Anatomy
Muscle Testing
Clinical Evaluation
Injuries
Muscle Actions
100
Which of the following structures is not part of the pelvis? A) Coccyx B) Pubic symphysis C) Ileum D) Innominate bones E) Sacrum
What is ileum?
100
This position is the "recommended" position for manually muscle testing the gluteus medius muscle.
What is side-lying, with the affected limb on top?
100
True leg-length discrepancy is measured between these two points.
What are the ASIS and the medial malleolus?
100
This is a careful consideration an AT must take when icing an athlete with a quad contusion.
What is flexing the knee while icing?
100
The gluteus maximus is responsible for these two motions.
What are extension and external rotation of the hip?
200
This is the origin of the vastus lateralis.
What is the lateral aspect of the femur?
200
This is the best position for the patient to be in to test the piriformis
What is sitting?
200
Trendelenburg's test is a method used to evaluate the competence of this group of muscles.
What are the hip abductors?
200
Treatment of "snapping hip" syndrome includes all except the following: A) Ice and NSAIDS B) Biomechanical correction C) Flexibility exercises D) Excision of the greater tuberosity in severe cases E) Instruction in proper training techniques
D) Excision of the greater tuberosity in severe cases
200
The rectus femoris muscle performs these 2 actions when it contacts.
What are hip flexion and knee extension?
300
These two nerves innervate the hip adductor musclature.
What are the femoral and obturator nerves?
300
To test the semitendinosus and semimembranosus, the patient should be laying supine and have their leg in this position.
What is the knee flexed 50-70 degrees and thigh in internal rotation?
300
A tennis player comes to the ATR complaining of medial thigh pain. He is limping and has pain with resisted hip adduction and hip flexion. There is diffuse tenderness and ecchymosis along the proximal aspect of the medial thigh. What is the probable cause of the pain?
What is a groin strain?
300
A Q angle of >25 degrees may predispose a patient to this postural deviant
What is excessive genu valgus?
300
Which of the following muscles does not flex the hip? A) Tensor fasciae latae B) Pectineus C) Iliopsoas D) Rectus femoris E) Biceps femoris
E) Biceps femoris
400
The hip joint is this type of joint (Hint: another name for ball-and-socket)
What is diarthrotic?
400
In what position should the athlete be to manually muscle test the hip flexors, and where should the athletic trainer's force be directed during testing?
Sitting, with the force directed down onto the anterior aspect of the thigh.
400
A lax player comes limping into the ATR with assistance from a coach. He is holding his leg in slight hip and knee flexion. There is a large bulge in the proximal thigh. During the exam, the AT requests the athlete to extend his knee as he sits on the edge of the taping table. He is able to partially straighten his leg, although there is pain down the anterior thigh area with the attempt. What does the AT suspect is wrong?
What is a ruptured rectus femoris muscle?
400
This is the usual position of an athlete with a dislocated hip.
What is flexed, adducted, and internally rotated?
400
Which of the following is NOT involved in internal rotation of the hip? A) Adductor magnus B) Gluteus maximus C) Gracilis D) Tensor fasciae latae E) Gluteus maximus
B) Gluteus maximus
500
Hip internal/external rotation occurs in the ____ plane around a _____ axis.
What is transverse(horzontal)/vertical?
500
The D2 flexion pattern of the hip works these groups of muscles (3).
What are the abductors, flexors, and external rotators?
500
A patient presents with insidious onset pain along the posterior aspect of the thigh. What should be performed first by the athletic trainer?
Ask how and when the pain started.
500
When an athlete reports to the ATR complaining of lateral hip pain, all of the following conditions might be the source of pain except: A) Trochanteric bursitis B) Strain of the gluteus medius C) Lumbar discogenic disease D) Avulsion of the ischial tuberosity E) Strain of the tensor fasciae latae
D) Avulsion of the ischial tuberosity
500
These are the primary two actions of the psoas major.
What are hip flexion and internal rotation?
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