Sports Medicine - CQ1 Flashcards
Critical Question 1, DP1
What are the two ways to classify sport injuries?
- By Cause
- By Tissue
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Ways to classify sport injuries by cause (3)
- Direct
- Indirect
- Overuse
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Ways to classify sport injuries by tissue damage (2)
- Soft tissue
- Hard tissue
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Direct injuries are caused by…
An external force from an external source
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Direct injury example
a contusion from getting punched in a boxing match
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Indirect injuries are caused by…
An internal force from within the body
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Indirect injury example
falling off a bike, landing on your hands and breaking your forearm
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Overuse injuries are caused by…
A repetitive and damaging force (usually low impact)
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Overuse injury example
shin splints, tennis elbow
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Soft tissue injuries are damage to…
All body tissue other than bones and teeth
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Hard tissue injuries are damage to…
teeth and bones
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Soft tissue injuries includes…
- tears (sprains, strains)
- contusions
- skin abrasions
- lacerations
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Hard tissue injuries includes..
- fractures
- dislocations
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The inflammatory response affects ___ tissue injuries
Soft
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Tears are caused by…
an excessive stretching of the tissue or has been severed due to an excessive external force
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Sprains are…
stretching of the joint capsule and its connective ligaments beyond normal range of motion
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Strains are…
when muscle fibers or tendons are torn to some degree or overstretched
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Grade 1 strains are…
a tear of a few fibers (1-3)
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Grade 1 strains signs and symptoms
painful on stretch, no loss of strength, mild pain
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Grade 2 strains are…
more damage over a significant number of muscle fibers (4+)
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Grade 2 strains signs and symptoms
painful on stretch, reduced strength
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Grade 3 strains are…
complete tear
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Grade 3 strains signs and symptoms
can feel the tear within the muscle
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Contusion is caused by…
a sudden blow to the body, forms as a result of interrupted blood flow to surrounding tissue & results in the formation of a hematoma (blood clot) in the connective tissue - a bruise