IB Sports, exercise and health science Topic B.3.2.2 Initial Treatment Methods and Therapeutic Modalities for Injury Recovery Revision Notes (SL/HL)

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Inflammation is the body's first response to injury

Definition

Inflammation

Inflammation is the body's protective response to injury or infection, involving increased blood flow, immune activity, and the release of chemicals to repair damaged tissue.

The moment tissue is damaged, the body launches an inflammatory response.
Inflammation is necessary for healing, but too much can slow recovery.

The four signs of acute inflammation

Redness comes from increased blood flow to the area.
Heat comes from the same increased blood flow.
Swelling is fluid leaking into surrounding tissue, splinting the injury.
Pain is stimulated by chemical mediators and warns the athlete to protect the area.

Why excessive inflammation slows recovery

Excessive swelling reduces range of movement.
Prolonged immobility leads to muscle weakness and joint stiffness.
The aim of early treatment is to keep the helpful parts of inflammation working while limiting the unhelpful ones.

Note

Inflammation is a necessary part of healing, but too much can slow recovery.
The goal of early treatment is to manage inflammation without shutting it off completely.

Analogy

Inflammation works like a house alarm.
It signals a problem and triggers a coordinated response, but prolonged activation becomes counterproductive.

PRICE and POLICE protocols

Several acronyms guide the first 24 to 48 hours of acute injury management.
Each acronym builds on the previous one by adding a key principle: protection, optimal loading, or both alongside the ice-compression-elevation foundation.

Protocol acronyms

Acronym	Explanation
ICE	Ice, Compression and Elevation
RICE	Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation
PRICE	Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation
POLICE	Protection, Optimal Loading, Ice, Compression and Elevation

POLICE replaces strict rest with optimal loading

The POLICE acronym replaces rest with optimal loading.
Small, carefully chosen movement loads can speed healing in many soft-tissue injuries.
Complete immobilisation may slow recovery.

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Inflammation is the body's first response to injury

Definition

Inflammation

Inflammation is the body's protective response to injury or infection, involving increased blood flow, immune activity, and the release of chemicals to repair damaged tissue.

The moment tissue is damaged, the body launches an inflammatory response.
Inflammation is necessary for healing, but too much can slow recovery.

The four signs of acute inflammation

Redness comes from increased blood flow to the area.
Heat comes from the same increased blood flow.
Swelling is fluid leaking into surrounding tissue, splinting the injury.
Pain is stimulated by chemical mediators and warns the athlete to protect the area.

Why excessive inflammation slows recovery

Excessive swelling reduces range of movement.
Prolonged immobility leads to muscle weakness and joint stiffness.
The aim of early treatment is to keep the helpful parts of inflammation working while limiting the unhelpful ones.

Note

Inflammation is a necessary part of healing, but too much can slow recovery.
The goal of early treatment is to manage inflammation without shutting it off completely.

Analogy

Inflammation works like a house alarm.
It signals a problem and triggers a coordinated response, but prolonged activation becomes counterproductive.

PRICE and POLICE protocols

Several acronyms guide the first 24 to 48 hours of acute injury management.
Each acronym builds on the previous one by adding a key principle: protection, optimal loading, or both alongside the ice-compression-elevation foundation.

Protocol acronyms

Acronym	Explanation
ICE	Ice, Compression and Elevation
RICE	Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation
PRICE	Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation
POLICE	Protection, Optimal Loading, Ice, Compression and Elevation

POLICE replaces strict rest with optimal loading

The POLICE acronym replaces rest with optimal loading.
Small, carefully chosen movement loads can speed healing in many soft-tissue injuries.
Complete immobilisation may slow recovery.

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A.1 Communication3 subtopics

A.2 Hydration and nutrition3 subtopics

A.3 Response3 subtopics

B.1 Generating movement in the body4 subtopics

B.2 Forces, motion and movement3 subtopics

B.3 Injury2 subtopics

C.1 Individual differences2 subtopics

C.2 Motor learning2 subtopics

C.3 Motivation3 subtopics

C.4 Stress and coping2 subtopics

C.5 Psychological skills2 subtopics

IB Sports, exercise and health science B.3.2.2 Initial Treatment Methods and Therapeutic Modalities for Injury Recovery Notes

A.1 Communication3 subtopics

A.2 Hydration and nutrition3 subtopics

A.3 Response3 subtopics

B.1 Generating movement in the body4 subtopics

B.2 Forces, motion and movement3 subtopics

B.3 Injury2 subtopics

C.1 Individual differences2 subtopics

C.2 Motor learning2 subtopics

C.3 Motivation3 subtopics

C.4 Stress and coping2 subtopics

C.5 Psychological skills2 subtopics

Inflammation is the body's first response to injury

The four signs of acute inflammation

Why excessive inflammation slows recovery

PRICE and POLICE protocols

Protocol acronyms

POLICE replaces strict rest with optimal loading

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Inflammation is the body's first response to injury

The four signs of acute inflammation

Why excessive inflammation slows recovery

PRICE and POLICE protocols

Protocol acronyms

POLICE replaces strict rest with optimal loading

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