Sports Medicine Flashcards
1
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Ways to classify sports injuries
A
- Direct and indirect
- Soft and hard tissue
- Overuse
2
Q
Soft tissue injuries
A
- Tears, sprains, contusions
- Skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters
- Inflammatory response
3
Q
Hard tissue injuries
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- Fractures
- Dislocation
4
Q
Assessment of injuries
A
- TOTAPS (Talk, Observe, Touch, Active
and Passive movement, Skills test)
5
Q
Children and young athletes
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- Medical conditions (asthma, diabetes,
epilepsy) - Overuse injuries (stress fractures)
- Thermoregulation
- Appropriateness of resistance training
6
Q
Adult and aged athletes
A
- Heart conditions
- Fractures/bone density
- Flexibility/joint mobility
7
Q
Female athletes
A
- Eat disorders
- Iron deficency
- Bone density
- Pregnacy
7
Q
Physical preperation
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- Pre-screening
- Skill and technique
- Physical fitness
- Warm up, stretching and cool down
8
Q
Sports policy and the sports environment
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- Rules of sports and activities
- Modified rules for children
- Matching of opponents, eg growth and
development, skill level - Use of protective equipment
- Safe grounds, equipment and facilities
9
Q
Environmental considerations
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- Temperature regulation (convection,
radiation, conduction, evaporation) - Climatic conditions (temperature,
humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution) - Guidelines for fluid intake
- Acclimatisation
10
Q
Taping and bandaging
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- Preventative taping
- Taping for isolation of injury
- Bandaging for immediate treatment of
injury.
11
Q
Rehabilitation procedures
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- Progressive mobilisation
- Graduated exercise (stretching, injuries,
conditioning, total body fitness) - Training
- Use of heat and cold
11
Q
Return to play
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- Indicators of readiness for return to play
(pain free, degree of mobility) - Monitoring progress (pre-test and
posttest) - Psychological readiness
- Specific warm-up procedures
- Return to play policies and procedures
- Ethical considerations, e.g. pressure to
participate, use of painkillers.
