Injury

Question 1

What are the 2 types of injury?

Answer 1

• Acute
• Chronic

Question 2

What is an acute injury?

Answer 2

• An injury that is caused suddenly.
• Pain is felt immediately.
• Pain is severe.
  e.g. Dislocation, concussion, sprain, strain, fractures (hairline and spiral etc).

Question 3

What is a chronic injury?

Answer 3

• An injury that develops overtime.
• Also referred to as a overuse injury.
• Develop slowly.
• Often ignored by performers which makes the condition worse.
  e.g. tennis elbow, Achilles tendonitis, stress fracture.

Question 4

Symptoms of an acute injury….

Answer 4

• Sudden severe pain.
• Swelling.
• Unable to pair weight.
• Restricted movement.
• Weakness.
• Protruding bone/ joint visibly out of place.

Question 5

Symptoms of a chronic injury….

Answer 5

• Swelling.
• Pain when exercising.
• Dull ache when resting.

Question 6

Define stress fracture

Answer 6

• The muscle becomes fatigued + the bone takes the bearing and breaks.

Question 7

Define tennis elbow

Answer 7

• Muscle becomes inflamed causing pain.
• Repeated movement.

Question 8

Define Achilles tendonitis

Answer 8

• Tendon becomes inflamed causing pain.

Question 9

Define dislocation

Answer 9

• Bone comes out of the joint.

Question 10

Define sprain

Answer 10

• Tear in the ligament.

Question 11

Define strain

Answer 11

• Tear in the muscle.