Sports Medicine Syllabus Flashcards
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Ways to classify sports injuries
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- direct and indirect
- soft and hard tissue
- overuse
2
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Soft tissue injuries
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- tears, sprains, contusions
- skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters
- inflammatory response
3
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Hard tissue injuries
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- fractures
- dislocation
4
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Assessment of injuries (TOTAPS)
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- talk
- observe
- touch
- active
- passive movement
- skills test
5
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Children and young athletes (MOAT)
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- medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy)
- overuse injuries (stress fractures)
- appropriateness of resistance training
- thermoregulation
6
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Adult and aged athletes
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- heart conditions
- fractures/bone density
- flexibility/joint mobility
7
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Female athletes
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- eating disorders
- iron deficiency
- bone density
- pregnancy
8
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Physical preparation
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- pre-screening
- skill and technique
- physical fitness
- warm up, stretching and cool down
9
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Sports policy and the sports environment (SUMMR)
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- safe grounds, equipment and facilities
- use of protective equipment
- modified rules for children
- matching of opponents, eg growth and development, skill level
- rules of sports and activities
10
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Environmental considerations (CATG)
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- climatic conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution)
- acclimatisation
- temperature regulation (convection, radiation, conduction, evaporation)
- guidelines for fluid intake
11
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Taping and bandaging
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- preventative taping
- taping for isolation of injury
- bandaging for immediate treatment of injury
12
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Rehabilitation procedures
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- progressive mobilisation
- graduated exercise (stretching, conditioning, total body fitness)
- training
- use of heat and cold
13
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Return to play
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- 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
- ethical considerations, eg pressure to participate, use of painkillers
