Written Final Flashcards
Athlete sitting or standing; push down on clavicle with your fingers while you stabilize the scapula
Piano key
What structure does the piano key test
Clavicle fracture, AC Spain
Positive piano key test
Pain, laxity
Athlete sitting or standing, heel of one hand on spine of scapula, heel of other hand on clavicle; squeeze
Compression/squeeze test
What structure does the compression/squeeze test test?
Clavicle fx, AC joint sprain
Compression/squeeze positive test
Pain, laxity
GH glide, load and shift positive test
Pain, laxity
Athlete supine, stabilize shoulder, load hand around humerus; pull and shift head anterior, posterior, inferior
GH glide, load and shift
What structure does the GH glide/ load and shift
GH joint sprain, dislocation
Athlete standing, stabilize shoulder, pull arm down; eyes on middle deltoid
Sulcus sign
What structure does sulcus sign test
GH joint sprain, dislocation
Positive test for sulcus sign
Gap under AC, sucking in
Athlete sitting or standing, passively put into ER with humerus parallel to the ground
Apprehension/crank test
What structure does the apprehension/crank test test
GH joint sprain, dislocation
Positive apprehension/crank test
Pain, apprehension
Test for serratus anterior and TOCS
Wall push up test
Wall push up positive test
Excessive winging
Athlete sitting or standing; passively put into shoulder flexion and elbow 90 degrees; passive IR arm
Hawkins’s Kennedy test
What structure does the Hawkins Kennedy test
Impingement
Hawkins’s Kennedy positive test
Pain or pinching
Athlete stands/sits or supine; passively put into IR and shoulder flexion
Neer’s
What structure does neers test for
Impingement
Neer’s positive test
Pain, pinching, weakness
Athlete sitting or standing, bring both arms up to 90 degrees flexion and 30 degrees of horizontal adduction. Tell athlete to hold and push arms down
Empty can
What structure does empty can test
Impingement, supraspinatus
Empty can positive test
Pain, pinching, weakness
Athlete sitting or standing. Actively go into full abduction then drop down and hold at 90
Drop arm
What structure does drop arm test
Impingement, supraspinatus
Drop arm positive test
Pain, pinching, weakness
Athlete sitting or standing; one hand on bicipital groove, other hand is resisting forearm into shoulder flexion
Speeds
What structure does speeds test
Bicipital tenosynovitis
Speeds positive test
Pain, weakness
Athlete sitting or standing; elbow at 90 degrees and forearm pronated, thumb on distal tendon, athlete attempts to supinate against resistance
Yergasons
What structure does yergasons test
Bicipital tenosynovitis
Yergasons positive test
Pain, weakness
Athlete lays on unaffected side
- Knee flexed at 90 degrees
- Lift top leg into abduction, slight hip extension
- Allow the affected leg to drop into adduction
Obers test
Positive obers test
If leg doesn’t drop= tight IT band
Place foot on the opposite extended knee of the painful SI joint
➢Apply pressure downward on the bent knee.
FABER’s/Patrick’s
FABER’s/Patrick’s positive test
Pain felt in hip or SI jt. = SI joint dysfunction
Athlete lies supine with legs together
➢ATC places on hand under athletes lumbar curve
➢One thigh is brought to the chest flattening the spine.
➢Return bent leg to extended position, lumbar curve should return.
Thomas test
Positive Thomas test
➢Positive Test: Extended thigh should be flat on the table, if not = tight hip flexor
Athlete lies supine with knees off table
Athlete brings one leg to their chest
Kendall’s test
Kendall’s positive test
Positive Test: If thigh comes off the table = tight hip flexor
Athlete stands, foot on the unaffected side is lifted
Look at the iliac crest to see if it stays level
Trendelenburg’s test
Trendelenburg’s positive test
Positive test: if unaffected side lowers
OR
If standing on leg and affected hip moves into abduction
= Weak abductors
Flexion adduction internal rotation
➢Procedure: Flex, adduct, and internally rotate the leg
FADIRs test
FADIRs positive test
➢Positive test: anterolateral hip pain
Place one hand on the lateral aspect of knee and the other on the medial aspect of the ankle
Apply a valgus force to the knee at 0 and 30 degrees
Valgus stress test
Valgus positive test
Positive Test: pn and laxity at the MCL
Place one hand on the medial aspect of the knee and the other on the lateral ankle
Apply a varus force to the knee at 0 and 30 degrees
Varus stress test
Varus stress test positive test
Positive Test: pn and laxity at the LCL
Put the athlete in knee flexion. Place hands on the superior aspect of the gastrocnemius and pull anteriorly
Anterior drawer
Anterior drawer positive test
Positive test: pn and tibia moves forward
What structure does the anterior drawer test
ACL sprain
Firmly grasp the distal femur and the proximal tibia. With the knee in slight flexion pull the tibia anteriorly
Lachmans
Lachmans positive test
Positive Test: Laxity compared to uninjured side
What structure does Lachmans test
ACL sprain
W/athlete in knee flexion push posteriorly on tibia
Posterior drawer
Posterior drawer positive test
Positive test: laxity compared bilaterally
What structure does posterior drawer test
PCL sprain
Procedure: athlete lies supine with knees and hips flexed to 90. hold the tibias at 90 and look for sagging of the proximal tibia
Posterior sag
Posterior sag positive test
Sagging of proximal tibia
What structure does posterior sag test for
PCL sprain
With one hand on the joint line and the other on the foot internally rotate the tibia and apply a valgus force while moving into extension and flexion. Repeat the same procedure with the tibia externally rotated and with a varus force.
McMurrays click
McMurrays click positive test
Positive Test: Clicking sensation at the joint line, pain
What structure does McMurrays click test for
Meniscus
Athlete lies prone with knee in extension. Place one hand on the distal hamstring and pull up on the tibia with the other hand. Then push down on the tibia while rotating.
Appleys compression/distraction
Appleys compression/distraction positive test
Positive Test: Pain w/ distraction = joint capsule
Pain w/compression = meniscus injury
SWEEP THE MEDIAL ASPECT OF THE KNEE FROM DISTAL TO PROXIMAL 3-4 TIMES. SWEEP THE LATERAL ASPECT OF THE KNEE ONCE. LOOK FOR SWELLING BUBBLE TO APPEAR ON THE MEDIAL ASPECT.
Sweep test
What does the sweep test test for
Some sort of injury
Strength and endurance required to be competitive in sports activities
Competitive fitness
Ability to perform daily activities and to withstand stress without fatigue
General fitness
Completion of designated movement through the entire range of motion
Repetition
Shortening or tightening of a muscle
Contraction
A decrease in bone density
Osteoporosis
Number of times the heart beats in one minute without physical activity
Resting heart rate
Number of times the heart beats in one minute, 60 seconds after activity
Recovery heart rate
Weight of the body after the fat weight has been subtracted
Lean body weight
Weight of the body after lean body weight has been subtracted
Fat weight
Minimum amount of body fat necessary for the protection of internal organs
Essential body fat
Difficulty digesting dairy products
Lactose deficiency
Recommended body fat % for males less than age 30
9-15
Recommended body fat % for females less than age 30
14-21%
Sum of all physical and chemical processes that take place in the body, conversion of food to energy
Metabolism
Substances that provide nourishment
Nutrients
Complex sugar that is a basic source of energy for the body
Carbohydrates
Primary fuel needed by athletes in most sports
Glycogen
Unit of heat
Calories
Class of complex nitrogenous organic compounds that function as the primary building blocks of the body
Protein
Substance made up of lipids or fatty acids that are a source of energy and vital to growth and development
Fat
Lack of iron
Anemia
Roughage, cannot be digested
Dietary fiber
Organic substances that are essential in small quantities for body function
Vitamins
Heat is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler one
Conduction
Heating indirectly through another medium such as air or liquid
Convection
Heating through other forms of injury
Conversion
Application of heat to treat a traumatic injury
Thermotherapy
Increased body temperature
Hyperthermia
Decrease of body temperature
Hypothermia
Indicate amount of heat associated with generation of body rhythm
Metabolic heat production
Energy is transferred from molecule to molecule by direct contact
Conductive heat exchange
By movement of fluid
Convective heat exchange
Transfer energy by means of protons
Radiant heat exchange
Large fraction of heat loss from body sweat glands
Evaporative heat loss
DBT
Didlechal behavior therapy
WBGT
Wet bulb globe temperature
Estimates how far away lightening is occurring
Flash to bang method
Process of an organism adjusting to its environment
Acclimatization
SPF
Sun protection factor
Physiological stress caused by get travel when flying east or west at high speeds that alters the athletes biological and biophysical time clock
Circadian dysthymia
The state of being legally responsible for harm one causes another
Liability
The failure to use ordinary or reasonable care
Negligence
Assumes that an individual is a person of reasonable and ordinary prudence
Standard of reasonable care
A requirement to act towards others and the public with watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence
Duty of care
A legal wrong
Tort
When an individual fails to perform a legal duty
Nonfeasance/ommission
When an individual commits an act that is not legally his to perform
Malfeasance/commission
When an individual improperly does something he or she has the legal right to perform
Misfeasance
A specific length of time to sue for damage from negligence
Statue of limitation
The individual through expressed or implied agreement assumes that some risk or danger will be involved in the particular activity
Assumption of risk
Provides limited protection to someone who chooses to provide first aid
Good Samaritan law
Costs of health care are monitored closely by insurance
Managed care
A contract between the insurance company and policy holder
Medical insurance
HMO
Health maintenance organization
PPO
Preferred provider organization