Exam 2 - ATR

olecranon bursitis

A wrestler has fallen on the tip of a flexed elbow. There is immediate isolated swelling over the apex of the elbow. What injury should be considered?

Smith fracture

A wrist (forearm) fracture in which the radius and ulna are forced in a solar direction is called a _____.

acute compartment syndrome

After receiving a blow to the anterior lower leg, an athlete has diminished dorsals pedis pulse and paresthesia between the great and second toe. What condition might the athlete be experiencing?

Teres major

All of the following are part of the rotator cuff muscle group EXCEPT:

Phase 4

Correcting any biomechanical inefficiencies in motion is addressed during which phase of the therapeutic exercise program?

proximal interphalangeal joint

Dislocations at the ____ are the most common hand joint dislocations.

assess the present level of function and dysfunction

In designing an individualized therapeutic exercise program, the first step is to:

Phase 2

Managing inflammation with minimal edema, swelling, muscle spasm, and pain, is one of the things clinicians need to accomplish before progression to which phase?

Little Leaguer's elbow

Medial epicondylitis can be called this when the growth plate may not be fully closed at the elbow.

someone pulling up or swinging the child by their outstretched arms

Nursemaid's elbow, dislocation of the proximal radial head, commonly occurs in young children due to this MOI:

- increased pain w weight bearing activity - point tenderness at medial calcanea tubercle - pain with first steps in the morning

Plantar fasciitis signs and symptoms include:

muscle weakness

Primary deficits associated with prolonged immobilization include:

flexion & extension

Sagittal plane movements of the humerus at the shoulder include:

False

T of F: Knee dislocations only occur in the anterior direction.

True

T or F: Falling on an outstretch hand (FOOSH) is a common mechanism of injury for upper extremity injury.

False

T or F: In order for an athlete to return to play, they need to be able to participate in a variety of different sports beyond their own sport.

True

T or F: The Hoffa technique is commonly used in massage. The order of massage strokes is: effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, effleurage.

True

T or F: The common mechanism of injury for Achilles tendon rupture is push-off of the forefoot with the knee extended.

False

T or F: The head of the humerus is forced out of the articular capsule in an inferior direction below the glenoid labrum during a POSTERIOR glenohumeral dislocation.

True

T or F: The layman's term commonly used for Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) is shin splints.

False

T or F: The primary reason, which has the most evidence in the literature, for using ice is to reduce inflammation.

True

T or F: The type of sport played and specific movements required within the sport impact risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury (e.g. cutting in soccer).

subacromial

The ____ bursa may become irritated when repeatedly compressed during the overhand arm action.

talocrural

The ______ joint is considered the true ankle joint.

median

The majority of the flexors of the wrist and hand are innervated by the _____ nerve.

tibia rotates laterally on the femur during the last degrees of knee extension

The screw-home mechanism occurs when the:

Managing inflammation

What is the first phase of a therapeutic exercise program?

Power grip

Which of the following grips best describes a baseball bat grip

Leg extension

Which of the following is an open chain kinetic exercise?

Metacarpophalangeal (MCP)

Which of the following joints forms the "knuckles" of the hand?

cold, burning, aching, numbness

Which of the following should you explain to a patient they should feel during the application of an ice pack?

ulnar collateral ligament; skier's thumb

Which of the following structures is injured with gamekeeper's thumb (also can be referred to as _______; ________).

radial deviation

Which wrist motion is depicted by the arrow (direction of thumb)?

Women, Q-angle is greater

Who has a greater chance for lateral patellar dislocation due to their Q-angle?