Sport Injuries & Recovery

Acute Direct injuries are:

• Sudden

• Collision (with player or object)

• Overuse

• Change of direction

Acute Indirect injuries are:

• Change of direction

• Overuse

• Collision (with player or object)

• Sudden

Chronic injuries are:

• Overuse injuries

• From a collision

• Occur over time

• Sudden

What type of injury..

A concussion from colliding with another player.

• Chronic

• Acute direct

• Acute indirect

Which of these is a chronic injury?

• Anterior cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear

• Dislocated shoulder

• Elbow tendonitis (tennis elbow)

• Hamstring strain (pulled hamstring)

Hydrotherapy is...

• the use of cold water only to help recover the whole body post event

• a whole body treatment that involves the use of water as part of the post-event recovery process

• a singular recovery method that involves the use of water as part of the post-event recovery process

• the use of hot water only to help recover the whole body post event

"A netball player is pivoting and feels a sharp pain in their knee and immediately falls to the ground in pain." is an example of an acute-indirect injury

• True

• False

The 'E' in RICER stands for:

When should RICER be used after being injured?

• That is not the correct technique.

• immediately

• After 72 hours

• After going to a doctors appointment

Active recovery involves sitting still after the exercise

• True

• False