Sports Injuries

Contra-Indications to Treatment referral

Assess Intrinsic and Extrinsic Injuries
Implemental injuries
Vehicular injuries
Environmental factors
Define: the ages concept, Psychological fitness, Lifestyle
Explain the reasons for employing warm up and cool down exercises

Basic Principles of Treatment

Introduce planes and axes and discuss structures and their positions in relation to the anotomical position
Discuss a number of decriptions of landmarks found on skeletal bones

Sport Injuries to Lower Limbs Part 1

Analyse some of the most common foot problems
Discuss meatarsalgia giving symptoms, causes and treatment
summarise: Heel spur, Ganglion and Mortons toe

Sport Injuries to Lower Limbs Part 2

Examine the knee and introduce the different ligaments that come under stress during sports activities
Describe medial ligament strain giving symptoms, cause and treatment
Introduce the Apleys knee test and the McMurray test
Describe the rapid and slow swelling of joint effusion

Sports Injuries to Lower Limbs Part 3

Discuss a stress facture, where it is found, its causes, symptoms and treatment
Evaluate a shin splint giving symptoms, cause and treatment

Sports Injuries of the shoulder

Analyse injuries to the shoulder and show what roles ligaments and muscles play
Identify symptoms, causes and treatments of frozen shoulder

Sports injuries of the Head and Neck

Describe the two main muscles found in the neck, give a description of each and where they are situated
Assess Arthritis and Disc joint Pain giving symptoms, causes and treatment

Sports Injuries of the Hand, Arm and Elbow

Explain the symptoms, cause and treatment of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
Define Golfers and Tennis elbow, giving symptoms, causes and treatment
Summarise your understanding of elbow dislocation

Sport Injuries of the Back

Examine the vertebral column and name five groups of vertebrae
Define the lumbar, coccygael and sacral vertebrae
Describe your understanding of trigger points and give points to be remembered when applying treatment

Taping and Strapping of Injuries

Identify benefits to the athlete of taping an injury and give instances when it should not be applied
Introduce procedures to be followed before taping and when applying tape
Explain the procedure you would use when supporting the quadriceps