1. Athletic Injuries and Care
Tara Markovich
**Athletes**

2. Knee Injuries ACL injury What is it?
-is the tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, inside your knee joint
What is it caused by?
- sudden stops and change of direction
Other common causes:
Twisting your knee with the foot planted
Getting hit on the knee
Extending the knee too far
Jumping and landing on a flexed knee
Stopping suddenly when running
Suddenly shifting weight from one leg to the other
**common in basketball, soccer, tennis and volleyball.

3. Symptoms & Treatments ACL Symptoms Treatments -Knee swelling
-A loud pop sound
-Severe pain and inability to continue activity
Treatments
-Depending on the severity of your ACL injury, treatment may include surgery to replace the torn ligament followed by rehabilitation exercises to help you regain strength and stability.
-rest
-elevate
-ice
-compress

4. Knee injuries Cont. PCL Injury What is it?
- is the tearing of the posterior cruciate ligament also known as PCL.
What is it caused by?
Falling on a bent knee
Striking the front of the knee
Twisting
Over extending
** Most common in football, soccer, baseball, skiing, car accidents

5. Symptoms & Treatments PCL Symptoms Treatments -Physical Therapy -rest
-Mild knee swelling
-Mild pain at the back of the knee that feels worse when you kneel.
Treatments
-Physical Therapy
-rest
-ice
-compress
-elevate

6. Concussions Concussion What is it?
-traumatic brain injury that alters the way the brain functions
What is it caused by?
-Direct impact on the head
**most common in football
Symptoms
-confusion, memory loss
-dizziness
-headache
-nausea, vomiting

7. Dislocated Shoulder Dislocated Shoulder What is it?
-a fall or blow which causes the top of your arm bone to pop out of the shoulder socket.
What is it caused by?
Falling onto your shoulder, especially on a hard surface
Being hit in the shoulder
Trying to break a fall with your hand
** most common in baseball

8. Symptoms & Treatments Dislocated Shoulder Symptoms
-Intense pain as soon as the injury occurs
-Tenderness of the shoulder and collarbone
-Swelling
-Bruising
-Deformed shoulder
Dislocated Shoulder Treatment
-Rest
-Ice
-Physical Therapy

9. Common Shoulder Injuries
Rotator Cuff

10. Ankle Injuries Common Ankle Injuries What is it?
-when the ankle joint is twisted too far out of its normal position.
How does it happen?
-Tripping or falling
-Landing awkwardly after a jump
-Walking or running on uneven surfaces
-A sudden impact such as a car crash
-Twisting or rotating the ankle
-Rolling the ankle

11. Symptoms & Treatments Ankle Injury Symptoms Ankle Injury Treatment
-Ankle swelling
-Numbness/ tingling
-Instability
-Burning pain,
-Inability to bear weight
-Stiffness
-Weakness
Ankle Injury Treatment
Ankle brace
Ankle cast
Crutches
Medication
Rest
Ice
Elevate

12. Ankle Injuries
Common in all sports

13. Elbow Injuries Tennis Elbow Golfers Elbow
-typically causes pain over the bony prominence on the outer side of the elbow. (type of tendinitis)
Golfers Elbow
-identical to Tennis Elbow, but occurs on the inner side of the elbow.
Locking/ Clicking Elbow
-locking and/or painful clicking of the elbow joint is usually due to 'loose bodies' or arthritis of the elbow

14. Symptoms & Treatments Tennis Elbow How is it caused? Symptoms
-Repetitive motions in sports such as:
*Tennis
*Racquetball
*Squash
*Fencing
*Weight lifting
Symptoms
-pain
-tenderness
Treatments
-rest
-ice
-elevate
-brace
-physical therapy
-sometimes surgery

15. Golfers Elbow How is it caused? Symptoms Treatments
-improper pitching techniques
-gripping and swinging repetitively
-improper lifting
-improper hitting (bat)
-pain and tenderness
-swelling
-weakness
-numbness
-tingling
-rest
-elevate
-ice
-surgery

16. Elbow Injuries
Improper pitch

17. Shin Splints What is it? -Aching and soreness in legs after running
What is it caused by?
-Irritated and swollen muscles, often from overuse
-Stress fractures
-''flat feet"
-Weakness in stabilizing muscles of the hips or core
Treatments
-rest
-ice
-painkillers
-motion exercises
-physical therapy

18. Questions How can we prevent injuries?
What are some ways to treat injuries?
When can an athlete return to play after and injury?

19. Answers
 Proper equipment, proper technique, proper warm up, proper game rules.
Rest, ice, elevate, compress, surgery, Physical therapy
After they are cleared from doctor, physical therapist, and school athletic trainer

20. Top 10 Worst Sports Injuries

22. Works Cited http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sportsinjuries.html