Unit 5: Injury In sport
BTEC Level 2
Kevin Browne
Aims of the lesson
What injuries have we had
• Individually write down an injury that you
have had as a result of sport
• How did it happen
• Why did it happen
• How long did it keep you out for?
Injuries: Extrinsic and Intrinsic factors
• Sports injuries are caused by something either
intrinsic or extrinsic
• what do these terms mean?
• Individually, pairs, 4s
• Intrinsic: coming from the inside- intrinsic
injuries result from stress inside an individual
body
What examples are there of intrinsic
injuries
• One example could be that you keep using the
same muscle over and over again.
• Can you think of any sports that may cause a
certain muscle to become injured?
• What are the most common parts in the body
to become injured?
• The most common parts of the body affected
by overuse injuries are the tendons within the
hip, knee, ankle, shoulder and wrist joints
What is an extrinsic Injury?
• Extrinsic – an extrinsic injury is something that
is caused by an outside force
• What examples can you think off that is
caused by someone or something else
• Individually, pair, share
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Extrinsic or intrinsic
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Overuse injury such as shin splints
Muscle strain due to a muscle imbalance
Head collision going up for a header
Slipping on a wet surface
Falling over on a dry ski slope and cutting your
knee
• Running into the rugby post and bruising your hip
• Limited flexibility resulting in a ligament sprain
• A shoulder muscle tear when swinging the
racquet
Extrinsic
Intrinsic
• Head collision going up
for a header
• Slipping on a wet
surface
• Falling over on a dry ski
slope and cutting your
knee
• Running into the rugby
post and bruising your
hip
• Overuse injury such as
shin splints
• Muscle strain due to a
muscle imbalance
• Limited flexibility
resulting in a ligament
sprain
• A shoulder muscle tear
when swinging the
racquet
Acute or chronic
• Injuries can also be classed as acute or chronic
• Acute injury - Occur suddenly during an
activity
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• Chronic injury - Result from overuse of one
area of the body while playing a sport over a
long period of time
Acute / Chronic
Acute
Definition
Examples
Sign/symptoms
Chronic
Acute injuries
Chronic injuries
Definition
Occur suddenly during an
activity
Result from overuse of one
area of the body while
playing a sport over a long
period of time
Examples
Sprained ankle
Fractured foot
Strained thigh
Tennis elbow
or
Shin splints
Signs
Sudden pain
Swelling
Inability to move joint
Limb weakness
Visible dislocation
Break of bone
Pain when performing an
activity
A dull ache when at rest
Swelling
Learning aims: what were they
Quiz time
• Make up 3 questions to test another student
in the class• You should also have the answer next to your
question