P.E - AOS 1 - Chapter 2

Musculoskeletal injury

Any damage that occurs to the muscular or skeletal structures of the body

Acute Injury: Types & Meaning

Acute Injury: An injury that causes immediate pain and loss of function

Indirect (caused by internal force), Direct (caused by external force)

Chronic injury

Reoccuring injury, due to insufficient rehabilitation or weakness

Strain

Muscle or tendon is excessively stretch or ruptured

Sprain

Ligament is extensively stretched or ruptured

Contusion

Caused by bleeding into the soft tissue (presumably due to an acute, direct injury)

internal bruising

Hard Tissue Injuries

Bones and parts of the skeleton

Fracture: Breaking of the bone

Dislocation: Joint is displaced - damages both hard tissue and connecting cartilage

Overuse injury

Excessive use of a joint or muscle that results in inflammation or pain

Arthiritis

Inflammtaion of joints in the body

Osteoperosis

Weakening of the bone, loosing mineral such as calcium making the bone very fragile

High-risk characteristics

High levels of physical contact

High impact activity

Heavy physical demands requiring maximal exertion

Heavy training volume

Long seasons of high intensity

Preventative actions

Pre-participation screening

Developing physical fitness required

Developing correct skills and techniques

Adequate warmup and cooldown

Taking care of underlying injuries

Preparticipation screening

Questionnaire to determine the physical and mental status of a person

Phases of warm-up

General phase (cardiovascular activity)

Dynamic stretching (incorporating motion to assist n getting a large stretch)

Sport-specific phase ( starting light on the sport that is to be completed)

Purpose of cooldown

Recover from action with low-intensity version of the sport

Rehabilitation (recovery)

Process of returning to optimal function through recovery

Preventative taping

To secure joints and muscles, usually as a preventative measure

Proprioceptive feedback

The taping of muscles and bones allows the affected sites to move better, and process the stimuli in a better manner

e.g. kinesio taping

Kinesiology taping

Thinner version of normal tape - allows joints to move more freely

Braces

Like taping, but the athlete can put it on themselves, but a little bulkier.