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Sports Medicine Cloze Passage

1. Sports can be classified as direct, indirect, , soft tissue and hard tissue, depending on the
way the injury was caused and the type of tissue damaged.
2. There are a number of different types of tissue injury including tears, sprains and .
3. The method is recommended as the preferred form of treatment for soft tissue injuries.
4. Skin injuries include skin , lacerations and blisters. These may require cleaning, use of
disinfectant and possibly .
5. The process of a soft tissue injury involves three phases the inflammatory stage, and
regenerative stage, and remodelling stage.
6. The RICER method is the most appropriate way of managing the injury in the stages.
7. The two most common tissue injuries are fractures and dislocations. These injuries require
and medical treatment.
8. The TOTAPS (talk, observe, , active movement, movement, skills test) regime is
recommended in of injury.
9. Some children have special medical needs. Referees, coaches and supervisors should have
knowledge of conditions such as , diabetes, epilepsy, overuse injuries and heat
conditions.
10. Children can benefit from some forms of weight training. However, strict supervision and adherence
to such as focusing on high repetitions with low must be applied to reduce the risk of
injury.
11. Adult and aged athletes may require sports if an injury occurs during a performance.
12. Aged athletes need to have medical and be aware of their options and limitations, particularly
those relating to conditions, joint mobility and fractures.
13. athletes have special requirements. Sports medicine requires knowledge of the effect of
performance on eating disorders, deficiency, bone density and pregnancy.
14. Preventative actions play an important role in enhancing the well-being of athletes. Attention to pre-
screening, skill, , fitness and general procedures such as warm-up, and cool-down assist
in injury prevention.
15. Sports policy and the sports need to support the well-being of athletes. Issues of importance
that need to be addressed include for both adults and children, matching of opponents,
equipment and the provision of safe grounds, equipment and facilities.
16. Body temperature regulation is maintained by the body continually producing and losing . Heat
loss mechanisms include convection, , conduction and evaporation.
17. Climatic conditions including temperature, , wind, rain, altitude and pollution need to be
considered prior to performance.
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18. The combination of high temperature and humidity increase the level of risk, particularly in
relation to performances.
19. intake needs to be substantially increased before, during and after performance where the
sweat rate is high.
20. A period of acclimatisation assists in adjusting to a new environment by improving to the
expected conditions.
21. Players should not to play until their injury is fully healed, as further injury will make the healing
process more difficult and protracted.
22. Many things should be considered before returning to play following injury. Being pain free, having full
, being able to perform sport specific patterns and being psychologically ready are the
most important factors.
23. Return to play policies and need to be developed and followed by sporting organisations in
general.
24. considerations such as pressure to participate and use of need to be thoughtfully
considered by athletes as recurrent damage to injured areas can cause long-term problems.

Using the words below, complete the following statements by filling in the blanks.
abrasions
assessment
asthma
bandaging
clearances
contusions
early
endurance
environment
ethical
female
fluid
guidelines
hard
healing
heart
heat
high
humidity
immobilisation
injuries
iron
medicine
mobility
movement
overuse
painkillers
passive
procedures
protective
radiation
repair
resistance
return
RICER
rules
soft
stress
stretching
technique
tolerance
touch