1. Soft Tissue Injuries Introduction to Athletic Training

2. Sprains vs. Strains  Sprains  Strains

3. Grades of Sprains & Strains DegreeTissue Damage Loss of Motion or Strength Visible S/S 1 st Overstretched 2 nd Some loss of motion 3 rd Severe swelling

4. Nerve Damage  Nerves connect the _______________ & spinal cord.  Nerves transmit   Nerve injury =  Time to heal?

5. Signs of Inflammation

6. Stages of Soft Tissue Healing  Stage I: Acute Inflammatory  Cell death (injury)  Increased blood flow occurs – why?  Phagocytes  Leukocytes  Platelets

7. Stages of Soft Tissue Healing  Stage II:  Area has been cleared of debris  Fibroblasts:  Fibroblasts form a ___________.  Can take ____ weeks to ____ months to form

8. Stages of Soft Tissue Injury  Stage III: Remodeling  Takes ____ year to complete  Fibroblasts & Fibroclasts  Builds tissue strength

9. Barriers to Healing

10. Hard Tissue Injuries Introduction to Athletic Training

11. Fractures  _______________ - the amount of energy required to fracture (break) a bone.  How are fractures named?

12. Dislocation  What is it?  Can cause _________________ fractures  Can/Can not be reduced by an ATC

13. Stages of Bone Healing  Stage I: Acute (~4 days)  Bone breaks  ___________________ - eat/remove debris  ___________________ - add new layers to outside of bone tissue

14. Stages of Bone Healing  Stage II: __________ (3 weeks – 3 months)  Osteoblasts & clasts continue regenerate  Forms a ______________  Similar to?  Builds internally and externally

15. Stages of Bone Healing  Stage III – Remodeling (_____________)  Callus is replaced with fibrous cord  Nonunion fracture?  What happens if the fracture is in a location with little vascular supply?