A sudden injury caused by a specific impact or traumatic event where sharp pain is immediately felt. e.g sprained ankle.
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Wha is a chronic injury?`
it is often referred to as an over-use injury .e.g shin splints.
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What does the erm lateral epicondylitis mean?
the medical term for tennis elbow.
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What is an ECG?
It stands for elecrocardiogram - a machine hat where electrodes ae placed onto the players chest and wires connect to the ECG machine and a prinout is produced of the hearts electrical activity.
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What is an active stretch?
When a stretched position is held by the contraction of an agonist muscle
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What is a passive stretch?
Uses external force to help the sretched position.
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What is a static stetch?
When the muscle is held in a stationar position for 10 seconds or more.
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What is a ballistic stetch?
Uses swinging and bouncing movements
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Wha is cryotherapy?
It is the use of cold temperatures to treat an injury.
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What is deep vein thrombosis?
A blood clot in one of the deep veins in the body.
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What is soft tissue?
It includes tendons, ligaments, muscles, nerves and blood vessels.
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What is Fascia?
It is a layer of fibrous connective tissue which surrounds the muscle or group of muscle.
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what is Oedema?
It is a build up of fluid which causes swelling.
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What does the term Non-REM sleep mean?
It means theres no rapid eye movement. It consists of 3 stages of sleep which get progessivey deeper.
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Wha is a chronic injury?`
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it is often referred to as an over-use injury .e.g shin splints.
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