Transcript Unit R041 - Introductory presentation

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SPORT SCIENCE
(Level 1 / 2)
R041
Reducing the Risk of Sport
Injuries
What is a sports injury?
“Sports injuries result from
acute trauma or repetitive
stress associated with athletic
activities. Sports injuries can
affect bones or soft tissue
(ligaments, muscles, tendons).”
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Sports+injuries
Sports injury statistics
There are over 22 million injuries a year and the
number is climbing.
During the 2008/2009 Guinness
Premiership Rugby season there
were 769 recorded injuries, an
average of 2 injuries per club per
match.
This was a 22% increase
from the 2007/2008 season.
Influencing the risk of injury
There are many factors which could increase
the risk of sports injury. They include:
Fatigue
Weather
Motivation
What are the specific factors for
your favourite sport?
Poor
coaching
Unsuitable
equipment
Warm up – Cool down
What are the effects of the right kind of
warm up and cool down on performance?
Warm
up
Cool
down
Gets the body
ready
for
Aids
muscle
physical
recovery
activity
Helps
body to
Increased
transition
to
motivation
resting state
Improved
focus
Treatment
There is a lot of support in the UK committed to the
treatment of sports injuries:
Hundreds of private clinics
and consultancies
Government funded web pages
and campaigns through the NHS
to increase awareness of sports
injury prevention and treatment.
Other risks
Suffering
any
of can
these
medical
conditions
doesn’t
It’s
not onlyfrom
injury
that
affect
participation
in sport
but
alsoyou
a range
of common medical
as well.
stop
from participating
in sport,conditions
but symptoms
can
be triggered by exercise.
Did you know…
David Beckham
and Paula
Radcliffe have
asthma?
Dai Greene has
epilepsy?
Sir Steve Redgrave and
Would you know what
to do
if one
of your team mates
Wasim
Akram
have
had an asthma attack
during a game of football?
diabetes?
You will learn…
Common medical
The benefits
and
Common
types
of
sports
Extrinsic
and
intrinsic
conditions
which
may
components
of
warm
ups
injuries
andthat
howcan
to treat
factors
affect
performance
and
and cool
downs
them
influence
injury
sport
participation
ininsport
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