Chapter 13: Injury Prevention for the Athlete

Question 1

Active warm-up

Answer 1

Any submaximal activity that facilitates a 1 degree Celsius increase in the body’s internal core temperature.

Question 2

Transition phase

Answer 2

The time between the end of the warm-up and the start of the workout activity.

Question 3

Patellofemoral pain

Answer 3

Pain in the knee region that is provoked or accentuated by actions that involve motion at the patellofemoral joint and/or increase pressure of patella against the femoral condyles.

Question 4

Shoulder Impingement

Answer 4

A common diagnosis broadly defined as compression of the structures that run beneath the coracoacromial arch.

Question 5

Goal of Rehabilitation

Answer 5

To return the athlete back into competition stronger than before the injury occurrence.