Chapter 13 - Off-the-Field Injury Evaluation Flashcards
Diagnosis
denotes what disease, injury, or syndrome a person has or is believed to have
planes of the body
sagittal (anteroposterior)
transverse (cross-sectional)
coronal/frontal (mediolateral)
distal
proximal
anterior
posterior
medial
lateral
inferior
superior
abdominopelvic regions
R hypochondriac region epigastric region left hypochondriac region
right lateral abdominal region umbilical region left lateral abdominal region
right inguinal region hypogastric region left inguinal region
abduction
adduction
eversion
inversion
extension
flexion
internal rotation
external rotation
pronation
supination
valgus
varus
biomechanics
application of mechanical forces to living organisms
pathomechanics
mechanical forces that are applied to a living organism and adversely change the body’s structure and function
etiology
cause of injury or disease aka mechanism
mechanism
mechanical description of the cause
pathology
structural and functional changes that result from the injury process
symptom
perceptible change in an athlete’s body or its functions that indicate injury or disease
sign
objective, definitive and obvious indicator for a specific condition
differential diagnosis
systematic method of diagnosing a disorder that lacks unique symptoms or signs
working diagnosis/ hypothesis
suggest a process for determining likely cause for condition
prognosis
predicted outcome of injury (length of time predicted for complete recovery)