Injury & Prevention

Question 1

What are the 2 types of injury

Answer 1

Acute and chronic

Question 2

Define an acute injury

Answer 2

An injury which is received suddenly causing immediate pain, swelling or discomfort

Question 3

What are the sporting examples of acute injury

Answer 3

Broken bones
Sprains and strains
Torn ligaments
Dislocations

Question 4

What are the causes of acute injury

Answer 4

Collisions
Overestimating ability
Falling

Question 5

Define a chronic injury

Answer 5

An injury which develops overtime, as a result of playing sport for many years or overusing muscles/ligaments/bones

Question 6

Does acute or chronic cause more pain

Answer 6

Acute, chronic is more of a discomfort

Question 7

What are the sporting examples of chronic injuries

Answer 7

Tennis and golf elbow
Shin splints
Tendonitis
Stress fractures

Question 8

What are the causes of chronic injury

Answer 8

Overuse/overtraining
Poor technique
Changes in equipment or clothing

Question 9

What is a fracture

Answer 9

Acute injury
A break or crack in the bone

Question 10

What is a dislocation

Answer 10

Acute injury
The ends of bones are forced out of position

Question 11

What is a sprain

Answer 11

Acute injury
Where a ligament is stretched too far and so tears

Question 12

What is a strain

Answer 12

Acute injury
Where muscle fibres are stretched too far and tear
Also referred to as pulled/torn muscle

Question 13

What is Achilles tendonitis

Answer 13

Chronic injury
The Achilles tendon becomes inflamed and painful

Question 14

What does the Achilles tendon join

Answer 14

The gastrocnemius to the heel bone

Question 15

What is a stress fracture

Answer 15

Chronic injury
A tiny crack in the bone caused by repetitive force (eg shin splints)

Question 16

What is tennis/golf elbow

Answer 16

Chronic injury
A condition causing pain around the outside of the elbow, occurring after repeated action of the muscles in the forearm nearing the elbow joint

Question 17

What is tennis elbow clinically known as

Answer 17

Lateral epicondylitis

Question 18

What methods can be used to prevent injury

Answer 18

Screening
Protective equipment
Warm ups
Flexibility training
Taping and bracing

Question 19

What is screening

Answer 19

Screening identifies imbalances and asymmetries in common to locate areas of weakness
It can be used to test for high cardiac rest to prevent cases of cardiac arrest etc

Question 20

What are some examples of protective equipment

Answer 20

Collision barrier
Shin pads
Helmet
Gum shield

Question 21

What is passive flexibility training

Answer 21

Where the stretched is maintained using external forces or objects eg another person or a wall

Question 22

What is active flexibility training

Answer 22

Stretch is maintained by contraction of the agonist muscle

Question 23

What is static stretching

Answer 23

Muscle is held/stretched in a stationary position for 30 seconds or more

Question 24

What is ballistic stretching

Answer 24

Stretches performed with a swinging/bouncing movement to push a range of motion further

Question 25

Do you tape muscles or joints?

Answer 25

Muscles

Question 26

Do you brace muscles or joints

Answer 26

Joints

Question 27

Are muscles taped or braced

Answer 27

Taped

Question 28

Are joints taped or braced

Answer 28

Braced

Question 29

What methods are used in injury rehabilitation

Answer 29

Proprioceptive training Strength training (body weight, theraband excercises) Hyperbaric chambers Cryotherapy Hydrotherapy

Question 30

What is proprioceptive training designed for

Answer 30

Designed to improve/restore the body’s ability to subconsciously control the position of a joint

Question 31

How do proprioceptive training achieve subconscious control of position of a joint

Answer 31

Hopping, jumping, balancing exercises are used

Question 32

How are body weight exercises used for injury rehab

Answer 32

The body is used as resistance to develop core strength, better posture and address muscle imbalance

Question 33

Examples of bodyweight exercises

Answer 33

Planks, squats, lunges

Question 34

What are therabands

Answer 34

Latex bands which offer a range of different resistance levels

Question 35

When are therabands used

Answer 35

When a performer is not strong enough for traditional weight training or when targeting small difficult movements

Question 36

What are hyperbaric chambers

Answer 36

A chamber pressurised with 100% oxygen

Question 37

How do hyperbaric chambers help performers

Answer 37

They speed up recovery

Question 38

What is cryotherapy

Answer 38

Performer enters a cryogenic chamber which cools temperatures down to -100 degrees celcius using liquid nitrogen

Question 39

Why is hydrotherapy

Answer 39

Performing activity in a pool of warm water

Question 40

What does hydrotherapy improve

Answer 40

Circulation

Question 41

What is the main benefit of hydrotherapy? Why?

Answer 41

Buoyancy of water helps support body weight, this decreases the load on joints