Sport Injuries Flashcards
What type of fracture is an open compound one
A fracture where the skin is broken/pierced
What activity may cause Achilles Tendonitis and why?
Marathon/ long distance runner. Repetitive running causes overuse of the tendon, common in older athletes, causes pain and swelling, may lead to ruptures
Identify 2 symptoms of a fracture
Deformity,severe swelling, restricted movement
Badminton causes dislocations’ do you agree with this statement? Support your answer
Dislocation is when the normal position of a joint is altered, commonly happens in contact sports or after falls. Badminton involves no contact so shouldn’t cause dislocations. However is it may cause falls to occur causing dislocation
Define stress fracture
An overuse injury rather than a mechanical injury
Muscle become stressed and transfers the stress to the bones
Weight bearing activities
Define both strains and sprains
Sprain - damage to the ligaments around a joint caused by over-stretching the ligaments further than their natural ROM
Strain - damage to the tendons caused by over-stretching the muscle fibres.
Define the characteristics of an Achilles tendinitis
Overuse of the Achilles’ tendon
Older athletes
Lots of pain and swelling
Why would screening be useful for a sprinter
Identify musculoskeletal injuries prior to performance,assessing muscle in balances
What part of the body does a scrum cap protect
Cranium
Explain the anagram BAPS
Ballistic
Active
Passive
Static
How can weak joints be supported
Taping or brasinf
Why is the first stage of the warm up so important
Increase in blood flow, more oxygen delivered to muscle
Increases in muscles
Body temperature increase
What is proprioceptive training
Uses proprioreceptors located muscles, joints and tendons
PC deliver information about the position, produce fluid movement
What is strength training
Prepares the body for sport for reducing chances injury
Methods:free weights, machine weights,body weights
What is the advantages and disadvantages of free weights
varying degrees of weight can be used to build up to full strength, can target specific injured muscle groups more easily
Poor form can lead to further injury
Define hyperbaric chambers
Reduces recovery time
Pressurised result in 100% oxygen
Excess oxygen dissolves in blood plasma, increases WBC to joint
Define cryotherapy
Use of cold temperature to treat an injury
RICE applied
Vasoconstriction to the core
Define hydrotherapy
In warm water, improves blood circulation, relive pain and relax muscles
Buoyancy of water reduces the load on joints
What are the more general equipment used after exercise
Compression garments - improve circulation to stop Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Massage - increase blood circulation
Foam rollers - releases tension between muscle and fasciae
What is therabands
Elastics that provide resistance, resistance increase as injury Improves
Analyse how cryotherapy aids recovery from exercise by causing the body to redistribute blood flow
Use of cold temperatures to help and athlete recover from an exercise more quickly and effectively
Cold temperate will cause vasoconstriction, blood to core
Swelling is decreased, limit the damage
What is ballistic stretching
Involves fast bouncing /swinging movements of a moving body or a limb in an attempt to force it beyond its normal range of motion
Discuss the suitability of ballistic stretching a long jumper
P:Allow greater flexibility/range of movement, NOS: dynamic and explosive
N: risk of injury if done incorrectly and not have high levels of flexibility
Analyse whether ice baths and cryotherapy are most effective and give reason why
Both methods use cold temperature to aid recovery:vasoconstriction, reducing inflammation, getting rid of waste products
Cryotherapy is only available to elite athletes but is less time consuming
Ice bath is available to anyone
