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Common Injuries in PE and Youth Sport (PE (Injury areas (Knee, Arm and…
Common Injuries in PE and Youth Sport
PE
Common Injuries
Concussion/head injury
Bone injuries
Muscle-tendon strain
Ligament sprain
Lacerations/cuts
Most serious
Complete ACL tear
Growth plate injury
Concussion
Injury areas
Knee
Arm and shoulder
Hand
Head
Ankle
Leg
Acute traumatic
60% -70%
sudden trauma
clear history
clear mechanism
obvious location of injury
obvious signs and symptoms
immediate presentation to teachers
Youth Sport
Overuse Injuries
50%-55%
Related to activity
Presentation may be vague
Insidious onset
Location of injury - difficult
Repeated overload
Presentation to teacher may be late
Common Injuries
Tendinopathies
Stress fractures
Traction apophysitis
Osteochondritis
Joint laxity
Injury areas
Elbow
Anterior Knee
Shoulder
Foot
Spine
Heel
Preventing Injuries
Key requirements
Identification of risk factors
Develop context-specific injury prevention programme
Implement
Monitor
Evaluate
Understanding and belief - that injuries can be prevented
Active process of preventing
Awareness and knowledge
Recognize, emphasize the need
Sport and injury risk
Overuse
Overhead action
overuse injuries of shoulder and elbow
growth plate injury - elbow
repetitive forceful overhead action
Repeated jumping/sprinting/bounding actions
repetitive impact of landing
overuse injuries of knee and heel
growth plate injury - knee
Mechanical overload
stress fractures of bones of feet
tennis
stress fractures bones of leg
basketball, gymnastics
Repeated hyperextension of spine
stress fractures of lower spine
Traumatic
Basketball, soccer, hockey, rugby, netball, tennis
ankle and knee sprain
muscle strain (groin, thigh, calf, back)
Volleyball
ankle sprain
Ball sports
fingers injuries (jammed, dislocations, tendon tear)
soccer, rugby
concussion
Basketball, soccer, rugby, volleyball, gymnastics
fracture (wrist, foot, ankle)
dislocation (shoulder, elbow)