Bones
Which bones act as a pulley system to reduce pressure when weight bearing
What are sesamoids
Which arch acts as the main arch within our foot?
What is the medial longitudinal
The most common type of ankle sprain is what?
What is an inversion or lateral ankle sprain
What injury is typically caused by repetitive running on concrete or other hard surfaces?
What is shin splints
What is the most common bone fractured in the lower leg, foot, or ankle?
What is the fibula
In the foot there are 5 of this type of bone.
What are metatarsals
The Deltoid Ligaments can be found on which side of the foot?
What is the Medial side
This grade of ankle sprain is defined by having a complete tear or rupture of the ligament.
What is a Grade 3
Men over the age of 35 are most at risk of suffering this injury.
What is an Achilles Tendon tear or rupture
When a person suffers a Jones Fracture, where is the fracture located?
What is the base of 5th metatarsal
In medical terminology, the 1st toe or big toe is known as what?
What is the Hallux
The anterior and posterior tibiofibular ligaments connect which 2 bones together?
What is the Tibia and Fibula
Which type of ankle sprain is the most damaging and typically has the longest recovery time?
What is a syndesmotic or high ankle sprain
This injury occurs when the structure is forcibly hyperextended causing a sprain or bruise at the base of the structure.
What is turf toe
Someone that has rigid, supinated feet is more at risk of suffering a stress fracture in which bone of the lower leg?
What is the tibia
The lateral malleolus makes up the distal end of what bone?
What is the Fibula
This structure is a thick, fibrous band of tissue on the bottom of our foot that acts as a superficial layer to protect all muscles, nerves, etc.
What is the Plantar Fascia
When an athlete suffers and inversion ankle sprain, which ligament is most commonly/typically injured?
What is the ATFL (anterior talofibular ligament)
This injury typically causes pain at the bottom of the foot towards the heel first thing in the morning.
What is plantar fasciitis
What are 3 causes of Stress Fractures?
What are:
- improper nutrition/eating disorders
- overtraining
- training errors or improper biomechanics
- abnormal limb length
What complex joint in the mid foot is made up of the 1st/2nd metatarsals and the medial and intermediate cuneiforms?
What is the Lis Franc joint
What 3 ligaments make up the lateral ankle?
What are the ATFL, PTFL, and CFL
(anterior/posterior talofibular and calcaneofibular)
Once an athlete suffers any type of ankle sprain, what are the 5 steps to help start the recovery process?
What is RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) and anti-inflammatories
Bonus: increase ROM as pain tolerates
When an athlete has shin splints, what are 2 things to consider other than overuse?
What are:
- the mileage on the shoes
- running surface or repetitive route
- has the athlete been stretching/recovering regularly
- did the athlete take a break and just get back into action
What are the differences in signs and symptoms between an ankle fracture versus an ankle dislocation?
What is -
dislocation: obvious deformity
fracture: swelling and extreme pain