OATA Practice Questions Flashcards
What are the disciplines AT draws on?
Exercise Medicine Physical Therapy Physical Education Sports
Who wrote the first AT textbook and what was it called?
The Trainers Bible - S.E. Bilik (1917)
What are the goals of professional organizations? Hint: 3 things
1) professional standards
2) bring together individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate research, promote critical thinking
3) opportunity to work as a group- achieve objectives that separately they could not accomplish
When was the IFSM created, what does it stand for and what is its purpose?
International Federation of Sports Medicine
1928 in Switzerland at Olympic Games
Purpose: promote the study
National Athletic Trainers Association purpose
Enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training profession
Domains of Athletic Therapy
1) prevention
2) assessment
3) intervention
4) practice management
5) professional responsibility
What is prevention?
Minimize risk of injury
a) pre-participation evaluation
b) appropriate training
c) environmental considerations
d) proper nutrition
e) proper needs
What is involved in the assessment domain?
Field Ax Emergency Ax Referral Physician confirmed Dx Support services
What is involved in the rehabilitation domain?
TherEx- forcing the tissue to go into normal fxn is KEY TO SUCCESSFUL REHAB Rehab equipment Manual techniques Modalities Develop goals Psychosocial
What is practice management?
1) record keeping
- medical history
- preparticipation exams
- injury reports
- treatment records
- rehab programs
- other equipment/supplies
- minimum: table, ice machine, free wts
2) supervising people
- EAP
What is professional responsibility?
Continuing education
Teaching/ educating
Counselling
Researching
What are the five steps in evidence-based practice?
- Develop research question
- Search the literature
- Appraise the evidence
- Apply the evidence
- Assess the outcome
What is PICO?
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Order of best studies
1) RCT
- meta analysis
- blinded study (all or none)
2) cohort study
2) case controlled
3) case study
4) anecdotal evidence
What is the most comprehensive of systematic reviews?
Cochrane
