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Prevention and Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries
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... UNIT Prevention and Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries UNIT NUMBER DD33 34 LECTURER Ross Stewart OUTCOME 3 JENNIFER PIGGOTT WORD COUNT 743 STAGES OF REHABILITATION Early (1st) (First 48 hours - 72 hours) The swelling around the joint makes it hard for doctors to make a precise diagnose. Physiotherapist action after this is to decrease the knee pain and swelling. Ice packs put on for as long as 20 minutes every couple of hours. Do not put ice straight on the skin because you can get an ice burn to ease the pain and reduce the bleeding within the tissue. Intermediate (2nd) You might be able to diagnose at this stage. Stress tests done by medical personnel on the knee ligaments - the degree of laxity shows the clinician the extent of the injury. An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is used to show the extent of the injury. This allows to see how bad the injury really is. Late (3rd)(6














