developing and managing injury prevention

1. CHAPTER 3
DEVELOPING & MANAGING AN
INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM
WITHIN THE TEAM
RALPH JEANO M.
MURILLO
III BPED B

2. THE ROLES OF MEDICAL STAFF
The Team Medical Staff (Physicians,
Physiotherapists, Athletic Trainers, etc.) in the
development of a risk management program.
These include:
 recording of injury and participation data to
develop an injury surveillance program;
 season analysis – review of training and
competition program;
 preseason screening of physical and
behavioral capabilities, limitations, and injury;

3.  monitoring “at risk” team members, for
example fitness, technique, and behavior;
 education regarding injury management
and prevention;
 coordination of injury risk management;
 identification of emergency management
requirements;
 synthesis of “best practice” and emerging
trends from professional and scientific
literature.

4. DEVELOPING AN INJURY SURVEILLANCE
PROGRAM WITHIN THE TEAM
 Risk management is based on continuous
risk assessment. To assess risk within a team,
it is necessary to establish a system to
monitor injuries and exposure.
 For medical staff, recording injuries should
represent one of the easiest tasks in risk
management; they are required to keep
accurate records of all assessments and
treatments provided their patients.
 Establishing surveillance system only

5. SEASON ANALYSIS: REVIEW OF TRAINING
AND COMPETITION PROGRAM
 One helpful method to manage risk in
sports is a formal review of the training and
competition program to identify risks prior to
the start of the season.
 Season analysis represents an attempt to
identify risks before they occur.
 The discussions between coaches, athletes,
and medical staff, it is possible to recognize
when athletes are at the greatest risk of
sustaining injuries as a result of the training
or competitive programs.

6. PRESEASON SCREENING: THE
PREPARTICIPATION OR ANNUAL
EXAMINATION
 The responsibility of the medical team
is the medical screening of athletes.
 Preseason examinations are done for
a variety of reasons other than to
prevent injuries. Most are done for
medico-legal reasons; to ensure that
the participant is health.

7. It follows from this that the general
screening examination may include a
number of different conditions, such as:
 Musculoskeletal injuries
 Cardiovascular diseases and risk
 Asthma and pulmonary function
 Eating disorders
 Cognitive deficits related to mild
traumatic brain injury.

8. Depending on the sport and, consequently,
the profile of the conditions of interest,
screening examinations may involve:
 Examination by medical practitioner or
specialist
 Examination by a physiotherapist or trainer
 Completion of surveys or validated
questionnaires regarding the psychology of
the player, injury history, expectations, and
issues
 Assessment of nutrition and diet

9.  Neuropsychological assessments
 Assessment of individual and team
skills by coaching staff
 Self-reporting of performance
deficiencies by players
 Family history

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