Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation | Edexcel A-Level Physical Education (9PE0)
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
- 64 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Component 1: scientific principles of physical education
- Component 1
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation is examined in Component 1, Scientific principles of physical education.
It covers Classifying injuries and acute injuries, overuse injuries: shin splints, tendonitis and stress fractures, Preventing sports injuries and rehabilitation methods, POLICE and RICE.
Sample questions from Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Classifying injuries and acute injuries
Describe how sprains are graded by severity.
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A grade 1 sprain is a mild stretch with little loss of stability. A grade 2 sprain is a partial tear, and a grade 3 sprain is a complete rupture of the ligament. -
Classifying injuries and acute injuries
How would a performer know the Achilles tendon has ruptured, and how long is recovery?
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The performer often feels as if kicked in the back of the heel and cannot push off or rise onto the toes. A ruptured Achilles tendon commonly keeps a performer out for six months to a year. -
Overuse injuries: shin splints, tendonitis and stress fractures
What are shin splints?
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Shin splints, or periostitis, is inflammation of the periosteum, the membrane covering the tibia. The pain runs along the inner edge of the shin and worsens with exercise. -
Overuse injuries: shin splints, tendonitis and stress fractures
Define a stress fracture.
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A stress fracture is a tiny crack in a bone caused by repeated loading rather than a single impact. The tibia and the metatarsals of the foot are common sites. -
Preventing sports injuries
How does landing technique protect the knee in netball?
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A player should land with the knees bent and aligned over the toes, so force is absorbed gradually. A knee allowed to buckle inwards strains the anterior cruciate ligament. -
Preventing sports injuries
Why should training load be increased gradually to prevent injury?
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Bones, tendons and muscles need time to adapt to a new level of stress. A sudden jump in training volume or intensity overloads tissue before it has strengthened. -
Rehabilitation methods, POLICE and RICE
Explain how ultrasound therapy aids recovery from a soft tissue injury.
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High-frequency sound waves pass into the tissue and produce deep heat and vibration. Blood flow to the area increases, which speeds repair and eases pain and swelling. -
Rehabilitation methods, POLICE and RICE
How do compression garments aid rehabilitation?
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Compression garments apply steady pressure that limits swelling and supports the injured area. The pressure also aids venous return, so waste is removed and fresh blood reaches the tissue.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Classifying injuries and acute injuries | Acute and overuse injuries, soft and hard tissue damage, intrinsic and extrinsic causes, sprains and their grades, the anterior cruciate ligament, the Achilles tendon, open and closed fractures, dislocations and return-to-play times. | 16 |
| Overuse injuries: shin splints, tendonitis and stress fractures | Why overuse injuries develop, strains and hamstring strains, shin splints, tendonitis, tennis elbow and golfer's elbow, stress fractures and who is at risk, telling shin splints from a stress fracture, and treatment. | 16 |
| Preventing sports injuries | Conditioning and neck strengthening, muscle balance between the quadriceps and hamstrings, landing and tackling technique, protective equipment, taping and bracing, managing risk and training load, adapted rules, officials, surfaces and footwear. | 16 |
| Rehabilitation methods, POLICE and RICE | RICE and POLICE, protection and optimal loading, ultrasound therapy, physiotherapy, hyperbaric chambers, oxygen tents, cryotherapy, ice baths, compression garments, nutrition, climate chambers and a staged return to play. | 16 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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