Unit 2 Btec Sport - Health Saftey and Injury

Unit 2 Health, Safety and Injury Objective:- * To recognise and understand different types of injuries Types of injuries:- * Muscle strains - tears, pulls and ruptures These are caused by vigorous stretching of a muscle or tendon. In is of regular occurrence in the hamstring and calf muscles when there is failure to warm up correctly before sport. The Achilles tendon of the calf can tear completely this causes sever pain. Tear is where the muscle has been torn, Pull is where the muscle has been stretched and a Rupture is where the muscle completely breaks. We will know when we have pulled torn or strained because there will severe pain and there will be difficulty when trying to use the muscle. There may also be swelling and later on bruising. * Fractured Bones (broken) A fracture is wear the bone cracks or completely snaps. Breaking bones is painful due to the amount of blood vessels and nerves in the bones. Fractures can be categorized in two ways. A Simple Fracture - This is just where the bone cracks. A Compound Fracture - This is where the bone sticks out of the skin. There is often tenderness around the bone making it hard to use and it will most certainly swell causing it to look deformed. * Joint dislocation Dislocation is where the bone is pulled out of its original joint. It is caused by stressing the bone, commonly by violent twisting. It usually

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A warm-up is essential before any exercise.

A warm-up is essential before any exercise. Young children need less time to warm up due to increased flexibility and suppleness. As we get older the need to warm-up is greater to prevent injury. Why warm up? . Helps mental preparation; 2. Warms up the muscles; 3. Helps prevent injury; 4. Increases blood flow; 5. Removes stiffness. To Start: - you should do a small jog around the pitch, beginning at point X. Then on the second lap do some stretches at each corner. The order of events is as follows: - Following the directions from the diagram should create a good progressive warm-up, not straining the muscles too much too quickly causing possible muscle strain and injury. The exercises should get gradually more strenuous and more like the activity performed The stretches to be done at each corner are as follows: - Lower Body Stretches * Ankle Rolls * Gastrocnemius Stretches (also soleus) * Quadriceps Stretches * Hamstrings Stretches * Groin Stretches * Anterior shin Stretch * Psoas Stretch (hamstrings) * ITB Stretch (right hip and iliotibial band) * Gluteus Maximus Stretch Central/Neck Stretches * Hip Rolls * Neck Rolls * Abdominals Stretch * Waist Reach Stretch Upper body Stretches * Anterior Shoulder Stretch * Posterior Shoulder Stretch * Triceps stretch * Chest Complex * Back Pair * Wrist Complex Physiological effects of warm-up on skeletal

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