Athletic Pubalgia Very Painful soft tissue injury that occurs in the lower abdominal or groin area Occurs in sports that involve sudden change of direction or intense twisting movement Most often affects the muscles within the lower abdominal ID: 443892
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Sports Hernia (Athletic Pubalgia)
Very Painful soft tissue injury that occurs in the lower abdominal or groin area.Occurs in sports that involve sudden change of direction or intense twisting movement.Most often affects the muscles within the lower abdominal.Slide2
Mechanism of Injury
Sudden Change in direction or twisting movement. Tendons attached to the oblique muscles to the pubic bone are most vulnerable Sports hernias occur mainly in vigorous sports such as ice hockey, soccer, wrestling, and footballSlide3
Treatment
4-6 week injury Non-Surgical treatment: First 7-10 days, rest and ice (not directly to the skin)
15-20 minutes, 3-4 times a
day.
2 weeks in you may start physical therapy exercises to improve strength and flexibility.
NSAID’s
If pain returns after 4-6 weeks one may need surgerySlide4
Treatment cont.
Surgical Treatment: Can be done as a traditional open procedure or an endoscopic procedure.Most athletes are able to return to sports 6 to 12 weeks after surgery.Your recovery should be guided by the absence of symptoms, not a specific length of time on the calendar.Slide5
Prevention
Strengthening the Pelvic floor muscles. Maintain muscle balance.Never increase training intensity, duration, and frequency by more than 10 percent a week.
Proper Warm up/cool down
Yearly physicalSlide6
Blow to Solar Plexus
Commonly known as “getting the wind knocked out
”
C
aused
by a sudden blow or impact to the stomach or sometimes from a fall onto the back.
The athlete will have difficulty breathing deeply and possibly difficulty breathing at all
.Slide7
Treatment
Encourage calm slow breathing in the nose and out the mouthIf the winded athlete suffers from asthma, they may require additional care such as their inhaled medication.The player can return if their breathing and pulse return to normal with no pain/deformitySlide8
Prevention No true way to prevent this type of injury.
If there is still signs of pain or deformity there maybe a serious internal injury. Tighten core musclesAnyone is vulnerable Slide9
Rupture Spleen
Occurs when the capsule-like covering of the spleen breaks open, pouring blood into your abdominal area.Can
rupture when the abdomen suffers a severe direct blow or blunt
force.
Fist-sized
organ under your left rib cage near your stomach.
Motor vehicle
accidents,
Injury during contact sports, such as
football
and hockeySlide10
Signs and Symptoms
Pain in the abdomen, left rib cage, or left shoulder region. Signs of internal bleeding include: Blurred vision, Confusion, Light-headedness, Fainting,
Signs
of shock, including restlessness, anxiety, nausea, and
paleness.
Diagnoses:
Physical exam, CT scan (
not recommended), and Focused abdominal
sonographic
technique (FAST). Slide11
Grading Scale of Injury
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/splenic_injury_grading Slide12
Treatment
:Require immediate medical attention. Can be a life threating injury.
Grade I&II may not require surgery.
A risk to live without.
Prevention
:
Using proper equipment
Very vulnerable
No true way of preventionSlide13
Sources
http://www.sportsherniasouth.com/ http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/sports-hernia-topic-overviewhttp://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00573 http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/winded.html
http://www.sportmedbc.com/news/“getting-wind-knocked-out-you
”
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/sport-injuries/chest-abdomen-pain/
winded
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ruptured-spleen/basics/definition/con-
20029359
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/ruptured-
spleen
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/432823-
treatment