Physiotherapy of Sports Injuries Discussion: Have you ever suffered any injuries due to sports? If so, which ones? How did it happen? What kind of therapy did you undergo? Types of sports injury Sport injuries can be acute or chronic. * Acute sports injuries occur as a result of a sudden impact/hit or bad movement. Examples include a cut to the skin or a sprained ankle. * Chronic sports injuries develop over time, often because of continual use of the same joints or muscle groups. TASK 1 Vocabulary Match the following common sports injuries on the left with their definitions on the right: sprain, an inflammation of a tendon ... strain a trauma to the head bruise a small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin cut an injury to a muscle or tendon in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of overstretching. Also colloquially known as pulled muscles. bone fractures wounds caused by sharp objects, such as knives or glass tendonitis an injury to ligaments that is caused by being stretched beyond their normal capacity and possibility blister a common skin injury that results in a discoloration of the skin visible as black and blue mark. head injury. a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone. TASK 2 Reading - SPORTS INJURIES The following English words are written in Czech in the text. Can you match each English word with a corresponding Czech equivalent according to the context? Here is the list of the words: staff, connective, major, challenge, brace, twisting, healing, relief, dressing, damage, settle, swelling, range. When players have sports injuries, they turn to physiotherapy for rehabilitation. Physiotherapy, also called physical therapy, can help to correct the poškození . 1. One example of the many sports injuries is an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) This is an injury to the knee. It is one of the common sports injuries in people who play sports that namáhají their knees, such as hockey, skating, skiing, basketball, and of course, football. It can limit the rozsah of a player's motion in that leg, and make the leg weak. Surgery is sometimes done for these sports injuries, but physiotherapy is always a part of the treatment. The three hlavní exercises done to start the hojivý process of ACL are heel slides, quad sets, and straight leg raises. 2. Another of the sports injuries that physiotherapy is used for is tennis elbow. Tennis Elbow One might get tennis elbow from playing tennis, certainly, but it can also come about from any activity that involves otáčení the wrist. Sports injuries like tennis elbow are treated with a comprehensive plan of physiotherapy. A common procedure for sports injuries is the use of ultrasound. Ultrasound is a way of applying heat deep into the muscle for pain úleva. Electrical stimulation can be used not to feel pain through the nervous system. It is used for tennis elbow and many other sports injuries. Massage and manual therapy can also be used for physiotherapy. Massage is one of the forms of soft tissue manipulation. However, soft tissue manipulation is to muscles what chiropractic is to bones. It deals not only with muscle, but with tendons and pojivová tissue as well. 3. Another example of a common sports injury is a sprained ankle. Sprained Ankle - Tear of the Talofibular Ligament Physiotherapy treatment starts with PRICE, which stands for protection, rest, ice, compression and elevation. Protection involves using a ortéza to prevent abnormal movement of the joint and further damage. Rest is important for damaged structures and allows the part to srovnat se without stress. Cryotherapy or cold/ice treatment is useful to reduce pain and otok. A compression obvaz reduces or prevents swelling. Physiotherapy is useful in the healing of many sports injuries. Many professional sports teams have physiotherapists on their personál. TASK 3 Injuries - Causes and symptoms Which of the below are the causes and which are the symptoms of sports injuries? Can you think of some other causes and symptoms? * athletic equipment that malfunctions or is used incorrectly * pain * falls * swelling * forceful high-speed collisions between players * instability or obvious dislocation of a joint * weakness * wear and tear on areas of the body that are continually subjected to stress TASK 4 Listening Listening 1: How to prevent youth sports injuries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwJHit6j5QU&feature=related Discuss the questions 1,2,3,4 and 6 with your partner before you listen – how would you answer? Then listen to an interview with a sports program director talking about prevention of injuries and note down his answers. 1. What causes the increase in youth injuries? 2. How many kids are hurt annually? 3. What are the 6 tips given to parents to prevent an injury of a child? 4. Which injuries are mentioned? 5. What is the most dangerous sport for girls and why? Listening 2: Problems with Achilles tendon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdUUJks2QI&feature=more_related Listening preparation: vocabulary: can you guess the meaning of the following words from the meaning of their antonyms (=words having an opposite meaning) ? The word: opposite meaning: descend x go up susceptible x immune How would you describe a “pop” sound? Which defect is typically accompanied by the pop sound? Listen and answer the questions: Choose the right alternative: Your doctor has recommended that you undergo surgery to repair your: a) posture of Achilles tendon b) rupture of Achilles tendon c) torture of Achilles tendon Which of the following qualities of Achilles Tendon are mentioned – it is the a) shortest b) greatest c) largest d) weakest e) strongest f) longest g) thickest h) widest i) thinnest Fill in the missing words: Achilles tendon is extremely susceptible to _________________ and _________________ __________________