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Treating Sports Injuries By the end of the lesson you should be able to: Produce an accident report form Describe the common procedures used for sports injuries Describe the common treatments used for sports injuries Accident report forms Gives a recorded account of the incident Establish trends or patterns Shows proof that an appropriate duty of care was shown Can aid future treatments Accident report forms Task: produce an accident report form Should include: Date, time and location Name and status of injured person Details of the injury Details of any first aid provided What happened to the casualty afterwards Name, contact details and signature of person who dealt with the incident Recognition of Injury and Testing There is a set procedure for “recognizing “ an injury and the degree of injury. A simple reminder of this procedure is the word “SALTAPS”. S = See the injury occur A = Ask the player questions about the injury L = Look at the injury T = Touch-Palpate the injured part A = Active movements from the player P = Passive movements by therapist S = Strength- Players movements are resisted by therapist Recognition of Injury and Testing Remember there are five signs of inflammation: heat, swelling, pain, discoloration and loss of function. Never stray from the “SALTAPS” testing routine. Never move the players injured part unless he/she has demonstrated a good range of active movement. Treatment Methods Tubigrip Limb InSALTAPS pairs write down a description of supports each of the and Medical referral treatment methods and how why you think each Electrotherapy Pain Sprays one works Manual Therapy Anti – inflammatories Taping Antibiotics of sporting injury examples (use last weeks Think Bandaging Ice cube massage work to help) and the treatments for them Splints Hot/cold treatments Heat Packs Heat Lamps Task: PRICED Each group will present two treatment methods to the class PRICED There is a recognised procedure for treating minor sports injuries. It goes under the acronym PRICED P R I C E D Protection – from further injury my immobilising injured area Rest – avoid anything that causes pain or discomfort Ice – apply ice immediately (15-20 mins then every 2-3 hours Compression – help control swelling (bandage or tubigrip) Elevation – gravity helps to reduce swelling Diagnosis – seek advice and get the correct diagnosis ELECTROTHERAPY Used to treat disorders relating to the muscles and/or bone. Shortwave diathermy Ultrasound Laser Tens Shortwave diathermy produces an electromagnetic field which generates heat within tissues. Helps healing, reduces swelling and offers pain relief. It is useful for treating soft tissue injuries, slow healing wounds and conditions affecting the pelvic area. Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy ULTRASOUND Ultrasound - involves using high frequency sound waves to treat injuries to muscles, tendons and other soft tissues. It is thought to stimulate blood circulation and cell activity, accelerating the healing process and providing pain relief. Electrotherapy in Physiotherapy Ultrasound LASER Laser - is used to produce a concentrated beam of light radiation. Treatment stimulates tissue healing and reduces pain, inflammation and swelling. It is often used for skin conditions and soft tissue injuries and to heal open wounds. TENS TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) - produces pain relief by blocking pain messages to the brain. How TENS technology relieves pain TENS Studies have shown that using Pulsar TENS will relieve pain in up to 80% of patients. It can be used alone as the primary method of pain relief or in conjunction with other analgesics. The amount of pain relief you require is completely under your control. HEAT PACKS Hot/cold therapy The hot/cold combination stimulates blood flow (thermo therapy) The cold reduces inflammation and swelling (cryotherapy) and has an analgesic (pain-relieving effect). Can be used to alleviate chronic and acute muscular problems. Infrared heat lamps The use of heat only on muscle tissue has a minimal beneficial effect unless it is combined with massage. The use of heat alone on damaged muscle tissue may lead to excessive scar tissue formation. Tubigrip Tubigrip has been specially designed to provide firm effective support for sprains, strains and weak joints. Limb supports Highly effective in the treatment of strains and sprains. This universal size Neoprene support provides excellent compression, support and warmth to painful joint areas.