Risk Factors
What is a risk factor for ACL injuries?
Thompson test
How do you detect an Achilles Tendon rupture?
Vasoconstriction
What is the physiological effect of cryotherapy?
An increase of pressure in one of the four lower leg compartments
What is Compartment Syndrome?
Compression of the median nerve at the wrist
What causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
3:5
What should be the hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio?
Firm tap on a nerve
How do you perform a tinel's test?
Drainage
Excessive inversion and plantar flexion
What is the MOI of a lateral ankle sprain?
Axial loading
What is the MOI for a cervical spine fracture?
Carrying angle > 15 degrees
What is a cubitus valgus?
Watch the patient's face
What do you need to look for with the apprehension test?
Compression with knee in full flexion
How would you care for a quadriceps contusion in the acute stage?
Nerve compression between the 3rd and 4th metatarsal
What is Morton's neuroma?
Collapse of one lung
What happens with pneumothorax?
Decreased shoulder internal rotation commonly seen in overhead athletes
To assess cervical nerve root compression
When do you use the Spurling's test?
Eccentric strengthening
How do you manage tendinopathies?
Bilateral knee injury seen in young adolescent males
What is Osgood-Schlatter?
Splint the DIP in extension
How do you manage Mallet finger?
Weak intrinsic foot muscles
What is a common cause of plantar fasciitis/MTSS?
Apley's test
How do you test for medical injuries?
Teardrop padding
How do you manage Morton's Neuroma?
Compression of the sciatic nerve in the buttock region
What happens with Piriformis Syndrome?
60-120 degrees
What is range of the "painful arc" seen with shoulder impingement syndrome?