Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 10 views

    PEH

    Uploaded by

    Usman Ditucalan
    The most common chronic injuries are stress fractures and tendinopathies. Stress fractures occur from repetitive workload that creates micro-trauma in bones like the shinbone over time. Tendinopathies involve inflammation of muscle-tendon units, commonly around the elbow, knee, and other joints, due to muscle imbalances or overuse from activities that stress the injured area. Osteoarthritis is also chronic and involves the wear and tear of cartilage in joints like the knee, leading to pain and loss of function as the condition progresses over multiple stages from minimal to severe disruption.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    PEH

    Uploaded by

    Usman Ditucalan
    10 views3 pages
    The most common chronic injuries are stress fractures and tendinopathies. Stress fractures occur from repetitive workload that creates micro-trauma in bones like the shinbone over time. Tendinopathies involve inflammation of muscle-tendon units, commonly around the elbow, knee, and other joints, due to muscle imbalances or overuse from activities that stress the injured area. Osteoarthritis is also chronic and involves the wear and tear of cartilage in joints like the knee, leading to pain and loss of function as the condition progresses over multiple stages from minimal to severe disruption.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The most common chronic injuries are stress fractures and tendinopathies. Stress fractures occur from repetitive workload that creates micro-trauma in bones like the shinbone over time. Tendinopathies involve inflammation of muscle-tendon units, commonly around the elbow, knee, and other joints, due to muscle imbalances or overuse from activities that stress the injured area. Osteoarthritis is also chronic and involves the wear and tear of cartilage in joints like the knee, leading to pain and loss of function as the condition progresses over multiple stages from minimal to severe disruption.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    10 views3 pages

    PEH

    Uploaded by

    Usman Ditucalan
    The most common chronic injuries are stress fractures and tendinopathies. Stress fractures occur from repetitive workload that creates micro-trauma in bones like the shinbone over time. Tendinopathies involve inflammation of muscle-tendon units, commonly around the elbow, knee, and other joints, due to muscle imbalances or overuse from activities that stress the injured area. Osteoarthritis is also chronic and involves the wear and tear of cartilage in joints like the knee, leading to pain and loss of function as the condition progresses over multiple stages from minimal to severe disruption.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 3

    FRACTURE - The most common fractures are located at the upper limbs such as the hand and

    forearm.

    Fractures are more common in growing bones because it is less dense.

    Fractures in the upper limb occur when individuals support their weight using their hands when they fall
    or slip.

    There are different types of fractures and the healing period is between three weeks to several months,
    depending on the severity of the injury. It is normally treated with the immobilization by attaching a
    fixator or a cast.

    SIMPLE FRACTURE and COMPOUND FRACTURE

    DISLOCATION - is commonly occurs in joints that allow greater range of motion.

    The most dislocations are located at the upper limbs such as the shoulder and elbow.

    These joints are commonly affected when an individual uses his/her weight when he/she falls.
    Furthermore, the individual will not be able to move the affected limb. The pain will be relieved once
    the bone is repositioned.

    CONCUSSION - are life threatening injuries because they disrupt the normal function of the brain.

    A severe blow to then head could cause the blood vessels in the brain to rupture.

    As the blood leaks out of the ruptured blood vessels, it will accumulate inside the skull. The accumulated
    blood will put pressure on the brain, blocking the blood supply to different areas of the brain. If the
    condition is not resolve immediately, the brain starts to die. It is important for the individual to go to
    medical facility as soon as possible so the injury will
    not worsen.

    WHAT ARE THE MOST CHRONIC INJURIES???

    STRESS FRACTURE - stress fractures commonly occur among runners who train for long periods without
    adequate rest periods.

    The repetitive workload creates MICRO-TRAUMA in the bones and get bigger over time. The usual area
    that is affected is SHINBONE. The individual feels a dull aching pain that worsen over time.

    "REST"

    TENDINOPATHY/TENDINITIS – the most common overuse injury in sports involves the muscle tendon
    unit called tendinopathy or tendinitis.

    It is usually due to MUSCLE IMBALANCE BETWEEN MUSCLE PAIRS. The most common site of tendinitis in
    the upper limb involves the muscle-tendon units around the ELBOW.

    The most common site of tendinitis in the lower extremities involves the muscle-tendons units

    Surrounding the KNEE. The PAIN usually EASES DURING ACTIVITY but will WORSEN AFTER PLAYING. The
    individual should maintain fitness but avoid activities that utilize the injured muscle-tendon unit. The

    Recovery period usually takes three weeks to several month.

    Many overuse injuries in sports

    Involve the muscle-tendon units

    Surrounding the elbow such as the LITTLE LEAGUE ELBOW, an injury brought about by repetitive

    Stress due to poor throwing techniques. It is recommended that the athlete avoid throwing activities for
    several weeks and USE CORRECTIVE EXERCISES to strengthen the injured area.

    OSTEOARTHRITIS – is the wear and tear of a joint that results to its deterioration. The friction

    Deteriorates the cartilage that protects the bones from rubbing against each other.

    The knee joint is the common site for the degenerative changes that occur in the cartilage. An individual
    feels pain and a grinding sensation as it worsens.

    The condition further aggravates when the individual is overweight or obese.

    The recovery period takes several months of poor blood supply to the area. In severe cases, doctors may
    recommend surgery to replace the joint.

    STAGE OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS


    Stage 1. Minimum disruption. There is already 10% cartilage loss.

    Stage 2. Joint-space narrowing. The cartilage to begin breaking down. Occurrence of osteophytes. Stage
    3. Moderate joint-space reduction. Gaps in the cartilage can expand until they reach the bone.

    Stage 4. Joint-space greatly reduced. 60% of the cartilage is already lost. Large osteophytes.

    You might also like