This assignment will cover the main and most occurring sporting injuries, the signs and symptoms, how to treat them and there long and short term affects in sports performance.

... Contents 1 Introduction, Task1and task 1 a 2 Task 1a continued and Task 1b and task 1c 3 Task 1c continued and task 1 d 4 Task 1e and prevention of injury 5 Prevention of injury and task 2 6 Task 2 continued 7 Task 2 continued further and task 3 8 Task three continued, summery, conclusion, acknowledgments and references/bibliography Causes and symptoms of sports injuries Introduction This assignment will cover the main and most occurring sporting injuries, the signs and symptoms, how to treat them and there long and short term affects in sports performance. Task1 There are two main categories of sports injury. These are acute injuries and chronic injuries. Acute injuries This is the result of a sudden stress on the body. Example: A dislocated finger joint caused by a netball striking the finger. Chronic injuries This is an over use injury mainly caused by: -Overtraining -Insignificant recovery time -Poor technique -Badly designed footwear or equipment Example: Tennis elbow. Below is some of the most common sports

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