sport medicine

Question 1

Intrinsic Risk Factors in sports injury ?

Answer 1

Age (maturation, ageing)
Sex
Body composition (e.g. body weight, fat mass, BMI, anthropometry)
Fitness level (e.g. muscle strength/power, VO2 max, joint ROM)
Health (previous injury, joint instability)
Anatomy (alignment, intercondylar notch width)
Skill level (e.g. sports-specific technique, postural stability)
Psychological factors (e.g. competitiveness, motivation, perception of risk)
muscle imbalance
inadequate warm up
poor technique
overuse
postural defect

Question 2

Extrinsic Risk Factors

Answer 2

Human factors (e.g. teammates, opponents)
Sports factors (e.g. coaching, rules, referees)
Protective equipment (e.g. helmet, mouth guard, shin guards)
Sports equipment (e.g. shoes, ski's, racquets)
Environmental factors (e.g. weather, snow and ice conditions, floor and turf type, maintenance of playing surface)