Soft tissue injuries
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- Created on: 27-01-21 19:55
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- Soft tissue injuries
- Sprains
- Acute
- Usually a result of excessive force applied to a joint
- Severity gradings
- Grade 2: partial tear to a ligament
- Grade 1: mild damage to a lignment
- Grade 3: a complete tear of a ligament
- Causes
- Over-stretching
- Quick change of direction
- Falling or landing awkwardly
- Collisions
- Symptoms
- Localised pain
- Inability to use the joint
- Swelling
- Bruising
- Tenderness
- Shin splints
- Chronic
- Connection between tibias anterior and the bone is weakened
- Causes
- Repeated overuse
- Inappropriatefootwear
- Excessive loading
- Strains
- Acute
- Severity gradings
- Grade 1: minor damage to fibres
- Grade 3: complete ruptures
- Grade 2: extensive damage or tears
- Causes
- dynamic and explosive movements
- Examples- lunges, tackling
- Symptoms
- Pain
- Swelling
- Brusing
- Discoloration
- Fibres pulled past their limits
- Tendinosis
- Chronic
- Deterioration of tendon fibres
- Symptoms
- Burning pain
- Tenderness
- Aching/ stiffness
- Causes
- Overuse
- Repeated movements without rest
- Several minor injuries to one joint
- Minor injuries
- Acute
- Contusions/ bruises
- Ruptured blood vessels
- Most are minor and heel quickly
- Can cause deep tissue damage
- Haematoma
- Localised bleeding
- Confined to a particular tissue
- Symptoms
- Swelling
- Discoloration
- Superficial damage to deep tissues
- Blisters
- Fluid pockets form inside layers of skin
- Treated with correctct footwear and equipment
- Concussions
- Traumatic head injury causing impaired brain function
- Caused by collisions to the head
- Symptoms
- dizziness, nausea and headaches
- Sprains
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