Sports Injuries

Question 1

What is a strain?

Answer 1

Tendon or muscle tissue is stretched or torn

Question 2

What is a sprain?

Answer 2

Ligament or the joint capsule is stretched or torn

Question 3

What is the most common strain?

Answer 3

Hamstrings

Question 4

What is the most common sprain?

Answer 4

Ancle inversion

Question 5

List the 7 types of bone fractures in order

Answer 5

Transverse, linear, oblique non-displaced, oblique displaced, spiral, greenstick, comminuted

Question 6

What type of injury does tension create?

Answer 6

sprain or strain

Question 7

What type of injury does compression create?

Answer 7

breaks, shatters

Question 8

What type of injury does torsion create?

Answer 8

spiral fracture

Question 9

What is a separated shoulder?

Answer 9

Clavicle separates from the acromion due to torn ligaments (fall or blow to the shoulder)

Question 10

What joint is separated shoulder?

Answer 10

acromioclavicular

Question 11

What is a dislocated shoulder?

Answer 11

Humerus pops out of the glenoid cavity

Question 12

What joint is dislocated shoulder?

Answer 12

glenohumeral

Question 13

What is tendonitis?

Answer 13

tendons become inflamed or irritated

Question 14

What is golfers elbow + scientific name?

Answer 14

(medial epicondylitis) pain on inside of elbow

Question 15

What is tennis elbow + scientific name?

Answer 15

(lateral epicondylitis) pain on outside of elbow

Question 16

What is bursitis?

Answer 16

inflammation of bursa sac

Question 17

What is jumper’s knee + scientific name?

Answer 17

(patellar tendonitis) inflammation of patellar tendon

Question 18

What are shin splints + scientific name?

Answer 18

(medial tibial stress syndrome) inflammation of muscles, tendons, bone tissue around tibia

Question 19

What are the 4 types of knee tests?

Answer 19

Valgus: medial collateral ligament - MCL

Varus: lateral collateral ligament - LCL

Anterior Drawer: anterior cruciate ligament - ACL

Posterior Drawer: posterior cruciate ligament - PCL

Question 20

What are the 5 types of knee dislocation?

Answer 20

• medial
• lateral
• anterior
• posterior
• rotary

Question 21

What is the grade for the concussion case study?

Answer 21

3a because he couldn’t remember anything

Question 22

What is second impact syndrome?

Answer 22

occurs when the brain swells rapidly after a person has a second concussion before symptoms from an earlier one have subsided

Question 23

What is post concussion syndrome?

Answer 23

when recovery from a concussion takes an unusually long time.

Question 24

What ligaments are affected by inversion ancle sprain?

Answer 24

high ancle: anterior tibiofibular, low ancle: anterior talofibular

Question 25

What ligaments are affected by eversion ancle sprain?

Answer 25

deltoid

Question 26

Knee ligament case study (gets hit from side and back)

Answer 26

anterior cruciate (ACL) and medial collateral (MCL)

Question 27

What is a Pott's fracture?

Answer 27

break/fracture to the lateral medial malleoli (ankle)

Question 28

What does PRICE stand for?

Answer 28

Protect, rest, ice, compression, elevation

Question 29

What is the difference between treatment and rehabilitation?

Answer 29

treatment: right away/first aid, rehabilitation: after, trying to make stronger

Question 30

Deformation curve: what does slope and area represent?

Answer 30

slope = stiffness of material, area = strength of material

Question 31

Deformation curve: regions/points on curve

Answer 31

1: elastic region (no tears), 2: plastic region (injuries, micro-macro failure), 3: ultimate failure (complete rupture, completely unresponsive to loads)

Question 32

What are issues related to pain medication?

Answer 32

Pushing injured tissue closer to failure, addiction, gastrointestinal complications

Question 33

What is myositis ossification?

Answer 33

can occur as a complication of not treating a contusion (a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise) correctly. It involves a small growth of bone within the muscle and usually occurs a while after the original injury.

Question 34

What is subluxation?

Answer 34

partial dislocation (most common in fingers)

Question 35

What are 3 ways to avoid overuse injuries?

Answer 35

Proper technique, rest, proper nutrition