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Sports Injuries

Classification and Management
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Gr 9 Up—There are three types of sports injuries: soft tissue, hard tissue, and skin injuries. Soft tissue injuries involve muscles, ligaments, and tendons. They include strains, sprains, and contusions or bruises. The inflammatory response to soft tissue damage is defined by its three stages which progress from initial swelling to recovery. Hard tissue injuries affect bone or teeth. Types of fractures that can occur are detailed, as well as common sites of dislocation injuries. Skin injuries include lacerations, friction injuries, scrapes, blisters, and calluses. The visuals of injuries are graphic. Information on management of each type of injury is presented. Some acronyms for treatment strategy may be particular to Australia, where the film was made. A sports physiotherapist provides much of the information against the backdrop of a diverse sampling of athletes in action. Two Olympians discuss injuries they have incurred. This program presents the facts in a straightforward, easily understood manner.—Constance Dickerson, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library, OH
In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912—94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archival news footage, and drawings. Particularly interesting are the North Korean propaganda films celebrating Kim Il Sung as God and showing in the face of mass starvation happy workers, elaborate military displays, and the creation of a new flower in 1988 in honor of the 46th birthday of Kim's son and successor, Kim Jong Il. A valuable time line traces 20th-century events in Korea. Bonus features include previously unreleased footage of camp refugees. This mesmerizing film displays excellent production values and is highly recommended for Asia collections.—Kitty Chen Dean, formerly with Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, NY
Reviewed by Kitty Chen Dean , Sep 01, 2011

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