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Guilford Soccer Injury Meeting . Ivo Wesseling , MAT, ATC, LAT Athletic Trainer since 2003. Agenda . Commonly seen injuries Acute management of injuries Identifying when advanced care is needed Knee injury prevention Concussion Management. Common Soccer Injuries.
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Guilford Soccer Injury Meeting IvoWesseling, MAT, ATC, LAT Athletic Trainer since 2003
Agenda • Commonly seen injuries • Acute management of injuries • Identifying when advanced care is needed • Knee injury prevention • Concussion Management
Common Soccer Injuries • Data shows between 67%-70% soccer injuries are lower extremity - ankle injuries - knee injuries - contusions - muscle strains
Ankle Injury Gregory Coupet ankle injury
Knee Injury Jonathan Reis Knee Injury
Injury Differences • Sprain - injury involving the ligaments - stretching/tearing - does not return to original state - swelling and bruising immediate • Strain - injury involving muscles or tendons - stretching/tearing - can return to original state - swelling and bruising delayed at times
Acute Injury Management • R.I.C.E - Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation - 15min ice, 45min no ice (no chemical ice preferred) - NO HEAT FIRST 72hrs • When to seek advanced care - Deformity (compared to the other side) - Immediate (profuse) swelling - Unable to move affected limb - Unable to bear weight - Increased pain with ice application - Uncontrollable bleeding - Out of character pain
Chronic Injury Management • Injuries that fall under chronic - tendonitis, bursitis, “shin splints”, patellar-related pain • Rest, Ice(before and after activity) • Heat before activity, Ice after • When to seek advanced care - No decrease in symptoms - Rest does not help
How To Recognize an Injury • Obvious signs: limping, awkward limb position • Out-of-character behavior • Collision/Contact that was severe
Knee Injury Prevention • Programs are effective • www.aclprevent.com - Santa Monica based prevention program - program takes about 15minutes
Concussion • Public Act 10-62, "An Act Concerning Student Athletes and Concussions.'' - Anyone who has a coaching permit issued by the State Board of Education and who coaches intramural or interscholastic athletics must be trained in how to recognize and respond to head injuries and concussions. - A coach must take a student athlete out of any interscholastic or intramural game or practice if the athlete (1) shows signs of having suffered a concussion after an observed or suspected blow to the head or body or (2) is diagnosed with a concussion. The coach must keep the athlete out of any game or practice until the athlete has received written clearance to return to the game or practice from a licensed medical professional.
Concussion sustained Burdisso Head Injury David Villa Head Injury
What is a Concussion? • Why is everyone talking about it? • Why are they so dangerous? • Are there different types of concussions? • Mechanism of injury - contact to the head - head hits the ground (cervical injury)
Concussion Symptoms • Headache • Dizziness • Nausea • Balancing problems • Disoriented behavior • Sensitivity to light • Loss of Consciousness
When to seek advanced care? • Any time a concussion is suspected visit a licensed medical professional • Any time there is loss of consciousness - immediate transportation to ER