Dealing with sports injuries Anita Turbak Faculty of

Dealing with sports injuries Anita Turbak Faculty of Medicine, Rzeszów University Bachelor degree studies in Physiotherapy, Year 2

Aims of physiotherapy after sport injury O treat and fully rehabilitate the person post- injury, post-operatively O to prevent further injury O to return the athlete to sport in the shortest possible time

Ways to classify sports injuries O Cause: direct injury indirect injury overuse injury O Type of body tissue: hard tissue soft tissue

Direct injuries O a collision with another O being struck with an object (ball, hockey stick etc. ) O Examples

Indirect injuries O An indirect injury can occur in two ways: O In some distance from the impact site. O Internal forces

Overuse injury O Overuse injuries occur when excessive and repetitive force is placed on the bones and other connective tissues of the body O Pain in this type of injury

Soft-tissue injuries O Tears, sprains and contusions O A tear is a disruption of the fibres of a muscle or tendon. O A sprain is a tear of ligament fibres, muscles or tendons supporting a joint. O A contusion or bruise is bleeding into the soft tissue.

Hard-tissue injury O Hard-tissue injuries are those involving damage to the bones of the skeleton

The aims of immediate treatment are: O To prevent further tissue damage O To minimise swelling O To reduce pain O To reduce the formation of scar tissue O To reduce the time needed for rehabilitation

Dealing with soft tissue injuries

RICER (Acute phase) O R for Rest O I for Ice O C for Compression O E for Elevation O R for Referral. *referral- skierowanie

After acute phase O Light exercises O Cryotherapy O Laser O Kinesio taping

Vocabulary: O O O O The aim – cel Direct - bezpośredni Cause – przyczyna, powód Tissue – tkanka Occur – pojawić się Internal forces – siły wewnętrzne Overuse – zużycie Connective tissues – tkanki otaczające Tear – rozdarcie Sprain – skręcenie Contusion – stłuczenie Severe – ciężki Scar tissue – tkanka bliznowata Acute - ostry Cryotherapy – krioterapia Referral – skierowanie

Bibliography O https: //www. pdhpe. net/sports-medicine/how-are-sports. O O injuries-classified-and-managed/ Ortopedia i traumatologia : podręcznik dla studentów medycyny - Tadeusz Szymon Gaździk Rehabilitacja w sporcie - Rafał Gnat Urazy i uszkodzenia w sporcie - Artur Dziak http: //twojangielski. pl/slownictwo/angielski/Angielski_w_fizjoterapii Pictures: O http: //www. spritely- osteopathy. com/assets/images/conditions/sports-injury-2. jpg O http: //drmilanhari. co. za/? page_id=424 O https: //physioneeds. biz/physio-blog/rice-blog/

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