Assignment 1What are extrinsic risk factors?An extrinsic Factor are variables that you are unable to control to prevent yourself from an injury. So an extrinsic risk factors are injuries you cannot blame it something that will happen natural or you have been led to that injury. Extrinsic risk factors category that you are unable to control are the following five which are coaching, incorrect techniques, environmental factors, clothing footwear and equipment and finally safety hazards.The Examples of extrinsic factors could be coachingA coach can show lack of communication skills, leaderships and methods between him and his players which will prevent lack of trusts and their players wont be so confident to the training and could do the training method wrong and then get injured from doing that this could be classed as an Extrinsic Risk Factors.Clothing footwear and equipmentWearing an incorrect clothing for your sport will cause you massive injury for example if you were to play tennis you would wear rugby/football boots if you did you would be slipping all over the place as you dont have enough grip to handle the surface of the tennis court. It is always important to wear the correct uniform that will protect you for your sport, if you dont wear the right items for your sport and you get hurt by not wearing something that was supposed to cover you could end up leading out getting injured for a long time.Environmental:Environmental factors can cause sports injuries as an individual could only ever train in the sun and on a hard pitch but say it came to game day and it is raining with a muggy pitch, or snowing, this individual is not going to be used to the conditions meaning that they could cause the individual to act differently, which could could injury, or the individual could perform the same as they usually do which could as well as positive have a negative impact on the individuals performance and them causing a sporting injury for themselves.Safety hazardsSafety hazards are placed to help try and reduce the risk of injury, a risk assessment must be taken before activity on a playing field because there could be anything on the pitch that could cause injury to an individual, if the risk assessment is not taken then as already stated, a player could go in for a slide tackle and yet come off with a very large, deep cut down their leg as they could have gone sliding across grass or anything else with a sharp edge, this is why a risk assessment must be done and safety hazards must be put into place.These can affect you and your team because they are a man down and if one of these injuries happened to you from the list up it can happen to all of your team mates which would be a massive blow of your team doing well as they would not be very trustWorthy.What are intrinsic risk factors?An Intrinsic risk factor us is a risk or force from the body. So these would be internal forces, which are stresses from within the body. Intrinsic factors are variables that you are able to prevent yourself from an injury. There are six different variables that fit into the intrinsic factors category and they are Flexibility and joint laxity, Nutrition, Leg length discrepancies, Fitness levels, Age and finally weight and your size.The following intrinsic examples are flexibility:The flexibility: can cause a sporting injury because by trying to over stretch a muscle or trying to perform a move which requires the joints that are not attached very well. For example, in the game football the most common injury is either pulled hamstring this is done because the while the players are running they are stretching their muscles out too much which will eventually pull a muscle in the legNutrition: can cause a sporting injury by a player not having enough energy and maybe making sill mistakes that could lead to either them or someone else picking up an injury. For example, footballer needs to have enough energy to perform well in a game and have good concatenation at all time if they dont have the right energy to perform their sport they will not be able to do as well as they could and could eventually pick up an injuryFitness levels: can cause a sporting injury because if someone has a low fitness level they will be classified as un fit and in sport you need to have a good fitness level to compete with your sport, the lower your fitness level is the more tired you become and the more tired you and you keep pushing yourself that could prevent another injury. For example, if a footballer has a low fitness he will get tired and will be asked to sub off because he hasnt got enough energy to keep up with the tempo of the football gameAge: could cause a sporting injury as an individual gets older due to their bone strength their bones get weaker as they get older their bone strength would not be as as good as they were when they were younger, for example if a 60-year-old tried to play football against a 25-year-old it is bound that the 25-year-old would perform better because he would have better fitness and he has the right mentality to play the sport.Weight and size: can cause injuries for your sport because if a player is overweight they have an additional stress put on their muscles, the more over weight you are the more you will struggle to keep up with your sport.Assignment 2What are preventative measures?Preventive measures mean that are things you can do to avoid getting injured, so for example in for a football before the football match starts the referee of the game will have to inspect the pitch so look if the grass is in good condition to play on lookout for any others stuff that will injure the football player during the game.However, during the game football players should wear the correct equipments to keep them safe during the game. In the game football you need to wear shim pads to help you from getting kicked in the knee.The coaches should be able to keep you motivated and chilled out and not stressed out by doing over complicated training sessions, the training sessions should be well planned out and should know how the training session will work. The coach or the trainer should have a basic knowledge of what their players are working at they should have a basic information of where your fitness level is at for example if a football player had a low level of fitness the coach should make him work on some cardio at the gym before making him do a training session involving a lot of running.To avoid injuries in football by using the equipments the ball they use either in a football match or a training session has to be at the right air pressure if there is too much air pressure the ball will become too hard to kick and could cause injury for the player who is kicking the football.Which individuals are important in preventing risks to your sport performers?In the game football there are many people who can help you to prevent getting injured in the football game itself and at the training sessions the coach could help you and give you advice on not to do certain moves because you could get injured for example in football if you go in for a header you shouldnt close your eyes as one you could either head-butt or get head-butted by someone else, you will lose balance and could land awkwardly.In the game football a physiotherapist could help you or tell you to avoid doing certain stuff so you wont get injured and the same thing goes with a referee he will do the same thing giving you advice.What types of equipment or procedures are there in your sport to help prevent sports injuries?In football you have to wear the right football boots, this means you can only wear a football boot with the right studs in the boot. The football stud has to be being hybrid a mixture of metal and plastic at the same time, this is because one it need to stop you sliding about and stops you leaving holes in the football pitch because if you leave holes in the pitch and you trip over in the hole you could get injured by this that is the reason why to wear the right football boots in a football game.In football the players have to wear the right shin pads because it need to protect their shins, but you have to wear the correct shin pads because it has to cover the whole of your shin.If you do not wear shin pads you have a chance of getting a small bruise on your shin and if you do get a major injury by not wearing your shin pads it will most likely be a broken none, the other equipment.If you do not wear the correct football boots in the game you have a chance of landing on your ankle awkwardly or messing your ankle up as you do not have enough grip to sustain on the football pitch.How do these help prevent sport injuries?Shin Pads: In football the shin pads are there to protect your shins and stop you from getting hurt by getting kicked in the shins, this will be because the opponent who you are going in for with a tackle will sometimes miss the ball and could end up studding you in the shin which would get you injured so the shin pads is there to protect you from getting hurt or getting any serious injury.Goalkeeper Gloves: In football the goalkeepers have to wear football gloves this is because when someone strikes a ball real hard the goalkeeper needs to have metal plates behind each fingertip in the gloves to stop them bending their fingers all the way back as it could seriously injury them or even get them to dislocate their fingers if they dont wear the gloves.Football boots: football players have to wear the right football boots with the right football studs if they wear the right studs they will have enough grip on the pitch and wont be sliding all over the place, however if they were the wrong studs they could get injured as they will be sliding all over the place and could get injured by this however they could injure the other opponent by having the wrong studs which will not be very good in the game. Assignment 3If an athlete had sprained their ankle during a tennis match would be classed as an acute injury as it happened on a sudden impact however, this would also be classed as an extrinsic factor. Physiological the athlete who had just sprained his ankle wouldnt be able to walk or move the ankle as he had just sprained It. However, it would then start to swell and he would be in a lot of pain. There would be a lot of redness around his ankle due to blood vessels increasing due to blood flow.Physiological responses all depend on how the person respond or deal with the injury, some injuries will cause so much trouble for the person and he will not be mentally strong enough without being stressed about it. The athlete could be scared to think the same thing will happen again to him, he will be annoyed because he wont be able to perform as well as he/she was doing while doing the injury or just after he has recovered. If the athlete sprains his ankle during a competition, he will suffer from stress and anxiety the feelings will be increased as the injury progress will worry the athlete because the athlete might be out for a long time and he will not know when he will return or if he will return to his full form to perform as well as he was doing.The athlete may not feel motivated to do the sport because he might of been waiting for a long to time to heal or recover from his injury, some of the athletes may suffer from depression because he will be constantly having mood swings he may be sad and angry at himself or even someone else for causing this injury to happen to him. Some of the athlete may try to return to their sport as quickly as possible because they want to play their sports as quick as possible this is bad, if they have not return to full fitness and they are trying to participate in the sport there is a big potential of making his injury worse that he suffering. Some of the athletes may not talk to their team mates or hide away from society for a while because he either wants to be on his own.A sprain is classed a soft tissue damage this is a damage to the ligaments, a sudden twist, impact or a fall that makes the joint move outside its normal range of movements normally a sprain happens in ankle, knees, wrist and thumb. Damage tissue take place as soon as an injury accrues this means the body will respond in different ways and they are:The primary damage will respond in Mechanism the signs and symptoms for this would be pain and inflammation, pressure and friction can cause inflammation which is associated with most of the sports injuries.This will acquire most of the sport injuriesReturning athletes to competition after sport injury is a key role of athletic trainers and physical therapists. Negative psychological responses to injury often result in a lack of rehabilitation commitment they have done for that programme.Psychological skills can be used during sport injury rehabilitation to motivate athletes to help them commit to the rehabilitation programme, this is done to increase speed of recovery, to control anxiety levels, and to help boost their confidence. Also the best people to help the athlete injury would be a physical therapists and an athletic trainerHowever, those who hold negative attitudes toward certain psychological skills are less likely to progress during their rehabilitation. Therefore, receiving formal training probably would increase positive attitudes toward the use of psychological skills and would strengthen the likelihood that they are used during rehabilitation. Overall, athletic trainers and physical therapists hold positive attitudes on the effectiveness of psychological skills to enhance the rehabilitation process.Some athletes can be angry about their injury some may get angry for returning to training to early or some athletes may blame the coach for their injury some athletes may be isolated from their teammates by this I mean being away from their team mates, either resting or with the physio so they could be missing out on jokes with the team and being left out on specific activities the club/team may do.However, a common issue in the long term injury is that the athletes wants to return to the competition in their career to early but they will also not be able to release tension through training because they are frustrated that they cant play, some athletes may deny any other injury happening to them and will do anything to try and return to their sport too quickly. Some athletes may show signs of clinical depression including decreased energy levels, constant sadness, they wont find any motivation to do training and get their health or recover from their injury as soon as possible.When an athlete returns from their injury their confidence would have decreased there are a couple of reasons for this for example if a footballer returns to the starting line-up after an injury he will be cautious and careful when playing because he doesnt want the same injury to happen again so he will not perform the best he could straight away some athletes will show a decreased confidence in their own skill levels.as the duration of the injury increases, an athletes motivation towards their sport may decrease, they could lose contact with the positives that got them and kept them involved in sport in the first place, this will set backs in recovery could hit motivation further.Frustration This frustration is most common in long term injuries and is likely to come as a result of the rehabilitation process that follows the injury. It could either be frustration at having to do it or frustration at the lack of progress. Lack of progress may be due to the process taking longer than anticipated or simply from the athletes impatience and eagerness to get back into playing their sport again.Also, setting unrealistic targets for the athlete to meet is likely to frustrate them when they fail to meet the target. Depression When injured, some athletes may show signs of depression, such as decreased energy levels, constant sadness and withdrawal from social contact. This may be because, if they were part of a team based sport such as football, rugby or basketball they know all training is done together as a team, forming bonds and it has a rewarding social aspect.If an athlete is injured, depending on the severity of the injury, they are often made to train separately, usually at different times to their teammates. This removes the social aspect from their sport. Athletes may feel theyre missing out on events that occur within training, such as any training developments.Some athletes will psychologically respond different to some other athletes some athletes may respond to the reaction to receiving the injury they just had or the reaction to treating an injury now some athletes will show fear as a psychological response. Fear is a vital response to physical and emotional danger but it is far from life or death matters.Returning athletes to competition after sport injury is a key role of athletic trainers and physical therapists.Negative psychological responses to injury often result in a lack of commitment to their rehabilitation or if they are taking too long on their rehabilitation programme however recovery rates prompting those who work with injured athletes to look for additional strategies to improve the overall rehabilitation process. Psychological skills can be used during sport injury rehabilitation to motivate athletes to adhere to rehabilitation, to increase speed of recovery, to control anxiety levels, and to gain back their confidence. In addition, athletic trainers and physical therapists are in the best position to educate athletes on the use of psychological interventions to enhance the recovery process.However, those who hold negative attitudes toward certain psychological skills are less likely to implement them during rehabilitation. Therefore, receiving formal training probably would increase positive attitudes toward the use of psychological skills and would strengthen the likelihood that they are used during rehabilitation. Overall, athletic trainers and physical therapists hold positive attitudes on the effectiveness of psychological skills to enhance the rehabilitation process.Physiological Response:Physiological response is a bodily response such as, swelling this does not affect an athlete mentally. It is an instinctive reaction to an injury, in this situation would be a sport related injury. However psychological response mean it is a mental response to an injury, meaning different variables will influence things such as injury duration and recover. This shows in an athletes emotions which could be known as, anger, depression motivation and frustration. Sports injuries are generally unavoidable but recent developments have been put into place to prevent sports injuries within reason, athletes have to deal with injuries regardless of the severity most of these injuries can happen at any time. In this section I am going to talk about the physiological responses to injury in sports, the types of responses of injury I am going to talk about are:Primary responses to injuryInflammatory stageBleedingThe proliferative stageThe maturation stageScar tissuePrimary response and Inflammatory stage:The primary responses to injury are quick straight forwards in that the you feel pain and there is inflammation however these stages will last between 1-5 days. This will then lead onto the second stage. The second stage is the inflammatory stage, this stages tend to last between three and five days. You will know that you have begun the inflammatory stage when you begin to feel pain, this is due to an increase of pressure in the damaged area from local nerve fibres. The second category which occurs in the inflammatory stage is the swelling at and around the damaged area, this is because the bleeding from the torn blood vessels and tissue fluids leaving the cells are surrounding the area, after the swelling has occurred, the individual will begin to notice that the area of injury has either increased in redness or discolouration has occurred, this is due to the vasodilation of the undamaged blood vessels which are nearby to the damaged area. The fourth stage is when there is heat around the injury, this is caused by dilation and circulation of the blood vessels around the area of injury. Finally, the final stage is the loss of function, the loss of function will only occur is most of the stages stated before are present, the loss of function could include a range from a reduced loss of function of a total loss of function where the individual is unable to carry any weight on the injury.Bleeding:Many people do not like the sight of blood but bleeding is a major physiological response to all injuries as the red and white blood cells must surround the injured area for the whole healing process to even begin. However, the amount of bleeding determines the severity of the injury, for example the more bleeding that occurs, the more severe the injury is, the less bleeding that occurs, the less severity of the injury.The proliferative stage:The proliferative stage is also known as the healing stage and can last between two and five weeks, this is when new tissue is laid down at the injury and a new network of capillaries and lymphatics are developed to help improve the circulation and drainage. There is also a rapid production of fibroblasts at the injury site which develop in connective tissues and are responsible for repaid (Fibroblasts are the precursors to collagen).The maturation stage:The maturation stage is the final stage of which could last from three weeks up to a period of many months. In this stage damaged tissues gain strength and as a result of that there is an increase of structural organisation. Scar tissue:Scar tissues form as part of the remodelling process and need to be mobilised to regain the full function of the tissue.There are three stages of injury and they are:The actuate stageThe sub-acute stageThe chronic stageThe acute stageThe acute stage is the stage that will immediately follow up on the injury and it can normally last up to one week. This is because the stage that comes straight after the injury takes place, they symptoms will be most severe. Some of the characteristic of this stage include inflammation, often some sort of visible bruising or redness will appear around the area, the damage control will begin to happen and there will be pain present in the stage.The sub stageThe sub stage can last up to several weeks and is the stage which is focused on healing and repairing. However, some of the characteristics of this stage are:An increase range in movementslow reduction of pain and inflammation and swelling.Injured and fragile tissue is present round the area of injury.The chronic stage:This stage can last from months to years after the injury, in some cases the patient may never heal completely and therefore remain in this stage. However, the patient will only enter this stage if their recovery is incomplete or delayed and this will happen about 6-7 weeks after the injury. However, some of the characteristics of this stage include:There may be pain present at the end of the range of movement.Total range of movement may be reducingConnective tissue may be shortened in the form of adhesion and fubrosis.Assignment 4In the game football the most common injury will either pull or Strain their hamstrings, when these football players pull their hamstring it is important for the referee or coach to go and check on them and using the SALTAPS method which has meaning for each letter and they are:S is to stop the game if the player goes down.A is to ask the player what happens how they are or to even ask them what type of injury has happened to them if they know.L is to look at signs if the player is hurt so by facial expression or even their body posture.T is to touch the injured site but you should touch it gently with care.A is to check if the player can move at all if he cannot move he needs to be taken off in a stretcher.P is for passive movement: if applies move the limb/join t to full extent and note or analyse the players reaction. S is for Stand up if the player decides him think he can play on and decides to run the injury off you will need to keep a close on the player in case you think he is going to get injured even more.However, you will know at times not too use some parts of the SALTAPS method because the player might not feel comfortable or he might not be able to do some of the methods you want him to do.The coach should identify what hamstring the player has pulled or strained straight away they would know for a grade 1 hamstring would be the player would be able to walk but it might take him a while to walk of the pitch, for a grade 2 they would start limping instead of walking it off and you would notice that there would be a lot of swelling and pain around his hamstring and finally for a grade 3 hamstring strain is a severe injury which would involve a tear to half or all the muscles, from this the player would need to be taken off straight away, the player would be advised to use crutches to help him walk.Know if one the players pull their Hamstring the first sign of symptoms is that they will either start to feel the hamstring and will not be able to run now as a first aid worker the first thing you would have to do is check if the player is okay and start asking him questions if his hamstring is okay and walk him off once you have walked him of and got him to lay back the advice given for a hamstring strain is to rest the leg so what it means by resting the leg is not to put weight on the leg sometimes if the pain on the person legs is really bad they are advised to be put on crutches, swelling will be noticeable straight away and bruising would appear within 24 hours.You will need to put an ice pack on your leg to reduce the swelling and pain you would be advised to do it for 20-40 minutes for every three hours for a couple of the days. You will have to compress your leg so by using an elastic bandage around the leg to keep down the swelling on your leg, and when youre laying down or sitting you will need to put a pillow on your leg. You will also be advice by a doctor or physiotherapist to do some exercises but only the exercises they have recommended you too do.In the game boxing there are many ways of the boxer could get injured/Hurt from the boxing game but the one I am going to talk about is concussion, a concussion is caused by the brain shaking inside your skull. This would cause a temporary loss of consciousness or functioning. In the sport boxing if the boxer had concussion it would be important for the referee too stop the boxing match straight away because they do not want the boxer to suffer from bleeding in the brain, if the boxer still has concussion the referee doesnt want the opponent to keep hitting him in the head because the opponent can suffer from brain damage for example a couple of weeks ago there was a boxing match on between Chris Eubank Jnr and Nick Blackwell and Chris Eubank Jnr knocked out the Nick Blackwell however, the boxer had suffered from bleeding in the head and had to put in a coma because they wanted all the bleeding in the brain/skull to ease down so he could recover by doing nothing. But that is not the worse Chris Eubanks Jnr dad once knocked an opponent out and gave his opponent brain damage and turned him disabled, so in the game of boxing it is important for the referee to stop the boxing match early at times to protect the other opponents from suffering from any of these injuries or even worse.The signs and symptoms for a concussion in boxing is that they start to move around slowly and you can tell by their movements around the ring. This should defiantly indicate the referee to stop the game if the boxer opponents are moving around the ring really badly however it isnt always easy to spot when the boxer has concussion there are other signs and symptoms and they are:Brief loss of consciousness after the injuryMemory problems Double vision or blurred vision Headache Nausea or Vomiting Slowed reaction to stimuli Sensitive to light or noise As a coach you should be able to advice your boxer on how to improve his ability while in the boxing game or even prevent injuries, however as a coach you should be able to advice your boxer to stop doing certain punches so it will not hurt or give their opponents a serious injury. An example I will use for this is in the boxing match when Chris Eubank knocked out Nick Blackwell his coach and Dad kept telling him to avoid hitting him in the head and go for body shots but he decided to ignore and hit him in the head which eventually knocked him out and gave him bleeding in the head then had to be put in coma straight away.After the person has been diagnosed with concussion the correct treatment you would have to do would be a couple of thing which I am about to list:You should apply a cold compress to the injury to reduce swelling.Take paracetamol to control the painGet plenty of rest and avoid stressful situations where possible.Avoid drinking any alcohol or taking recreational drugs.Once the person has suffered concussion you need to keep talking to him and make sure he mustnt fall asleep because if he falls asleep the doctors wont be able to tell if he is still suffering from concussion so they advise them to not fall asleep for more than 4 hours. Once a boxer has suffered concussion they shouldnt play any sport (Boxing) for at least three weeks unless if they have permission from a doctor then they can start playing it.In the game rugby you could dislocated your shoulder by getting tackled and getting dropped on the floor, this will move the joint out of position this would dislocate the shoulder. You can tell the rugby player has dislocated his shoulder by looking at his shoulder a bone will be sticking out and he will not be able to move his arm or shoulder properly, there are many more sign and symptoms for dislocated shoulder which are:Swelling or bruising Intense Pain Inability to move the joint Tenderness of the shoulder and collarbone The rugby player would be taken off straight away and taken to the hospital where they would have to pop it back in place once they have done that you would have been told to wear a sling to prevent the injury happening so you wouldnt put so much pressure for it to pop back out, you would be advice to ice your shoulder to reduce the pain youre feeling you would have to do that for 20-30minute every three to four hours, for 2 to 3 days, you would be advised to take pain killers which would also help ease down the pain youre feeling. You would have been told to go to the physiotherapy to do some exercises so it will help you get ready for whatever sport you play however you can only do the exercises you have been recommended to do by the doctor.However, you cannot prevent dislocating your shoulder because it is classed as and Extrinsic factor you cannot do anything to prevent dislocating your shoulder as you cant stop someone tackling you and you dislocating your shoulder.A dislocated shoulder takes quite a long time for the rugby player to recover it normally takes between 6-8 weeks for his shoulder to be in full capability for him to move his arm forward and backwards and sideways, once he returns to his sport it could take him a while till he returns to full form.Once they have fully recovered from their injury they would have to do a couple of drills to get their momentum back from their game this is to get them to get their shoulder used to the movements and get them feeling comfortable before the rugby game starts.In the game tennis youre most likely to have an injury to be involved with your arm and leg but I am going to be talking about a tennis player injuring his ankle with a sprained ankle. A sprained ankle is being to the tough bands of tissue which is known as the ligaments that surround and connect the bones of the leg to the foot. Most sprained ankles happen when the person accidentally twist or turns his/her ankle in an awkward way, this can stretch or tear the ligaments that hold your ankle bones and joints together. The signs and symptoms for a sprained ankle would be:SwellingTe
