Chicken fingers
Results from trauma/stress directly imposed on the body as a result of athletic activity. Further categorized as direct, indirect, acute, and overuse micro trauma.
What is primary injury
This nerve injury has this cause and result
Cause: a blunt trauma
Result: concussion of the nerve causing transient physiological change
What is neuropraxia
A type of skin trauma where a cut is as clean as in a surgical cut
What is an incision
What is hypoesthesia
What are lacerations
This type of skin trauma defines the development of fluid within or below the epidermal layer as a result of excess friction whereby the dermal and epidermal layer separates
What are blisters
This classification by sensory change is increased sense of touch (pain)
What is hyperesthesia
This type of skin trauma is a compression (blunt force) trauma to the epidermal/dermal tissue
What are contusions
This classification by sensory change is numbness, prickling, tingling or burning
What is parasthesia
A type of skin trauma that occurs when the skin receives more energy than it can absorb without injury (i.e. heat, chemicals)
What are burns
What is an avulsion/degloving
What are abrasions
This nerve injury has this cause and result:
Cause: injury resulting when the structure of a nerve is destroyed by actual division or by severe scarring
Result: Peripheral- sensory or motor degeneration and loss. Recovery of the nerve is possible in the peripheral system if sutured appropriately
What is neurotmesis
Pain signals transmitted along a nerve pathway whereby pain is felt in a region away from the actual source. An example can be chest and shoulder pain during a heart attack
What is referred pain
This nerve injury has a cause and result
Cause: severe blunt trauma or stretch. The internal aspect of the nerve is intact; axon damage is evident
Result: Peripheral- sensory or motor degeneration may occur. Recovery of the nerve is slow approx. 1mm/day
What is axonotmesis
This classification by sensory change is the total absence of sensation
What is anaethesia
Refers to injury to the muscle tendon unit
What is a strain
The result of a direct blow to a muscle or bone causing tissue damage and resulting in bleeding or bruising/discolouration
What is a contusion
Generally described as an uncontrolled contraction of a muscle or muscle group
What is a cramp/muscle spasm
This injury has the following attributes:
- moderate muscle spasm, diffuse pain and swelling, increased pain of movement
-25-50% of muscles fibres are damaged
What is a 2nd degree strain
An inflammatory condition within a muscle or muscle group where calcification of tissue occurs. Occurs when a muscle injury such as a contusion is not properly cared for
What is myositis ossificans
This injury has the following attributes:
- complete rupture of the muscle or tendon unit
- severe pain, swelling, disability, and muscle spasm
-may be unable to move the associated joint
What is a 3rd degree strain
An inflammation of a tendon unit. It can sometimes be caused by sudden trauma but mostly overuse of the tendon
What is tendonitis
This injury has the following attributes:
- mild, "pulled muscle", less than 25% of muscle fibres are affected, minimally torn or stretched
- mild disability but able to move associated joint through near full range
What is a 1st degree strain