ENS 438 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sports Science, Malingering, Sports Medicine
7 May 2017
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The malingering injured athlete can lead to burnout in the attending attending clinician / therapist. Personality characteristics can and do contribute to injury levels. Compression is not indicated in the immediate treatment of concussion. Disability has a different definition in sport than in larger society. Can refer to persons with permanent disabilities or a category in athletic competition. Paradox - disabled in society, but abled-bodied in the world of sports. Impairment: a bio-medical condition, an organic or functional disorder that underlies a disability or handicap. May hinder the effective ability to function in the same role as unimpaired. The extent to which the impaired is disabled is based on the task, role, or activity. The relationship of one"s personal impairment and disability to their resources and environment affects the performance. Handicaps are like disabilities in that they are the result of how people construct environments, relationships, or roles and not the inevitable result of impairments.
