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