Exercise and injury
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- Exercise and injury
- Excessive exercising can cause injuries
- Sprains- damage to a ligament, usually being stretched too much
- Dislocations- a bone comes out of its socket. eg. a heavy fall
- Torn ligaments- the ligament actually tears. Often leads to loss of control of the joint (bones no longer attached firmly together)
- Torn tendons- a tear in the tendon that attaches the muscle to the bone. (when muscle contracts in one direction but is pulled in the opposite direction
- RICE- treating sprains
- Creates the right conditions for the injury to heal itself
- Rest- to avoid any further damage. This is especially important in the first 24 hours
- Ice- to help reduce swelling. It works by reducing the temperature and blood flow to the injured are
- Compression- a firm bandage is placed around the injured part to help reduce swelling and prevent further damage from excessive movement of the injured point
- Not too tight- cut off blood flow
- Elevation- raising an injured limb as high as possible to help reduce swelling by making it easier for blood to flow back to the heart
- Physiotherapy
- May give treatment to reduce pain and swelling eg. rice, cortisone injections
- May give therapies eg. laser treatment to speed up healing
- Give advise on the best exercises to do to rehabilitate after an injury
- May be graded exercises- steadily build up the strength of the joint.
- Excessive exercising can cause injuries
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