Chap 5 Flashcards
Athletic training involves what
Involves the prevention, treatment, and rehab
athletic trainers
works closely with allied health professionals to provide care to anyone who may have been injured caused by PA or exercise
Sports medicine
Umbrella term that describes various issues interrelated to medicine, physical activity, exercise, health promotion and disease prevention
sports medicine creates a balance between
caring for competitive athletes and training patients by promoting exercise for health and disease prevention.
Who is Galen
1st athletic trainer
wrote broadly about medicine and athletics
primary responsibilities for athletic trainers
-Prevention of athletic injuries
-Recognition, evaluation, and assessment of injury
THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE YOU
Responsibilities of athletic trainers
- Immediate care for athletic injuries
- treatment and rehab
Isometric
Muscle contracts but does not change length
Isotonic
combination of eccentric and concentric
isokinetic
control of range in motion
eccentric
lengthening
concentric
shortening
guidelines for sports medicine physician
- activities and responsibilities of the team
- contains topics relevant to provide best medical care to athletes
arthroscopic surgery
minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of interior joint
arthroscopic surgery used to
evaluate and treat orthopedic conditions such as torn ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- a surgical procedure that uses a graft to replace torn interior ligament in joint
- Requires a tissue graft
ACL injuries in females
Higher than males
Reason for rates of injuries
differences in structure and
- Knee alignment
- ligament laxity
- Muscle strength
Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
- ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon elsewhere in the body
- Tommy John
Autologous chondrocyte implantation
used to repair defects in the articular cartilage of joints by injecting cultured cells into the joint
Most common sports-related concussion
diffuse brain injury
Diffuse brain injury
occurs when side to side or front to back motion causes the brain to be shaken within the skull
