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Chapter 13: Recognizing Different Sports Injuries
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Introduction, acute (traumatic) injuries.
- CHRONIC OVERUSE INJURIES
- THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEALING PROCESS FOLLOWING INJURY
- SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES
- REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CLASS ACTIVITIES
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©Courtesy Chris Bartlett, Central Davidson High School, Lexington, NC
When you finish this chapter you will be able to:
Differentiate between acute and chronic injury.
Briefly describe acute traumatic injuries, including fractures, dislocations and subluxations, contusions, ligament sprains, muscle strains, muscle soreness, and nerve injuries.
Talk about chronic overuse injuries, and differentiate tendinitis, tendinosis, tenosynovitis, bursitis, osteoarthritis, and myofascial trigger points.
Have at least some understanding of the three phases of the healing process.
N o matter how much attention is directed toward the general principles of injury prevention, the nature of physical activity dictates that sooner or later injury will occur. 48 Traditionally, the terms acute and chronic have been used to describe injuries. 46 Health care professionals have debated the usefulness of these terms in defining injury. The concern has been that at some point all injuries can be considered acute—in other words, every injury has a beginning point. At what point does an acute injury become a chronic injury? 46 Generally, the mechanism of injury (MOI) is either from trauma or from overuse. Trauma is defined as a physical injury or wound that is produced by an external or internal force. 7 Acute injuries, also referred to as macrotrauma , are caused by trauma. Chronic injuries, also called microtrauma , can result from overuse such as the injuries that occur with the repetitive dynamics of running, throwing, or jumping. 48 In this chapter we discuss the more common traumatic and overuse injuries that the coach or fitness professional is likely to see.
Acute injuries = Trauma
Chronic injuries = Overuse
The information in this chapter is not meant to encourage fitness professionals, coaches, or others interested in areas related to exercise and sports science to attempt to diagnose injuries that may occur. This should be left to health care professionals, who have considerably more training and expertise . However, being familiar with the various injuries described in this chapter can help in understanding the course of both immediate care and long-term injury management.
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PURPOSE. The purpose is to provide a comprehensive and concise overview of the identification of common sports injuries and a simple how-to style approach to their management. The book meets these objectives by providing short, easy-to-grasp, narrative style summaries of different sports injuries with relevant anatomic diagrams.
No matter how much attention is directed toward the general principles of injury prevention, the nature of physical activity dictates that sooner or later injury will occur. 48 Traditionally, the terms acute and chronic have been used to describe injuries. 46 Health care professionals have debated the usefulness of these terms in defining injury.