Soft
Tissue
Injuries
Tissue
Injuries
This type of injury affects muscles, tendons, or ligaments.
What is a soft tissue injury?
The “R” in R.I.C.E stands for this.
What is rest?
An injury caused by repeated stress with little rest is called this.
What is an overuse injury?
A break in a bone is called this.
What is a fracture?
When the body does not have enough fluids, this condition occurs.
What is dehydration?
A stretched or torn muscle or tendon is known as this injury.
What is a strain?
Ice should be applied for this many minutes at a time.
What is 15–20 minutes?
Inflammation of a fluid-filled sac in a joint is known as this.
What is bursitis?
This injury happens when the brain is shaken inside the skull.
What is a concussion?
A dangerously high body temperature over 103°F is called this.
What is heat stroke?
A stretched or torn ligament is called this.
What is a sprain?
This part of R.I.C.E helps reduce swelling by applying pressure.
What is compression?
Tennis elbow and jumper’s knee are examples of this injury.
What is tendonitis?
When a bone slips out of a joint, it is called this.
What is a dislocation?
This cold-related injury happens when body temperature drops below 95°F.
What is hypothermia?
Bruising caused by broken blood vessels under the skin is called this.
What is a contusion?
R.I.C.E is meant for this type of injury only.
What are minor injuries?
Doing different activities to reduce stress on the same muscles is called this.
What is cross-training?
Dizziness, headache, and confusion are signs of this injury.
What is a concussion?
Skin and underlying tissue freezing due to cold exposure is called this.
What is frostbite?
This soft tissue injury usually requires surgery and happens when an organ pushes through weak muscle.
What is a hernia?
Keeping an injured body part above the heart helps reduce this.
What is swelling?
Name ONE way to prevent overuse injuries.
What is rest / stretching / cross-training / not overtraining?
This factor affects how long it takes for a fracture to heal: age or injury location.
What is both?
Name ONE sign of heat exhaustion.
What is heavy sweating / dizziness / fatigue / confusion?