Friday morning Sprains and Strains

Question 1

Sprain is damage to a what?

Answer 1

Ligament.

Question 2

Strain is damage to a what?

Answer 2

Muscle tendon.

Question 3

Tendons that go around the lateral malleolus of the ankle and help stabilize/evert the foot.

Answer 3

Peroneus longus and brevis

Question 4

“My knee just keeps giving out”

probable condition?
what causes it often?

Answer 4

ACL tear

Functional instability

Question 5

Grades of sprains and strains

Answer 5

1 - stretch
2 - partially torn
3 - complete disruption

Question 6

Where do the hamstrings originate?

Answer 6

Ischeal tuberosity

Question 7

Purpura

Answer 7

Means purple. bleeding underneath the skin

Question 8

Subcutaneous purpura over 1cm

Answer 8

ecchymosis

Question 9

Myositis ossificans

Answer 9

heterotopic ossification of muscle. (heterotopic meaning that the bone is forming outside of its normal location)

Question 10

What test do you do to to test for anterior talofibular ligament damage?

Answer 10

Anterior drawer test

Question 11

What do you loose permanently with an ankle sprain without P.T.

Answer 11

propriaception (balance)