A wrestler comes to you c/o clicking in the knee. You find a positive Thesally’s test and suspect a meniscal tear. You explain to the wrestler, that you hope that the tear is in this part of the meniscus that is highly vascularized and has the best potential for healing after injury
When examining muscle strength, you have a soccer player per…
When examining muscle strength, you have a soccer player perform a plantarflexion manual muscle test while short sitting. What muscle are you isolating for this test?
You examine nerve supply when testing low back pain in your…
You examine nerve supply when testing low back pain in your 25 year old baseball player. What nerve generally innervates the posterior musculature of the thigh?
In the middle school that you have just started working in a…
In the middle school that you have just started working in as their first Athletic Trainer (congrats!), you ask for their EAP. They do not know and ask how many Emergency Actions Plans should each institution have. You explain that this is the number of EAP(s):
Your ice hockey player with low back pain is also complainin…
Your ice hockey player with low back pain is also complaining of weakness in the quadriceps muscles after falling down on the ice. Which nerve do you think is being affected?
What is Sinding Larsen Johansson disease?
What is Sinding Larsen Johansson disease?
Which of the following has to occur successfully, in order t…
Which of the following has to occur successfully, in order to perform individual manual muscle testing ?
You are examining ankle ROM in your gymnast. What is the nor…
You are examining ankle ROM in your gymnast. What is the normal end-feel for plantar flexion?
What observational gait analysis finding is often made when…
What observational gait analysis finding is often made when an athlete has a hamstring strain or tight hamstrings?
When examining hip pain in an athlete you note that the athl…
When examining hip pain in an athlete you note that the athlete has a hypersensitive area located in a muscle belly that when irritated, refers pain to another body area. What is the term for this area?