Common injuries involved in active recreation

1. COMMON INJURIES
INVOLVED IN ACTIVE
RECREATION

2. SPRAINS
• IS A STRETCHED OR TEAR OF A
LIGAMENT, THE BAND CONNECTIVE
TISSUES THAT JOINS THE END OF
ONE BONE WITH ANOTHER.

3. RANGES OF SPRAINS
1st degree – mild sprain,
slight pain, recovery ~ 1 day.
2nd degree – moderate
sprain, partial tear of
ligaments, swelling and more
pain, recovery ~ 1 to 2 weeks.
3rd degree – severe rupture
of ligaments, popping noise
heard, more swelling and
pain, recovery ~ 1 month.

4. STRAINS
• A twist, pull or tear
of a muscle or
tendon – a cord of
tissue connecting
muscle to bone.

5. RANGES OF STRAINS
• Grade 1 usually causes
stretching of a few of the
muscle fibers.
• Grade 2 has more
significant damage, and
some muscle fibers are
damaged or torn.
• Grade 3 is a complete
rupture of the muscle.

6. KNEE INJURIES
• Can result from a blow to or twist to the knee, from improper
landing after a jump or from running too hard, too much or
without proper warm up.

7. FRACTURES
• A break in the bone that can occur from either a quick,
one –time injury to the bone or from repeated stress to
the bone overtime.

8. DISLOCATIONS
•When two
bones that
come
together to
form a joint
become
separated.

9. ACTIVITY
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