injury prevention
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- Created on: 28-03-18 12:31
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- Injury prevention and rehabilitation
- Types of injury
- acute injury
- fractures
- a break or crack in a bone. Bones ca fracture in different ways:
- simple or closed fracture is a clean break that does not damage surrounding tissue
- compound fracture is when tissue around the fracture has been damaged
- a break or crack in a bone. Bones ca fracture in different ways:
- dislocations
- this is when the ends of bones are forced out of position.
- strains
- this occurs when muscle are stretched too far or tear
- sprains
- this is when the ligament between bones get stretched or tear.
- fractures
- chronic injury
- Achilles tendinitis
- this is pain and inflammation of the Achilles tendon
- stress fractures
- this is whe muscles become fatigued and the bones take the full load of the body resulting in tiny cracks.
- tennis elbow
- this is pain in the muscles surrounding the elbow due to overuse of the muscles.
- Achilles tendinitis
- acute injury
- Injury prevention methods
- Screening
- Helps identify those at risk from complications from sport.
- Protective equipment
- wearing the equipment can help reduce injury in sport.
- Warm-up
- get the body warm and ready for exercise.
- Flexibility training
- should involve the most used muscles. helps reduce the risk of strains
- Taping and bracing
- Provides support to joints and muscles.
- Screening
- injury rehabilitation methods
- Propreoceptive training
- use of jumps and balancing drills to teach the body the position on an injured limb
- Strength training
- uses resistance to prepare the body for exercise.
- Hyperbaric chambers
- pressurized chamber fill with 100% oxygen to aid recovery.
- Cyotherapy
- use of cold to reduce pain a swelling in an injury
- hydroterapy
- takes place in warm water to aid blood circulation, and the water supports the athlete.
- Propreoceptive training
- methods of recovery
- compression garments
- they improve blood circulation
- massage
- increase blood flow, remove lactic acid, relieve tension,
- foam rollers
- massage
- increase blood flow, remove lactic acid, relieve tension,
- massage
- ice baths
- cryotherapy
- sleep and nutrition
- compression garments
- Types of injury
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