Intrinsic Risk Factors

What does aetiology mean?

Which of the following are intrinsic risk factors?

• Training errors

• Malalignment

• Postural defects

• Lack of flexibility

• Clothing and footwear

Draw muscle imbalances between dominant and non-dominant limbs....

When muscles are tight due to repetitive loading or restricted range of motion, this can increase the risk of injury... but what intrinsic risk factor is this referring to?

• Malalignment

• Psychological factors

• Lack of flexibility

• Postural defects

Why are females at a greater risk of an ACL injury?

Muscular factors are an intrinsic risk factor to injury, but what three things is this referring to?

• Leg length discrepancy

• Muscle Weakness

• Poor coping resources

• Muscle imbalance

• Peak height velocity

List three individual variables that can lead to injury...