Sports Injuries

And

Injury management

The Body has:

• Bones &

• The Skeleton

• They give the body its

shape

The Body has:

• Muscles • They allow

movement of

body parts

Calf

Hamstrings

Latissimus Dorsi,

Lower Back

Gluteals

Upper Back, Trapezius

Deltoid, shoulder

Triceps

Wrist Extensors

Thigh, Quadraceps

Biceps

Basic

Muscle

Groups

• Joints

• They attach body

parts

• Allow movement of

attached body parts

• Joints have

ligaments, tendons

The Body has:

JOINTS

Wrist

Hip

Knee

Ankle

Shoulder

Elbow

TYPES OF INJURIES

1) Head Injuries

2) Dislocations

• Where bones come out of the joint

• Dislocation of the Knee, Patella

• Dislocation of the Shoulder

3) Fractures

• Bone Breaks

• Can be as small a crack the size of hair,

• Can break into 2 or more pieces, with

broken parts sticking out of the skin

4) Bruises, Contusions

• Muscle is hit by something hard (tackle,

punch).

• When muscle is squashed between the

implement (hard object) or (Gloria’s

Floorball Stick) & bone, the muscle is

CONTUSED or BRUISED.

Swell, ‘Blue-Black’, ‘Bwaluku’, ‘Orchair’

4) Contusion, Bruise

• Remedy & Treatment:

RICE

5) Muscle Strain

• Muscle Pull

• Muscle Tear

• From Sprints, overuse, not enough

stretching

5) Muscle Strain

• Remedy & Treatment:

1) RICE 2) After 3 days, Heat treatment,

Massage, Stretching

6) Joint Sprains

• Injury to the Joint by severe twisting

• Ligaments, Tendons and Tissue are torn

or strained

• Pain. Swelling. Blue-Black

6) Joint Sprains

• Remedy & Treatment:

1) RICE for 48hrs 2) Rest for 2 weeks or so

RICE

• REST

• ICE

• COMPRESS

• ELEVATE

RICE

• Rest straightaway. No exercise for 2

weeks

RICE

• Ice – Keep injured area cool to stop or

minimize fluids flowing to joint, bruise or

Strained muscle

RICE

• Compress

• Keep the joint tight with a compression

bandage. Squeezing it will stop injury from

swelling

RICE

• Elevate

• By keeping the joint up, gravity stops fluids

from reaching and swelling in the injured

part

PRACTICAL SESSION

• Bandaging:

1) A Bruise

2) A Strain

3) A Sprain

THE END