Sports Injury Case Study
Concussion-Sarah
MOI:
Traumatic blow or force to the skull is the most common cause of a concussion. The object when caused trauma can be stationary (the floor) or in motion (a baseball). Sports such as rugby involve greater levels of traumatic force and contact which makes concussion more common.
Signs and Symptoms:
Loss of consciousness blurry vision dizziness confusion nausea or vomiting headache change in emotion trouble concentrating memory loss ringing in the ears loss of balance
Treatment:
An MRI scan may be required, especially if the player loses consciousness. the player will also need rehabilitation exercises.
The player should be removed from activity, the trainer should perform a SCAT test, depending on the severity of the …show more content…
Later on the doctor will further diagnose it with an x-ray of the joint
Treatment:
A surgery and rehabilitation exercise will be required. The following are steps of treatments.
If the shoulder joint did not pull itself back into the socket, it is necessary to go to a doctor so that they may out back in. By surgery or another method.
After the treatment it will be necessary to keep the arm in the sling or shoulder brace to relieve the athlete of pain, and apply ice on the shoulder to prevent inflammation. Massage and acupuncture may also be substitutions.Taping the shoulder may also help the athlete relieve pain.
Start rehab exercises to help the shoulder regain motion. Once the ligament starts to heal however. Massages and other exercises may help as well.
Returning to Play Protocol
It is important to keep to the athlete is the shoulder sling or brace for about 2-3 weeks. However, before returning to play you must keep the athlete off the field for about 3 months to avoid a recurrent dislocation. Make sure that the exercise has helped the athlete and that the range of motion for the shoulder is fairly high. Chances are if it dislocates again it will keep dislocating.
Rehab
MOI:
Traumatic blow or force to the skull is the most common cause of a concussion. The object when caused trauma can be stationary (the floor) or in motion (a baseball). Sports such as rugby involve greater levels of traumatic force and contact which makes concussion more common.
Signs and Symptoms:
Loss of consciousness blurry vision dizziness confusion nausea or vomiting headache change in emotion trouble concentrating memory loss ringing in the ears loss of balance
Treatment:
An MRI scan may be required, especially if the player loses consciousness. the player will also need rehabilitation exercises.
The player should be removed from activity, the trainer should perform a SCAT test, depending on the severity of the …show more content…
Later on the doctor will further diagnose it with an x-ray of the joint
Treatment:
A surgery and rehabilitation exercise will be required. The following are steps of treatments.
If the shoulder joint did not pull itself back into the socket, it is necessary to go to a doctor so that they may out back in. By surgery or another method.
After the treatment it will be necessary to keep the arm in the sling or shoulder brace to relieve the athlete of pain, and apply ice on the shoulder to prevent inflammation. Massage and acupuncture may also be substitutions.Taping the shoulder may also help the athlete relieve pain.
Start rehab exercises to help the shoulder regain motion. Once the ligament starts to heal however. Massages and other exercises may help as well.
Returning to Play Protocol
It is important to keep to the athlete is the shoulder sling or brace for about 2-3 weeks. However, before returning to play you must keep the athlete off the field for about 3 months to avoid a recurrent dislocation. Make sure that the exercise has helped the athlete and that the range of motion for the shoulder is fairly high. Chances are if it dislocates again it will keep dislocating.
Rehab