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PDHPE - SPORTS MEDICINE "How is Injury Rehabilitation Managed?"…
PDHPE - SPORTS MEDICINE
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How is Injury Rehabilitation Managed?
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Rehabilitation Producers
Progressive Mobilisation
: Progressively building up stretch through movement until optimal function is achieved. Progressively getting back to full ROM.
--> Prevents scar tissue from forming thus speeding up recovery process.
Graduated Exercise
: Gradually increasing the intensity and duration of exercise.
Stretching
: Increased elasticity, moving body through full ROM to ensure no injuries reoccur.
Total Body Fitness
: Training entire body not only injured site to ensure athletes body remains fit and reversability doesn't occur.
Conditioning
: Training muscles, prevents muscle atrophy (shrinkage)
Training
: Redeveloping athletes skills, speed, agility, fitness, power, strength and ability to play. Athlete will not return to competition until they are training at their optimal. Also enhances psychological readiness.
Use of heat and cold
Cold
: During the acute inflammatory phase, no longer than 30 minutes at a time, causes vasoconstriction and reduced blood flow → reduced swelling, oedema and pain.
Heat
: After 72 hours. Causes vasodilation and increased blood flow to the injured site allowing the body to flush it and allow it to start to heal.
Return to Play
Indicators of Readiness
: The level to which an individual shows they are able to move/ return to training
Pain Free
: Ensuring their is no pain when moving, performing skills, training etc. Pain means stop.
Degree of Mobility
: Can they move their injured sight through their full range of motion? Is the injured site elastic and strong enough to return?
Monitoring Progress
: Monitoring that an athlete is recovering/ improving.
Pre-testing
: Testing the individual prior to their injury to test their capabilities eg. strength, speed and ability to perform skills
Post-testing
: Testing individuals after their injury to see what their abilities are now, individuals will not return to play until they are within 90% of their optimum perfromance.
Psychological Readiness
: Mental preparation to returning to play, athletes may be scared of performing as they may re-injure themselves. This can hinder performance so athletes can not return until they are mentally ready.
Specific Warm-up Procedures
: Doing warm-ups that is specific to the injured sight before training and games.
Eg
. Ankle injuries --> calf raises, ankle hops
Return to Play Policies and Procedures
: Policies that stop athletes from returning too early, or when they aren't ready.
Eg
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11 day concussion rule
Boxing Loss of Consciousness Rules
Ethical Considerations
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Pressure to participate
in competitions from external sources eg. fans, coach, team; or internal sources eg. yourself, desire to win, desire to participate in general
Use of painkillers
to hide pain effects that generally mean the athlete isn't ready to compete yet.