Physical Education A-Level
Prevention of injury before it occurs
What Prevention of injury before it occurs means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Prevention of injury before it occurs
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Reduces the chance of harm before it occurs, using screening to flag risk factors, warm-ups to prepare tissue, and protective equipment or taping to limit forces.
Topics that use Prevention of injury before it occurs
- Injury prevention and the rehabilitation of injury (AQA A-Level)
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