Injuries

• Types of sports injuries

  • Acute
  • Chronic
• Acute injuries


  Caused subtly during exercise, pain felt straightaway
• Chronic injuries


  Occur after playing sport for a long time, often referred to as overuse injuries
• Signs of acute injuries

  • Sudden and severe pain
  • Swelling around injured site
  • Unable to bear weight
  • Restricted movement
  • Extreme weakness
  • Protruding or out of place bone/joint
• Acute sports injuries


  • Fractures
  • Dislocations
  • Strains
  • Sprains
• Fracture


  Broken bone
• Types of fractures


  • Comminuted
  • Spiral
  • Longitudinal
  • Greenstick
  • Hairline
  • Compound/Open
• Dislocation


  Displaced joint
• Soft tissue injuries


  Strains (muscles/tendons), Tennis elbow, Golfer's elbow, Abrasions
• Strain


  Connective tissue (muscle to bone) stretched too much or torn
• Tennis elbow


  Overuse injury, pain on outside of upper forearm when flexing forearm, pain gripping or swinging
• Golfer's elbow


  Overuse injury, pain on inside of elbow
• Abrasion


  Skin ripped off, area feels hot, burning sensation, skin looks red/raw, little/no bleeding
• Sprain


  Ligament (attaches bone) stretched too much or torn
• Signs of chronic/overuse injuries

  • Pain when competing/exercising
  • Dull ache when resting
  • Swelling
• Common chronic/overuse injuries


  • Achilles tendonitis
  • Stress fractures
  • Tennis elbow
• Achilles tendonitis


  Overuse injury, pain and inflammation of Achilles tendon (connects heel bone to calf muscle)
• Stress fracture


  Overuse injury, tiny crack in bone, often in weight-bearing bones
• Tennis elbow


  Overuse injury, inflammation and tiny tears in muscles/tendons used to straighten wrist, pain on outside of elbow