Anatomy of Sports Injuries by Leigh Brandon

Author:Leigh Brandon [Brandon, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New Holland Publishers

Causes

• Repetitive micro-trauma to the muscles caused by the lengthening and contracting of the muscles during running and kicking.

• Repetitive micro-trauma to the muscles caused by deceleration and acceleration during fast changes of direction.

• Lack of effective warm-up.

• Inability to stabilize pelvis during ballistic movement (weak core).

• Tight or weak adductor muscles.

Treatment

Acute

• Use RICE (see page 29 ) in the first 24 to 48 hours to prevent further damage and optimize healing time.

• Anti-inflammatory protocols.

Post-acute

• Sports massage.

• Corrective exercise, especially improving muscle balance in the lower limbs and lumbo-pelvic region, leading to gradual return to training (end-stage rehab) and competition to prevent re-injury.

• Strength training normally begins with isometric, then concentric and finally eccentric work is added.

• For grade 3 tears, surgery may be required.

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