Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Part A
Sport of Choice: Netball
Classifications//
Direct: Caused by an external object or force, injury
occurs at site of impact.
Overuse: Caused by repetitive and excessive force.
Indirect: An injury resulting from internal forces built up
by the actions of the performer.
Soft Tissue: Damage to the soft organs, muscles,
ligament and tendons, including strains, sprains,
contusions, skin abrasions, lacerations and blisters.
Hard Tissue: Injuries involving damage to the bones of
the skeleton, including fractures and dislocations.
Injury One: Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Injury aka shoulder
separation, a different injury to the dislocation of the shoulder.
An AC joint sprain occurs when the ligaments supporting the
joint are overstretched.
Classification: either a direct or indirect soft tissue
injury.
Cause: Can be cause by direct contact can injure your
AC when a person collides with a solid object or force
such as a fall on the netball court where the shoulder
hits the ground.
May also be injured indirectly when a person falls on
an outstretched arm. The contact force is transmitted
though the arm and ligaments are overstretched and
damaged in the process.
Injury Two: Achilles Tendon Rupture, the snapping of the
Achilles Tendon, located in the heel.
Classification: Indirect/Overuse, soft tissue injury.
Cause: Most often occurs in sports that require short
bursts of jumping, pivoting and running (netball, tennis,
racquetball, soccer, squash, basketball, badminton and
softball). Often an Achilles will rupture unexpectedly
without any symptoms prior. E.g. you trip or fall and
the joint, take it easy and try to avoid the movement or activity
that brought on the pain.
Part B
A Student is playing Basketball in an Under 14s game,
they make a drive towards the basket. A guard moves to
stop the play and in the process drives their knee
straight into the quadriceps of the offensive player,
causing immediate swelling and colouring of the area.
As the player falls to the ground they twist their ankle,
feeling severe pain.
I would immediately lay the patient down, releasing weight out
of their wounded ankle. Then I would resume RICER for the
bruised quadriceps, but more importantly TOTAPS focussed on
the twisted ankle.
FOR THE ANKLE
TALK//ask what happened? How did it happen?
OBSERVE//look at the ankle, searching for obvious deformity
(unnatural positioning etc.)
TOUCH//gently apply pressure, pinpointing area of pain and
searching for swelling/deformities in the ankle joint.
ACTIVE MOVEMENT//ask the basketball to move their foot left,
right, up, down and in circles.
PASSIVE MOVEMENT//if successful, mobilise the joint, moving it
in a similar pattern. If pain occurs DO NOT complete the skills
test.
SKILLS TEST//ask player to sidestep up and down the court, jog
whilst dribbling and finally sprint.
FOR THE BRUISE/ANKLE
R: Rest
I: Ice the bruised quad + ankle
C: Compression bandage, above and below the injured area.
E: Elevate, depending on the severity, either lay or seat the
player with the ankle and quad resting up.
R: Referral, send player to a qualified physician