injuries etc
- Created by: samkpearson
- Created on: 10-03-14 18:05
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- injuries in sport
- Sprain
- Overstretching or tearing of a ligament.
- Sprains happen most often in the ankle and the wrist.
- Sprains can be prevented by stretching before physical activity, wearing appropriate clothing and not falling over.
- This is a hard tissue injury
- Dislocations
- This can occur wherever there is a joint and results where one of the bones comes out of place.
- They are most common within contact sports like rugby.
- Dislocations
- Strain
- This is the overstretching, twisting or pulling of a muscle or a tendon
- A tendon is a tissue that connects muscle to bone.
- Common examples of strains include hamstring injuries in football and elbow injuries in tennis.
- Sprains can be prevented by stretching before physical activity, wearing appropriate clothing and not falling over.
- This is the overstretching, twisting or pulling of a muscle or a tendon
- Dislocations
- This can occur wherever there is a joint and results where one of the bones comes out of place.
- They are most common within contact sports like rugby.
- Fractures
- This is a hard tissue injury
- A hairline fracture is a overuse injury
- They are caused by the repeated stress on a bone or a sudden hard fall on a bone.
- Open Fracture
- An open fracture is where a fracture happens and the broken bone come through the skin into the environment.
- Closed fracture
- A fracture on the bone that stays in the skin and isn't visible.
- This is a hard tissue injury
- Bruises
- Bruises are when blood vessels o=under the skin burst in impact causing painful swelling
- Concussion
- This is caused by an impact to the head, it often knocks out a person so they are unconscious.
- environmental injuries
- Dehydration caused by a lack of fluids and heat. leads too headaches, light headedness and muscle cramps.
- Hypothermia is caused by excessive cold. it leads too the internal body temperature dropping therefore making the body shiver, cold pale skin, shallow breathing and tiredness.
- Sprain
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