Calf
Ankle
Motions
Evaluation
Rehabilitation
100
How many major bones are in the calf?
2
100
How many major bones are in ankle?
5
100
Name the 4 motions of the ankle
Dorsiflexion Plantarflexion Inversion Eversion
100
What is the first question that you ask upon unjury?
Where do you feel pain?
100
What is the purpose of rehab?
To make sure ankle heals completely and reinjury does not occur.
200
Name the two bones that are located in the calf.
Tibia & Fibula
200
Name 2 out of the 5 bones in the ankle.
Medial malleolus Lateral malleolus Talus ( calcaneus) Navicular Cuboid
200
When you point your toe what motion are you doing?
Plantarflexion
200
Name 3 common ways an ankle injury can occur.
Tripping & falling, Jumping, twisting, rolling, etc.
200
Beging healing by _______ or ________ while using crutches if needed.
Walking or bearing weight
300
Which part of the lower leg is the gastrocnemius muscle located?
Inner calf
300
What is the most common ankle injury?
Sprained ankle
300
What motion causes the most ankle injuries?
Eversion
300
What does ROM, PROM, and AROM stand for?
ROM- Range Of Motion PROM- Passive Range Of Motion AROM- Active Range Of Motion
300
What are the three stages of rehab?
1)Non-weight bearing 2)Weight-bearing 3)strengthening
400
What tendon in the ankle/lower leg is named after a greek god and why? Explain!
Achilles...
400
Name 3 tendons that are located in the ankle.
1)Achilles, 2)Anterior/Posterior tibial, 3)Anterior/Posterior tibialis, 4)Flexor digitorum/Hallucis longus, 5)Extensor hallucis brevis/longus, 6)Peroneus tertius/brevis/longus
400
When you stretch your calf, what motion is the ankle in?
Dorsiflexion
400
What is evaluation and palpation?
Evaluation- Open ended questions asking where, what, and when. Palpation- feeling the injured area for disformities and discoloration.
400
After an ankle injury how many days do you do range-of-motion rehab?
72 hours (3 days)
500
Name 5 out of the seven major muscles in the lower leg
Gastrocnemius, Tibialis, peroneus longus/brevis, soleus, externsor digitorum/hallucis longus
500
The tibiotalar, tibionavicular, tibiocalcaneal are all what?
Ligaments that allow the ankle to have full ROM and also allows the ankle to dorsal and plantar flex.
500
Name a good exercise for each of the motions.
Plantarflexion-calf raises Dorsiflexion-heel walks Eversion/Inversion-resistance band
500
Name the 4 checkpoints of Palpation.
1) gently feel for medial or lateral bone shatter of malleolus. 2) gently feel for bone shatter of calcaneus 3) obvious deformation/ discoloration 4) check for achilles placement
500
Name 1 non-bearing, 1 weight-bearing, and one strenghthening ankle rehab
non-bearing- alphabet weight-bearing-seated calf raises strengthening- single leg standing calf raises
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