Sports Medicine Flashcards by Shannon Fitzgerald | Brainscape

Q

Contraindications to sports participations

A

Absolute: fever, active carditis

Relative only 1 kidney

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Q

Largest percentage of baseball injuries can be prevented by using

A

Mouth guard

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Q

Overuse injury

A

Repetitive micro trauma-> repetitive strain at cartilaginous junctions-> radial epiphysitis -> impaired linear growth

Treat with RICE

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Q

Little league elbow

A

Compressive forces on lateral side with tensile forces

Caused by overhand throwing

Treat with RICE

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