Worksheet Vocabulary

Question 1

Osgood Schlatter’s Disease

Answer 1

“Overuse injury”

disease commonly seen in adolescents
due to excessive stress, esp. from jumping + bending, applied by patellar tendon to tibial tuberosity

THUS pain + swelling @ tibial tuberosity b/c quad muscle puling against patellar tendon

Question 2

Equinos Deformity

Answer 2

condition of limited ROM in ankle jt, specifically in upward bending motion of top of foot twds leg’s front

compensation {picking up heel early; flat footed} => dvlpmt of foot/leg/back probs

Question 3

WB vs. NWB

Answer 3

WB = weight bearing
NWB = non-weight bearing

Question 4

battle sign

Answer 4

“via head trauma => bruising over mastoid process”

marking behind ears
pooled blood behind ears

= sig. internal injury to brain

• petrous temporal bone fracture
• middle cranial fossa fracture

**also may not even be prominent with skull fracture

Question 5

avulsion fracture

Answer 5

small portion of bone attached to tendon/ligament is pulled away from main part of bone

• *most common = hip, elbow and ankle
• *tx = rest, ice, ROM & muscle strengthening exercises

Question 6

female athlete triad

Answer 6

medical condition observed in physically active females

involves 3 components:

1. Menstrual dysfunction
2. low bone density
3. low energy availability w/ or w/o disordered eating

Question 7

compartment syndrome

chronic vs. acute?

Answer 7

painful condition

due to increased pressure w/in fascial compartment (connective tissue) that surrounds muscle => build up

this impairs local circulation, thus decreasing blood flow => prevents O2 to nerve + muscle cells

**acute = medical emergency caused by severe injury & may lead to permanent muscle damage if left untreated!

**chronic = not med emergency; usu. athletic exertion

Question 8

amenorrhea

Answer 8

absence of menstruation, usu. for 3 mo. in a row

Question 9

flash-to-bang

Answer 9

time from lightening seen to thunder heard

ex: 5 sec = lightening is 1 mi away
ex: 15 sec = lightening is 3 mi away

Question 10

TID

Answer 10

3x a day

Question 11

halo sign

Answer 11

wet area containing yellow ring surrounding red center ring

• red = blood
• yellow = CSF

Question 12

wolff’s law

Answer 12

bones will adapt to load placed on it

Question 13

rhabdomyolysis

Answer 13

breakdown of damaged/injured skeletal muscle tissue => releases myoglobin into bloodstream

TOO MUCH myoglobin in bloodstream => kidney damage

Question 14

epistaxis

Answer 14

aka nosebleed

either spontaneous or induced acute hemorrhage from nostril, nasal cavity, or nasopharynx

Question 15

AAROM

Answer 15

active assisted ROM

thus using ext. force w/ AROM

Question 16

commotio cordis

Answer 16

“agitation of heart”

lethal disruption of heart rhythm occurring b/c of blow to area directly over heart (precordial region) @ critical time during cycle of heart (upstroke of T wave) => “R-on-T” phenomenon that leads to condition => ventricular fibrillation

Question 17

second impact syndrome

Answer 17

usu. fatal

rapid brain swelling immediately after 2nd concussion, BUT BEFORE absence of symptoms from an earlier concussion

Question 18

lift-off sign

Answer 18

(+) test = SA unable to move hand away from back, along with pain

indicates rupture of sub-scapularis tendon

Question 19

scapulo-humeral rhythm

Answer 19

ratio of GH joint mvmt to scapulothoracic mvmt during arm elevation

thus interaction between scapula and humerus = crucial for optimum shoulder function

Question 20

SAID principle

Answer 20

“specific adaptations to imposed demands”

human body adapts to demands imposed on it, thus given stressors on the human system, whether biomechanical or neurological, there will be a Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands

Question 21

spondylosis

Answer 21

pathology applied nonspecifically to any degenerative conditions affecting disks, vertebral bodies, and joints of lumbar spine (lumbar spine is most often affected)

more of descriptive term rather than a clinical diagnosis

Question 22

spondylolysis

Answer 22

unilateral or bilateral bony defect in pars interarticularis or isthmus of
vertebra

mostly in L5 due to repeated hyperextension

stress fracture due to repetitive load and stress (verus being cause by a single event)

can lead to slippage if left untreated

Question 23

spondylolisthesis

Answer 23

Vertebral slippage, leading to mechanical or readicaulr symptoms or pain

can occur in two directions (anterior and backwards translation) = anterolisthesis or retrolisthesis

Use Meyerding Classification for degree of slippage

Causes = congenital, acquired, or idiopathic (commonly preceeded by spondylolysis)

Question 24

STM

Answer 24

soft tissue mobilization

Question 25

isotonic exercises

Answer 25

muscle maintains equal tone while shortening during exercise