Sports Injuries Recap 21/09/2022

What is a soft tissue injury?

• injury to bone

• injury to muscle, ligament or tendon

What is a hard tissue injury?

• injury to muscle, tendon or ligament

• injury to bone

partial or complete break of a bone - which injury?

• sprain

• laceration

• fracture

• dislocation

stretch or tear of a ligament - which injury?

• abrasion

• haematoma

• sprain

• strain

Which location is a sprain going to occur in?

• tendon

• muscle

• joint

scraping or wearing of skin - which injury?

• haematoma

• fracture

• strain

• abrasion

occurs due to direct impact from pressure / opponent?

• laceration

• sprain

• fracture

• strain

Which words must you associate with a 1st degree sprain/strain?

• severe swelling

• moderate stability

• little tearing

• loss of movement

sport in which a dislocation is likeliest to occur in

• hockey

• golf

• badminton

• rugby

Which words would you use to associate a 3rd degree sprain/strain?

• little tearing

• moderate swelling

• full range of movement

• severe swelling