Injuries

Question 1

What is an ACUTE INJURY?

Answer 1

Injury caused by sudden twisting, turning, falling or collision

Question 2

What are the TYPES of ACUTE INJURIES?

Answer 2

• Acute Fractues
• Cruciate Ligament injury
• Dislocation
• Sprain
• Soft tissue damage
• Achilles tendon

Question 3

How can a CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY OCCUR?

Answer 3

• When foot is planted on ground and sudden force causes it to bend backwards
• Can also occur from twisting or side to side movements

Question 4

How can an ACUTE FRACTURE OCCUR?

Answer 4

Direct impact, fall or violent twisting movement

Question 5

What are the 2 TYPES of ACUTE FRACTURES? Describe them

Answer 5

• Open: When a fractured bone pierces the skin= risk of infection
• Closed: When bone fractures but does not pierce skin

Question 6

What are the 2 TYPES of ACUTE CLOSED FRACTURES? Describe them

Answer 6

• Simple: A straight break
• Greenstick: When the bone bends and breaks on one side

Question 7

How can DISLOCATION OCCUR?

Answer 7

Sudden trauma dislodging a bone from a joint

Question 8

What is a SPRAIN? How does it OCCUR?

Answer 8

• Tear of a ligament decreasing stability of a joint
• Ankle: inversion/eversion
• Knee: Sudden twists
• Wrist: Falling or outstretched hand

Question 9

What is SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE?

Answer 9

Any trauma to the skin

Question 10

How can an ACUTE ACHILLES TENDON INJURY OCCUR?

Answer 10

When sports require quick acceleration and deceleration with pivoting

Question 11

What is an OVERUSE INJURY?

Answer 11

• Injuries that occur over time
• More difficult to diagnose and treat

Question 12

What are the 4 TYPES of OVERUSE INJURIES?

Answer 12

• Strain
• Shin Splints
• Tendonitis
• Stress Fractures

Question 13

What is a STRAIN?

Answer 13

• Tear or pulling of a muscle or tendon
• Usually acute but without proper care, it can turn into chronic pain

Question 14

What are SHIN SPLINTS?

Answer 14

• AKA Periostitis
• Inflammation of periosteum from repeated stress from activities on hard surfaces

Question 15

What are STRESS FRACTURES? How can it OCCUR?

Answer 15

• Micro-fracture caused by too much stress on a bone that develops overtime
• Occurs from overtraining, poor nutrition

Question 16

What is TENDONITIS? How can it OCCUR?

Answer 16

• Repetitive loading of a tendon exceeding the ability to handle load
• Overtraining
• Biomechanical errors in technique

Question 17

What are the 2 TYPES of TENDONITIS on the SPEC?

Answer 17

• Golfers elbow: Pain and inflammation on medial elbow
• Tennis elbow: Pain and inflammation on lateral elbow