Chapter 10
What would be the most ideal positioning of an extremity when it is taped?
In the position you hope to stabilize it in.
What are elastic bandages most commonly used for when treating an acute injury of an extremity?
Compression to minimize swelling.
These are found in muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints and provide information about the position of the joint.
Mechanoreceptors
A hard blow that causes soft tissue to compress against bone usually results in this injury.
Contusion
Initially, when is the pain most severe when someone has a stress fracture?
During activity
In what direction should you wrap an extremity?
What can you do the initial corner of an elastic bandage to help keep it in place.
Dog ear
This is when a bone comes completely out of a joint space.
Dislocation
Where 2 bones come together within a joint.
Articulation
What is the difference between chronic and acute injuries, in the context of Sports Medicine
Acute: caused by trauma
Chronic: caused by overuse
What is the purpose of pre-wrap when used with athletic taping?
To protect the skin.
Where should you place athletic tape for the most stability?
Directly on the skin
What is the difference between a closed and open fracture?
Closed: does not break the skin
Open: breaks the skin
Cells that specialize in breaking down bone tissue.
Osteoclasts
What is the term for numbness, prickling, or tingling, which may occur from a direct blow or stretch to an area
Parasthesia
What 2 body systems are said to be activated by Kinesio tape?
neurologic and circulatory
Describe how to properly tear athletic tape (book breaks it down into 3 steps).
•Hold the tape roll in the preferred hand, with the index finger hooked through the center of the tape roll and the thumb pressing its outer edge.
•With the other hand, grasp the loose end between the thumb and index finger.
•With both hands in place, pull both ends of the tape so that it is tight. Next, make a quick, scissor-like move to tear the tape.
This type of muscle injury typically results in a palpable depression or divot
Grade 2 Muscle Strain
What is an injury to a tendon called?
Strain
The formation of bone
Ossification
What is one benefit of using elastic adhesive tape over white athletic tape (as stated in the book).
•Good for small, angular body parts because of its elasticity.
•Used when circling a soft tissue muscle group that expands with contraction or engorges with blood during activity.
Name 2 of the reasons (given in the book) that you would wrap or tape an athlete.
•Providing compression to minimize swelling in the initial management of an injury.
•Reducing the chances of injury by applying tape prophylactically (for prevention) before an injury occurs.
•Providing additional stability to an injured structure.
•Secure a dressing or to hold a pad or an ice pack in place.
Describe the following fractures:
Oblique
Transverse
Linear
Comminuted
Oblique: fractured at an angle
Transverse: fractured across the shaft of the bone
Linear: fractured parallel to the shaft of the bone
Comminuted: Fractured into 3 or more pieces
What are the 3 phases of the healing process
Inflammatory Response
Fibroblastic Repair
Maturation-Remodeling
Name 2 of the most common areas for an athlete to experience bursitis.
•Subacromial bursa.
•Olecranon bursa.
•Prepatellar bursa.