Common sports injuries

Question 1

What are the 7 principles of rehab

Answer 1

Avoid aggravation
Timing
Compliance
Individualization
Specific sequence
Intensity
Total patient

Question 2

What does Avoid Aggravation mean

Answer 2

Don’t aggravate injury during rehab. After injury get the injured body part moving asap without making the injury worse.

Question 3

What does Timing mean?

Answer 3

Rehab starts asap. 3-4% of strength is lost every day the patient is inactive.
Rehab can include icing injury (reduces pain, swelling & pressure),
Getting body parts moving asap helps reduce atrophy

Question 4

What does compliance mean?

Answer 4

without a compliant patient, the program will not be successful. The patient will likely be more compliant if they are made aware of what the program to be followed entails. Attendance to sessions is vital. The patient may feel powerless after recovering from an injury.

Question 5

What does individualisation mean?

Answer 5

Every person is different so the healing time is different. Individual psychological and chemical differences can change an individual’s response to an injury. Other influential aspects such as support system, family and others can affect recovery

Question 6

What does specific sequence mean?

Answer 6

A specific sequence of events should be followed in a therapeutic exercise program. This sequence is determined by the body’s physiological healing response.

Question 7

What does intensity mean?

Answer 7

The intensity level of the rehab program must be challenging, but not so intense that additional damage is caused (comfortably uncomfortable).

Question 8

What does total patient mean?

Answer 8

A patient should continue to train the rest of the body while recovering from an injury

Question 9

What are the 3 phases of a specific sequence?

Answer 9

Specific sequence: 1st phase: Flexibility and ROM (range of motion) → 2nd phase: strength + endurance (power → high intensity, short duration) + (lower intensity, longer duration) → 3rd phase: coordination.

Question 10

What are the goals of a rehab program?

Answer 10

1. Return athlete to competition as quickly and safely as possible
2. Each day will be a tough workout for the rehab patient, testing nerve and expertise
3. Goals should be meaningful and measurable
4. Challenging but not harmful

Question 11

what does girth mean?

Answer 11

Girth = Circumference around a body part,

Question 12

What does Body composition mean?

Answer 12

Body Composition = a ratio that compares lean body/ muscle mass to fat, lobster claw

Question 13

What does range of motion (ROM) mean?

Answer 13

ROM: Measurement of multidimensional joint movement

Question 14

What does flexibilty mean?

Answer 14

FLEXIBILITY: measurement of 1-dimensional joint
movement

Question 15

What does endurance mean?

Answer 15

Endurance = lower intensity, higher duration

Question 16

What does Power + strength mean?

Answer 16

Power + strength = High intensity, short duration

Question 17

What are the three short term goals of a rehab program?

Answer 17

Flexibility and ROM
Strength and endurance
Girth and body composition

Question 18

what does progress of rehab activities mean?

Answer 18

Flexibility and ROM
Strength + muscular endurance
Coordination + proprioception

Question 19

What are the 4 strength based activities

Answer 19

Isometric
Isotonic
Isokinetic
Plyometric

Question 20

What are two types muscle contractions?

Answer 20

Concentric: muscle length is shortening
Eccentric: muscle is lengthening

Question 21

what does isometric mean?

Answer 21

No change in muscle length (holding a position/no movement) ex) holding a plank, wall sit

Question 22

what does isotonic mean?

Answer 22

No change in the tension or force being applied as the muscle goes through both phases of contraction
Concentric: muscle length is shortening
Eccentric: muscle is lengthening

Question 23

what does isokinetic mean?

Answer 23

No change in speed or contractions
Controlled, same pace up and down

Question 24

what does plyometric mean?

Answer 24

Involves quick changes in the type of contraction
Skipping, high knees, hopping

Question 25

what is lactic acid?

Answer 25

When your body doesn’t have enough oxygen for the activity you are doing
- Lactic acid builds up causing slow down (burning sensation)

Question 26

what is Coordination? how efficiently you can move ur body

Answer 26

how efficiently you can move ur body

Question 27

what is Proprioception?

Answer 27

How efficiently you can do any task without thinking about it

Question 28

what is the Return to Competition Criteria?

Answer 28

Injured area must have no swelling, no pain, no atrophy, have full ROM/flexibility/strength/endurance/coordination and perform skills of the sport at a functional safe level
Athlete has to be able to fully withstand the demands of the sport, and show their readiness to return to the competition

Question 29

what are the trhee phases of healing?

Answer 29

Inflammation phase:
Proliferation phase:
Remodeling phase:

Question 30

what is the inflammation phase in healing?

Answer 30

Inflammation phase:
The body attempts to stabilize the injured site by rushing chemicals and cells into the affected area, Floods injured area with nutrients, Occurs within 3-5 days, Sometimes immediate, Body attempts to begin the return to status quo

Question 31

what is the proliferation phase?

Answer 31

Proliferation or Fibroblastic phase:
There is an overlap of phases no clear cut delineation between the inflammation and proliferation phases
Development of new blood vessels

Question 32

what is the remodeling?

Answer 32

Remodeling phase:
Return of damaged tissues to their original function and appearance, Wound contraction, Return to Normal

Question 33

what is Vasoconstricition?

Answer 33

blood vessel diameter is reduced with the application of cold ice

Question 34

what is Vasodilation?

Answer 34

Blood vessel diatameter is increased with the application of heat