injury in sport

• An injury is damage to a biological organism
• Hard tissue injuries include:

  • Fractures
  • Dislocations
• A sprain is caused by over-stretch or tear in the ligament
• A strain is caused by over-stretch or tear of the muscle or tendons
• An open (compound) fracture involves a break in the skin overlying the affected area.
• Closed (simple) fracture does not involve any breach of the skin
• Acute/Accidental injuries (internal/external) An injury that happens suddenly.
• chronic injuries are Injuries that are caused over time and are caused by repeated blows, overstretching, repeated friction, overuse.
• Abrasions -bruises developed from a direct blow.

  Contusions -tissues are injured by friction
• Lacerations- jagged cuts
• Punctures-narrow stab wounds
• Avulsions-complete tissue tears
• Acute-Soft Tissue Injury Damage to : Muscles

  Ligaments

  Tendons

  Cartilage

  When soft tissues

  are injured they

  become inflamed.
• Acute-Hard tissue injuries

  Injuries to bones:
• Fractures-a fracture is a break or crack in a bone.

  2 types:1) Simple closed fracture.

  2)Compound open fracture.

  Dislocations-A bone is forced

  out of its normal position