What is sport medicine?
~~~ A field that uses holistic, comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to
health care for those engaged in sporting or rec activity (Dirckx 1997)
Duties of Team Physician
~~~ -PPE
-determine readiness to play
-provide on site med coverage
-diagnose injuries
...
✓ ~~~ an injury that occurs suddenly during activity, often a sprain or strain.
define chronic injury
✓ ~~~ Overuse injuries; develop slowly and over extended period of time. Swelling
and aching occur after usage and result in stress fractures, movement restriction
and are the MOST DANGEROUS!
What are some questions to determine MOI?
✓ ~~~ -primary complaint
-what happend and how
-where does it hurt
-what makes it feel better/worse
-pain sudden or gradual
What is critical force?
✓ ~~~ the limit where a tissue can no longer withstand a force
What can CF depend on?
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