Syllabus - Sports Med Flashcards
CQ 1
How are sports injuries classified and managed ?
Ways to classify sports injuries
Direct and indirect
Soft and hard tissue
Overuse
Soft tissue injuries
Tears, sprains, contusions
Skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters
Inflammatory response
Hard tissue
Fractures
Dislocation
CQ 2
How does sports medicine address the demands of specific athletes ?
Assessment of injuries
TOTAPS
Children and young athletes
Medical conditions
Overuse injuries
Thermoregulation
Appropriateness of resistance training
Adult and aged athletes
Heart conditions
Fractures/bone density
Flexibility/joint mobility
Female athletes
Eating disorders
Iron deficiency
Bone density
Pregnancy
CQ 3
What role do preventative actions play in enhancing the wellbeing of the athlete ?
Physical preparation
Prescreening
Skill and technique
Physical fitness
Warm up, stretching and cool down
Sports policy and the sports environment.
Rules of sports and activities
Modified rules for children
Matching of opponents
Use of protective equipment
Safe grounds, equipment and facilities
Environmental considerations
Temperature regulation (convection, conduction, radiation, evaporation) Climatic conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution) Guidelines for fluid intake
Acclimatisation
CQ 4
How is injury rehabilitation managed?
Taping and bandaging
Preventative taping
Talking for isolation of injury
Bandaging for immediate treatment of injury