Overuse injuries - BTEC Level 3

Signs & Symptoms - Ligament injury

• Visible inflammation

• Visible blood

• Visible muscle deformity

• Difficulty breathing

Overuse injuries are MOST likely to occur in a sport such as.....

• Cricket

• Athletics - Sprint event

• Swimming

• Rugby

Overuse injuries or most likely to occur in sports where there is a rapid .......... in training/competition load

Signs & symptoms - Stress fracture

• Formation of a pocket of fluid

• Broken skin/blood

• Inflammation

• Reduced strength

Which of these is most likely to be an overuse injury...

• Muscle strain

• Blisters

• Oblique fracture

• Ligament sprain

Osteoarthritis would be an overuse injury for which tissue type?

• Bone

• Cartilage

• Joint

• Ligament

Condropathy is the degeneration of which tissue type?