, pull or tear of a muscle or tendon. The most common strain is in the back of a hamstring.

Question 15

What is an abrasion?

Answer 15

It is friction through the skin against a rough surface.

Question 16

What is a symptom of dislocations?

Answer 16

Deformity and swelling of the joint, which is locked out if position.

Question 17

What is Golfer’s elbow?

Answer 17

Golfer’s elbow is an overuse injury which causes pain in the tendons where your forearm attaches to the bony bump on the inside of your elbow.

Question 18

What is tennis elbow?

Answer 18

Tennis elbow is the pain and has the same cause as Golfer’s elbow just this time it’s on the outside of the elbow instead.

Question 19

How can Tennis/golfer’s elbow be caused?

Answer 19

It can be caused by a number of reasons and not just in these two sports, it is usually an over use injury to do with movements with the elbow or possibly incorrect technique (e,g a bad swing in tennis).

Question 20

How can Golfer’s/tennis elbow be treated?

Answer 20

It mainly just requires icing and rest however a brace can be worn while sport is being played and it hasn’t fully healed. It can take up to 6 months to heal and if by that point it doesn’t, surgery could be needed to fix it.