Sports Med Flashcards
Ways to classify sports injuries
1- Direct and indirect
2-Soft tissue and hard tissue
3-Overuse
Soft tissue injuries
1- Tears, sprains, contusions
2- Skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters
3- Inflammatory response
Hard tissue injuries
1-Fractures
2-Dislocations
Assessment of injuries
1-TOTAPS (Talk,Observe, Touch, Active and Passive movement, skills assessment)
Children and young athletes
Appropriateness of resistance training
Thermoregulation
Overuse Injuries
Medical Conditions (Asthma, Epilepsy, Diabetes)
Adult and Aged athletes
Fractures and bone density
Flexibility and join mobility
Heart conditions
Female Athletes
Bone density
Iron deficiency
Pregnancy
Eating Disorders
Physical Preparation
1- Pre-screening
2- Skill and technique
3- Physical fitness
4- Warm up, stretching, cool down
Sports policy and the sports environment
1- Rules of sports and activities 2- Modified rules for children 3- Matching of opponents 4- Use of protective gear 5- Safe grounds/facilities/equipment
Environmental considerations
1- Temperature regulation (Convection, conduction, evaporation, radiation)
2- Climatic conditions (Temperature, wind, rain, humidity, pollution, altitude)
3- Guidelines for fluid intake
4- Acclimatisation
Taping and bandaging
1- Preventative taping
2-Taping for isolation of injury
3-Bandaging for immediate treatment of injury
Rehabilitation procedures
1- Progressive mobilisation
2-Graduated exercise (Stretching, conditioning, total body fitness)
3-Training
4-Use of heat and cold
Return to play
1- Indicators of readiness (pain free, degree of mobility)
2-Psychological readiness
3-Monitoring progress (pre testing and post testing)
4-Specific warm up procedures
5-Return to play policies and guidelines
6- Ethical considerations (Pressure to play, use of painkillers)
