Injuries
What is a strain?
Name of the "shin bone"?
Tibia
What does ROM stand for?
Answer: Range Of Motion
Where does your Extensor Hallucis Longus end?
Answer: In your big toe
The two big muscles in your calf.
Answer: Gastrocnemis & Soleus
Medial Tibial Stress syndrome is the scientific name for what?
Answer:Shin Splints
Name of your heel bone?
Answer: Calcaneus
Name two objects used for Rehabilitation.
Answer: Golf Ball, Ankle Weights, Balance, Static Stretch,Stick Massage, Theraband, etc.
Name the two muscles/tendons that go down to your four phalanges? (One flexes your toes the other extends your toes)
Answer: Extensor Digitorum Longus & Flexor Digitorum Longus
How are shin splints caused?
Answer: Weakness/tightness of muscles, Shoes, Training surfaces, overtraining, foot abnormalities.
Name three of the bones stress fractures occur most commonly?
The bone in between your Calcaneus, Tibia, and Navicular? (Aka- ankle bone)
Answer:Talus
How do you stretch your Gastrocnemius against the wall? (Static Stretch)
Name the two muscles/tendons that cause eversion of the foot and start at your fibula.
Answers: Fibularis Longus & Fibularis Brevis
The cause of a Achilles Strain.
Answer: Excessive dorsiflexion, repeated jumping, overtraining,
What is the Plantar Fascia?
Answer: Band of connective tissue in arch. Stretches from Calcaneus to MP joints. Stabilizes foot and forms the arch.
Number of cuneiform's in your foot?
Answer: 3
How do you tape your Achilles?
Answer: Tape around base of calf and foot.
Which muscle/tendon cause inversion and dorsiflexion of the foot? (Connected to your Tibia)
Answer: Tibialis Anterior
What does NSAID's stand for?
Answer: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs.
What kind of sprain is the most common? And what ligaments does it injure?
Answer: Inversion sprain and damages Lateral Ligaments.
What is the name of the part at the end of your Fibula?
Answer: Lateral Mallelous
Three treatments for Shin Splints?
Answer: Ice&Rest, NSAIDS, Stretching&Strengthening, Ice Massage, Ultrasound, Taping/Orthotics, Compression Sleeves.
Name the muscle/tendon that causes eversion and dorsiflexion of the foot. (Anterior connected to 4th metatarsal)
Answer: Fibularis Tertius
Name the three ligaments on the outside of your ankle.
Answer: Calcaneofibular, Tibiofibular, Talofibular ligaments