Mechanism of Sports Injury
Sports injury can occur through a number of mechanisms:
1) Primary:
a) Direct or extrinsic (eg direct blow)
b) Indirect or intrinsic (eg twisting)
c) Overuse
i) Acute repetitive friction (friction between structures eg iliotibial band syndrome)
ii) Chronic repetitive micro-fatigue (eg stress fracture)
2) Secondary
a) Short term (eg previously miss-managed injury)
b) Long term (eg degenerative arthritis)
Most injuries are the result of a set of circumstances, risk factors and pre-existing conditions chain of events injury
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