1. Prevention, identification & treatment
Injuries In sport
Prevention, identification & treatment

2. Identification on Injury
Sports injuries can be caused by a fall or a heavy blow; failing to warm up properly, use equipment properly or use the correct technique; or simply by pushing yourself too hard.
While injuries are not inevitable, it is very rare for someone involved in physical activity to remain injury-free throughout their life.

3. Concussion
Fracture
Dislocation
Soft Tissue Injuries
Sprain
Torn Cartilage

4. Concussion
Definition: The sudden but short-lived loss of mental function that occurs after a blow or other head injury
Symptoms
Headaches
Dizziness
Nausea
Seeing starts or having blurry vision
Unconsciousness
Confusion immediately after the injury
Temporary loss of memory
Concussion is the least serious type of brain injury but could be masking something more serious, like a bleed in the brain or swelling of the brain.
Therefore, you should always seek medical help if you receive a blow or other injury to the head.

5. Fracture Definition: A fracture is a broken bone.
There are two types of fractures:
Open & Closed
Open Fracture
An Open fracture, where the broken bone penetrates the skin.
A Closed Fracture
A closed fracture, where the broken bone does not penetrate the skin.
The symptoms of a closed fracture include bruising, swelling, deformity and pain, especially if you try to put any weight on the site of injury, and being unable to move the affected part of your body

6. Definition: Bones are displaced (dislocated) at a joint
Dislocation
Definition: Bones are displaced (dislocated) at a joint
Symptoms
Deformity
Swelling
Bruising
Numbness
Pain, especially if you try to put any weight on the site of injury.
It can be difficult to work out if a bone is broken or dislocated, so it is important to seek medical help at the earliest opportunity

7. Soft tissue injuries Muscle or tendon Strain Tennis Elbow
Soft tissue injuries are injuries to the muscles, ligaments and tendons.
Muscle or tendon
Strain
Tennis Elbow
Golfers Elbow
Skin
Abrasions

8. Pain, Swelling, Bruising, Muscle spasm Symptoms include:
Strain
Tennis Elbow
The connective tissue that connective tissues that attaches muscle to bone is stretched too much or tears
This is an overuse injury, caused by overusing the muscles and tendons attached to your elbow and used to straighten your wrist.
Symptoms include:
Pain, Swelling, Bruising, Muscle spasm
Symptoms include:
Pain on the outside of your upper forearm, pain when flexing forearm, pain gripping or swinging.
Not just associated with tennis injuries.
Golfers Elbow
Abrasion
Abrasions are cuased when a layer of skin is rubbed off.
This is an overuse injury, caused by overusing the muscles and tendons attached to your elbow and used to straighten your wrist.
Symptoms include:
Area Feel hot, burning sensation, skins looks raw/red, very little or no bleeding
Symptoms include:
Pain on the outside of your upper forearm, pain when flexing forearm, pain gripping or swinging.
Not just associated with tennis injuries.

9. Sprain
Definition: when the ligament that attaches to the bone (at the joints) is stretched too much or tears.
Symptoms
Swelling
Bruising
Numbness
Pain, especially if you try to put any weight on the site of injury.

10. Torn Cartilage
Definition: a partial or complete tear in the Cartilage is a connective tissue found throughout the body.
Symptoms
pain,
Swelling
Stiffness
Decreased range of movement

11. How to optimise training and avoid injury

12. Getting injured from playing sport or taking part in physical activity is not inevitable.
However, if you follow the following six simple rules will help optimise training and avoid injury
Training Programme
Rules
Protective clothing
Check Equipment
Check Facilities
Warm Up/Cool Down

13. Training Programme
Make sure your training programme is designed using the principles of training to avoid overuse injuries.
Overuse injuries include tennis elbow and golfers elbow.

14. Rules
Make sure you understand and follow all the rules of an activity during play/participation

15. Protective clothing
Make sure you use appropriate protective clothing and equipment during play/participation.

16. Check Equipment
Always check equipment before use to make sure it is in a good condition.

17. Check Facilities
Always check facilities before use to make sure there are no hazards, such as broken glass on a playing field

18. Warm Up/Cool Down
Always warm up and cool down properly