Sports Med Flashcards
Ways to classify sports injuries
Direct and indirect
Soft and hard tissue
Overuse
Soft tissue injuries
Tears, sprains, contusions
Skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters
Inflammatory response
Hard tissue injuries
Fractures
Dislocations
Assessment of injuries
TOTAPS
Talk
Observe
Touch
Active and Passive movement
Skills test
Children and young athletes
Medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy)
Overuse injuries (stress fractures)
Thermoregulation
Appropriateness of resistance training
Adult and aged athletes
Heart conditions
Fractures/bone density
Flexibility/joint mobility
Female athletes
Eating disorders
Iron deficiency
Bone density
Pregnancy.
Physical preparation
Pre-screening
Skill and technique strategies
Physical fitness
Warm-up, stretching and cool down
Sports policy and sports environment
Rules of sports and activities
Modified rules for children
Matching of opponents (growth, development, skill level)
Use of protective equipment
Safe grounds, equipment and facilities
Environmental considerations
Temperature regulation (convection, radiation, conduction, evaporation)
Climatic conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution)
Guidelines for fluid intake
Acclimatisation
Taping and bandaging
Preventative taping
Taping for isolation of injury
Bandaging for immediate treatment of the injury.
Rehabilitation procedures
Progressive mobilisation
Graduated exercise (stretching, conditioning, total body fitness)
Training
Use of heat and cold
Return to play
Indicators of readiness for return to play (pain-free, degree of mobility)
Monitoring progress (pre-test and post- test)
Psychological readiness
Specific warm-up procedures
Return to play policies and procedures (pressure to
participate, use of painkillers)
Soft Tissue Management
RICER Rest Ice Compression Elevation Referral
Climatic Conditions
CERC Conduction Evaporation Radiation Convection
