Week 1 epidemeology

• What is an injury according to Fuller et al (2006)?

  Physical complaint from match or training
• What are the two main causes of sports injuries?

  Acute trauma and repetitive stress
• What types of tissues can sports injuries affect?

  Bones and soft tissue
• How is injury defined in relation to sports participation?

  Tissue damage from kinetic energy transfer
• What distinguishes an illness from an injury in athletes?

  Illness is not related to physical injury
• What are examples of illnesses experienced by athletes?

  Health problems in physical, mental, or social well-being
• What does injury epidemiology evaluate?

  Frequency, rates, and patterns of injuries
• What is the purpose of determining risk factors in injury epidemiology?

  To identify causative roles in injuries
• What does the injury model by Van Mechelen focus on?

  Evaluation of injury events in a population
• What are the classifications of sports injuries based on mechanism?

  • Contact sports
  • Non-contact sports
  • Sudden-onset injuries
• How do injury rates vary among different sports?

  Injury rates differ between contact and non-contact sports
• What is the percentage of groin/hip injuries in footballers?

  12%
• What is the percentage of knee injuries in footballers?

  20%
• What is the percentage of ankle injuries in footballers?

  14%
• What are the two types of injuries based on their mechanism?

  Acute injuries and overuse injuries
• What are the types of soft tissues affected by sports injuries?

  • Ligaments
  • Cartilage
  • Bursa
  • Muscle
  • Tendon
  • Fascia
  • Skin
• What are the types of bone injuries in sports?

  • Fractures
  • Dislocations
  • Subluxation
  • Stress fractures
• What are examples of neurological injuries?

  Nerve compression, severed nerves, impingement
• Why is diagnosing injury correctly important?

  It is key to effective injury management
• What is involved in taking a history for injury diagnosis?

  Asking the right questions
• What is the purpose of physical examination in injury diagnosis?

  To assess the injury's condition
• What is the goal of treatment for sports injuries?

  To treat the injury's signs and symptoms
• What should be treated in addition to the injury itself?

  The cause of the injury