Sports Injuries And Injury management
The Body has: • Bones & • The Skeleton • They give the body its shape
The Body has: • Muscles • They allow movement of body parts
Upper Back, Trapezius Deltoid, shoulder Biceps Latissimus Dorsi, Triceps Lower Back Wrist Extensors Gluteals Thigh, Quadraceps Basic Hamstrings Muscle Calf Groups
The Body has: • Joints • They attach body parts • Allow movement of attached body parts • Joints have ligaments, tendons
JOINTS Shoulder Elbow Hip Wrist Knee Ankle
TYPES OF INJURIES
1) Head Injuries
2) Dislocations • Where bones come out of the joint
• Dislocation of the Knee, Patella
• Dislocation of the Shoulder
3) Fractures • Bone Breaks • Can be as small a crack the size of hair, • Can break into 2 or more pieces, with broken parts sticking out of the skin
4) Bruises, Contusions • Muscle is hit by something hard (tackle, punch). • When muscle is squashed between the implement (hard object) or (Gloria’s Floorball Stick) & bone, the muscle is CONTUSED or BRUISED. Swell , ‘ Blue- Black’, ‘ Bwaluku ’, ‘ Orchair ’
4) Contusion, Bruise • Remedy & Treatment: RICE
5) Muscle Strain • Muscle Pull • Muscle Tear • From Sprints, overuse, not enough stretching
5) Muscle Strain • Remedy & Treatment: 1) RICE 2) After 3 days, Heat treatment, Massage, Stretching
6) Joint Sprains • Injury to the Joint by severe twisting • Ligaments, Tendons and Tissue are torn or strained • Pain. Swelling. Blue-Black
6) Joint Sprains • Remedy & Treatment: 1) RICE for 48hrs 2) Rest for 2 weeks or so
RICE • REST • ICE • COMPRESS • ELEVATE
RICE • R est straightaway. No exercise for 2 weeks
RICE • I ce – Keep injured area cool to stop or minimize fluids flowing to joint, bruise or Strained muscle
RICE • C ompress • Keep the joint tight with a compression bandage. Squeezing it will stop injury from swelling
RICE • Elevate • By keeping the joint up, gravity stops fluids from reaching and swelling in the injured part
PRACTICAL SESSION • Bandaging: 1) A Bruise 2) A Strain 3) A Sprain
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