SPORTS-RELATED INJURIES

KELLY SHANE CRUZ

ANN MARGARET PLANTO
 DEFINITION
This refers to the kinds of injuries that most commonly occur during
sports or exercise, but they are not limited to athletes. A sports injury
involves damage to part of your body due to sports, exercise or
athletic activities.
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Age Gender Weight Environment
Injuries Equipment

Caused by SPORTS INJURIES Sustained

external from internal
force Force

Direct/Contact
Indirect/Non-Contact
Injury
Injury

Overstretching of
Bones Repetitive tendons, ligaments,
Ruptured
disconnect impact menisci
small vessels
from joint activities
socket
 Ruptured small
blood vessels Direct/Contact Injury
Protection Acetaminophen Repetitive Impact activities
Rest
Ice Reduction,
Compression Hematoma Brain Damage
Immobilizati Repetitive
Elevation Bone disconnect from
on, Ice subthreshold
Counseling joint socket
Craniotomy mechanical loading
Rehabilitation

CONTUSION Compartment Bone strain

Risk for DISLOCATION
bleeding Syndrome
Bone remodeling
LUXATION SUBLUXATION
Intramuscular Bone Numbness,
Intermuscular Accumulated
Contusion
tingling,pain micro-damage
May restrict Partial
Torn muscles
blood flow dislocation
within sheath Bone bruises Fracture
Torn muscles
and part of propagation from
sheath
“Out of Joint” Tissues may continued loading
Early stop of not get enough Limited Sensation of joint
initial
Initial bleeding Axillary nerve blood mobility instability STRESS
bleeding FRACTURE
takes longer damage
to stop Muscle Sharp
Ischemia Ineffective
begin to localized
Tissue pain with
Prevents tighten
fluid from Damages Perfusion activity Positive
Flowing away of hop test
escaping
fluids
small Avascular
vessels Structural Necrosis Acute
damage to
Pain Point
the nerves
bruising Muscle tenderness
Loss of
pain spasm Activity
function MRI Diffuse dull ache
modification, use
CT Scan of non-bearing
Impaired
Physical X-ray weight crutches
NSAIDs
Mobility
 Menisectomy
Tearing of muscle Indirect/Non-Contact Injury
fibers

Tearing of Menisci
Rest, Ice,
STRAIN Compression, Tearing of ligaments Joint
Elevation Effusiion

1st degree 3rd degree

2nd degree SPRAIN Synovial
Loose cartilage
membrane
Ice pack slips between
Mild stretching, Severe stretching secretes
Moderate stretching, complete tearing 1st degree 2nd degree 3rd degree femur and tibia
no loss of ROM partial tearing additional
synovial fluid
“Giving Cartilage torn
Partial Completely
ecchymosis Tears in way”sensation laterally
tenderness fibers of
tearing of torn Edematous
Mild ligaments ligament
ligament knee
muscle
spasm
Muscle Impaired Avulsion of
Slides between
spasm Skin bone
Acute Partial loss of the bones to lie
Integrity normal joint
Pain Severe between
function
pain condyles
Localized Pain on Abnormal
NSAIDS hematoma movement joint
formation function
Local Acupuncture, Popping Locked
tenderness Leg cannot sensation
stretching massage knee
be fully
Physical Assistive extended
edema Devices
therapy
Hot/Cold Rest, cold
Compress compress Exercise
MRI Diuretics Joint Replacement
CT SCAN osteonecrosis
Core Decompression
Mild pain
X-RAY Surgery

NSAIDs