R180 - TA3 Types and causes of sports injuries

What is an example of an acute injury?

• Stress Fractures

• Skin Damage

• Shin Splints

• Tendonitis

What is an example of a chronic injury?

• Dislocation

• Sprain

• Soft & Hard tissue

• Epicondylitis

What best describes 'a damaged ligament'?

• Sprain

• Fracture

• Strain

• Bruise

'When a bone is forced out of its normal position' is what?

• Broken bone

• Skin damage

• Concussion

• Dislocation

Tennis elbow and golfers elbow are examples of what?

• Epicondylitis

• Tendonitis

• Shin splints

• Stress fractures

Which chronic injury is most common at the achilles, rotator cuff & patellar?

• Stress fracture

• Tendonitis

• Strain

• Dislocation

What causes shin splints?

• Running on hard surfaces

• Twisting of the ankle

• Fracture around the shin

• Torn tendon

What is a strain?

• Bruised muscle

• Damaged ligament

• Torn muscle

• Bruised tendon

What is an abrasion?

• Fracture

• Skin is scraped and scratched

• Bruise

• Blister

What is a contusion?

• Bruise

• Cut

• Punctured skin

• Graze