Unit 5: Injury In sport BTEC Level 2

Kevin Browne

Aims of the lesson

What injuries have we had

• Individually write down an injury that you have had as a result of sport

• How did it happen • Why did it happen • How long did it keep you out for?

Injuries: Extrinsic and Intrinsic factors

• Sports injuries are caused by something either intrinsic or extrinsic

• what do these terms mean?• Individually, pairs, 4s • Intrinsic: coming from the inside- intrinsic

injuries result from stress inside an individual body

What examples are there of intrinsic injuries

• One example could be that you keep using the same muscle over and over again.

• Can you think of any sports that may cause a certain muscle to become injured?

• What are the most common parts in the body to become injured?

• The most common parts of the body affected by overuse injuries are the tendons within the hip, knee, ankle, shoulder and wrist joints

What is an extrinsic Injury?

• Extrinsic – an extrinsic injury is something that is caused by an outside force

• What examples can you think off that is caused by someone or something else

• Individually, pair, share •

Extrinsic or intrinsic

• Overuse injury such as shin splints • Muscle strain due to a muscle imbalance • Head collision going up for a header • Slipping on a wet surface • Falling over on a dry ski slope and cutting your knee • Running into the rugby post and bruising your hip • Limited flexibility resulting in a ligament sprain • A shoulder muscle tear when swinging the racquet

Extrinsic

• Head collision going up for a header

• Slipping on a wet surface • Falling over on a dry ski

slope and cutting your knee

• Running into the rugby post and bruising your hip

Intrinsic • Overuse injury such as

shin splints • Muscle strain due to a

muscle imbalance • Limited flexibility resulting

in a ligament sprain • A shoulder muscle tear

when swinging the racquet

Acute or chronic

• Injuries can also be classed as acute or chronic• Acute injury - Occur suddenly during an

activity • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffsRkJhX7

WQ

• Chronic injury - Result from overuse of one area of the body while playing a sport over a long period of time

Acute / Chronic Acute Chronic

Definition

Examples

Sign/symptoms

Acute injuries Chronic injuries

Definition Occur suddenly during an activity

Result from overuse of one area of the body while playing a sport over a long period of time

Examples Sprained ankleFractured footStrained thigh

Tennis elboworShin splints

Signs

Sudden painSwellingInability to move jointLimb weaknessVisible dislocation Break of bone

Pain when performing an activity A dull ache when at rest Swelling

Learning aims: what were they

Quiz time

• Make up 3 questions to test another student in the class-

• You should also have the answer next to your question