Causes and Types of Injuries
This type of injury often results from direct impact in contact sports.
What is trauma?
The first step when someone shows signs of heat exhaustion is moving them to this type of environment.
What is the shade?
Rehab exercises are designed to increase strength in the injured area and improve this physical quality related to movement.
What is flexibility or mobility?
This ancient therapy, seen on athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics, uses suction to increase blood flow.
What is cupping?
Ultrasound therapy works by sending these waves into the tissue to generate heat.
What are sound waves?
Overuse of muscles and bones from repetitive activity often leads to this type of injury.
What is overtraining?
This method for cooling an overheated athlete involves wrapping them in a tarp and using a hose.
What is the taco method?
These stretchy tools are commonly used during rehab to build strength safely.
What are resistance bands?
This taped modality can improve circulation, reduce swelling, and provide gentle support to injured areas.
What is KT tape?
Laser therapy speeds recovery by stimulating regeneration in these tiny biological structures.
What are cells?
This injury, marked by pain along the tibia (the large bone connecting the knee to the ankle), is commonly associated with overtraining.
What are shin splints?
What does the acronym RICE stand for?
What is Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation?
Foam rolling and stretching target this soft-tissue problem commonly associated with tight or stiff muscles.
What is releasing muscle tightness or improving tissue mobility?
(“What is myofascial release?” also acceptable.)
Casts protect and stabilize an injury to allow this process to occur properly.
What is healing?
Before returning to activity, athletes should apply this to warm up the injured area.
What is heat?
A sudden, forceful impact can cause this type of bone break, as opposed to the slow-developing stress version.
What is an acute fracture?
When someone is bleeding, this is the very first action you should take to control it.
What is applying pressure?
To rebuild damaged tissues, athletes are advised to increase intake of this macronutrient to about 1.6 g/kg.
What is protein?
Cortisone injections are used to reduce this type of painful inflammatory response in a joint or tendon.
What is inflammation?
To avoid reinjury, athletes must follow this slow, structured progression back into full activity.
What is gradual return?
Ligament damage like an ACL tear is called this specific type of injury.
What is a sprain?
After the first 24–48 hours, experts recommend switching from ice to this for improved blood flow.
What is heat?
Skipping rehab increases the risk of this long-term consequence even after the initial injury heals.
What is long-term pain?
This electronic therapy uses mild electrical currents to block pain or stimulate muscle recovery.
What is ESTIM (electrical stimulation)?
Athletic or KT tape is often used during return to activity to provide this type of structural help.
What is support?