Injuries

• Tennis elbow is a joint injury where the tendons are inflamed
• With tennis elbow pain is felt on the outside of the elbow
• Tennis elbow can be caused by poor technique or overuse
• Golfers elbow is a joint injury where the tendons are inflamed
• With golfers elbow Pain is felt on the inside of the elbow
• Many injuries are caused by overuse so this shows the importance of rest and recovery
• Strains are a stretch or a tear in the muscle
• Symptoms of a strain are swelling, pain, bruising
• Treat with rest, ice, compression and elevation
• Rest is not using the injured areas to allow time to heal and prevent further damage
• Ice helps as the cold will help reduce swelling and pain
• Compression is applying a bandage to reduce swelling and provide support
• Elevation is keeping injured area raised to reduce swelling
• Cartilage acts as a cushion at the end of bones. Torn cartilage is an injury at a joint where small tears appear in the cartilage.
• Symptoms of torn cartilage are pain swelling, stiffness at the joint
• A sprain is an injury where some of the fibres of the ligament are torn
• Symptoms of a sprain are pain, swelling and bruising
• Concussion is a mild brain injury which is caused by a hit to the head or whiplash. a movement that causes the brain to shake inside the skull.
• Symptoms of concussion are confusion, dizziness, unconsciousness, nausea
• Dislocation is when one of the bones at a joint moves out of place. They are often caused by a fall or hit to the area
• Symptoms of dislocation are pain, misshapen joint, swelling
• Fractures happen when the force on the bone is stronger than the bone itself
• Compound or open fractures are when the broken bone causes the skin to break adding additional complication of possible infection
• Simple or closed fractures are when the bone does not break the skin
• greenstick fractures is when the bone bends on one side ands breaks on the other
• Stress fractures are caused through overuse and forms small cracks on the bone