Transcript Sport Injuries

Sport Injuries
MATT MORRIS
Learning Outcome
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2) Know about a range of sports injuries and their symptoms
Starter Activity
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In your groups discuss the different injuries you have had and identify the
symptoms of the injury…
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Break the inury down...
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Think about time, appearance, feeling...
Aims and Objectives
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Aims:
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To explore sports injuries and their symptoms.
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Objectives:
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To be able to list the different symptoms for different injuries
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To identify the different severity of effects in an injury
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To identify the different processes of sports injuries.
Symptoms
Redness
Dizziness /
Loss of
Balance
Loss of
consciousn
ess
Inflammati
on
Discomfort
Symptoms
Nauseous /
Vomiting
Facial
Expressions
Headache
Bruising
What are the different types of
Injuries?
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Impact
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Environment
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Overuse Injuries
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Chronic Injuries
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Fractures
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Joint Injuries
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Soft Tissue Injuries Skin Damage
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Concussion
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Dehydration
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Hypothermia
Soft Tissue
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The repair of injured soft tissue such as muscle, actually commences within the first 24
hours following injury.
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One of the first signs that soft tissue is injured is the appearance of ______?
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Swelling can be very painful. This is due to the swelling creating pressure on the
nerves surrounding the damaged tissue. Swelling occurs because the surrounding
_____________ are ruptured. Allowing blood to bleed into the area and tissue fluid to
gather around the injury site.
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The inured area will usually be red in appearance, because the blood vessels
around the injured area dilate, which also has the effect of making the injured are
feel hot.
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Swelling will result in a loss of ____________
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The level of the above signs and symptoms will be directly related
to the degree of injury – the greater the degree of damage, the
greater the effect of inflammation
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It is over a period of between 48 and 72 hours and up to 21 days
that the repair is carried out with vigor by the body. The bodies
clotting mechanism seals the end of a torn blood vessels so that
further blood plasma cannot escape into the surround tissues.
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As the immediate effects of injury subside, the
healing/repair process begins. This consists of:
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Absorption on swelling
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Removal of Debris and Blood clot
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Growth of new blood capillaries
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Development of initial fibrous scar tissue
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After 12 hours, and for the first four days, the cells
become active and new capillary blood vessel buds
form and gradually grow to establish a new circulation
in the area.
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With the new blood supply the debris of dead cell
tissues and the initial blood clot that was formed is
cleared.
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Make a list of the different types of Injuries you see…
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Impact, Soft Tissue, Fracture, Concussion etc...
Task!
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Now I want you to Rank the
different sports, into the Higher Risks
of sustaining an Injury:
Feel free to include any sport of
your choice, and place them in
your Ranked order.
Be prepared to discuss as a group
Football
Rugby
Golf
Tennis
NFL
Gymnastics
Boxing /
MMA
CrossFit
Squash
Scar Tissue
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The damaged tissue is repared by ______________. It is important to
remember that scar tissue has ’plastic’ properties.
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Scar tissue is not elastic it is muscle. It will form in a haphazard
pattern of kinks and curls and will contract or shorten if not
carefully stretched daily for many months after the injury.
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Who has had a dead leg?
Scar Tissue Continued..
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There is great need for the new scar tissue to form in parallel ‘lines’ to give
it strength.
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Correct stretching cause the scar tissue to line up along the line of the
stress of the injured structure.
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Therefore injured muscles or ligaments should be carefully mobilized and
stretched daily (beginning five days after the initial injury).
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The stretching ensures that the scar is molded to the desired length and
improve the strength of the healed area (scar), and thus reduces a
recurrence of damage to the scarred area and injured structure.