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This professional works under a physician, is certified, completes a bachelor's (often a master's)degree, and provides on-field injury evaluation, rehabilitation, and prevention.
What is a certified athletic trainer (ATC)?
This term names the place where a muscle attaches to the stationary bone.
What is the origin?
This bone is formed in the middle of the quadriceps tendon and protects the knee joint from physical trauma.
What is the patella?
History
Observation
Palpation
Special Tests
This plane divides the body into right and left halves and includes motions like flexion and extension
What is the sagittal plane?
This fitness professional focuses on exercise prescription to improve strength and fitness for clients; certification can be earned through organizations and does not require the same medical training as an athletic trainer.
What is a certified personal trainer (CPT)?
This term describes the movement where a muscle shortens while producing force.
What is a concentric muscle action?
This is the term used for the ball shaped processes at the end of the femur
What is condyle?
This part of HOPS includes maneuvers to assess ligament stability, range, and specific structures (e.g., Thompson, anterior drawer).
What is Special Tests?
This term describes keeping the spine aligned, lifting with the legs, and moving close to the load — general best practices for safe movement.
What is body mechanics?
Name three common settings where a certified athletic trainer might work (provide any three examples from class content).
What are professional sports teams, high schools/colleges, and hospitals/clinics?
Name the three types of muscle found in the body.
What are smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle?
This ligament inside the knee prevents the tibia from sliding forward and is commonly injured in sports.
What is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)?
This part of HOPS includes feeling structures with the hands to find tenderness, deformity, or swelling
What is palpation?
Name two tips for safe lifting and moving an athlete or heavy object.
What are keeping a wide base of support and lifting with the legs rather than the back?
List three settings where a certified personal trainer commonly works.
What are commercial gyms/fitness centers, private studios, and clients’ homes or corporate wellness programs?
Name 3 of the six “Muscle Rules”
1. Muscles must have two attachments and cross at least one joint
2. Muscles always "pull"
3. The attachment site that moves is the INSERTION, the attachment site that stays stationary is the ORIGIN
4. Muscles that decrease the angle of a joint are FLEXORS; muscles that increase the angle of a joint are EXTENSORS
5. Muscles work in opposing pairs
6. Muscle striations point to the attachment and show the direction of pull
A rupture of this tendon at the back of the ankle leads to sudden pain, a gap in the tendon, and difficulty plantarflexing (pushing off).
What is an Achilles tendon rupture?
Classify this example into H, O, P, or S: The athletic trainer notices that there is a large bruise on the distal portion of the patella
What is observation?
List two situations when you should NOT move an injured athlete.
What is: if there is a suspected spine injury or if moving them could worsen a fracture or cause severe bleeding?
This concept refers to everyone involved in an athlete’s care (coach, athletic trainer, physician, physical therapist, family). It emphasizes communication and patient safety.
What is the circle of care?
This measurement assesses how far a joint can move through its normal range; accuracy can be affected by pain, swelling, effort, or measurement technique.
What is Range of Motion (ROM)?
This ankle sprain involves injury to the syndesmosis between the tibia and fibula and usually causes pain higher on the leg and after external rotation—commonly known as this.
What is a high ankle sprain?
Classify this example into H, O, P, or S: “The athlete pointed to the lateral side of their ankle and said their pain was a 4 out of 10.”
What is History?
This lifting technique would be appropriate for a situation in which the healthcare provider is alone, needs to move the athlete out of immediate danger, and there is a possibility of spinal injury
What is the blanket drag technique?