Your softball athlete has osteochondritis dissecans in her right elbow. She is asking you about the rehab afterwards and stated the physician wasn’t sure if he would just perform a debridement or need to also perform microfracture drilling.  She wants to know when do most individuals start throwing after surgery?

In the information Cody Roberts presented, he discussed the biometrics used at UI’s strength and conditioning. Which device do they use to determine hamstring isometric strength at a variety of angles?

After listening to Cody Roberts’ presentation on the transition of athletes from ATs to strength coaches, discuss the following: (STANDARD 61) What are 3 Key points about the AT & Strength Coach relationship? (3 pts) Discuss the importance of a collaborative approach between the AT and strength coach as an athlete is transitioning from rehab to performance. (3 pts) When you are a practicing AT, what will your philosophy be with transitioning athletes to strength coaches/other health care providers – discuss your role, strength coach role, and any policies/procedures you would like to implement to help structure the processes. (5 pts)

While performing towel curls or toe marble pick-ups are good exercises, they are not considered part of the foot core because they predominantly activate which muscles? Select all that apply. 

You have a baseball athlete with anterior glenohumeral instability who is performing rehab since he is non-surgical. He is ready to begin closed chain exercises and you want him to perform push-ups w/a plus, and planks. Describe how you would have him perform the exercises to lessen the stress to the anterior GH joint. 

Before the soccer athlete from the previous questions goes home, you have him perform the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) and Y-Balance. His scores include the following:  (STANDARD 80) FMS:                                                                                      Deep squat = 2 Hurdle step = 2 Inline lunge = 2 Shoulder mobility = 3 Active straight leg raise = 3 Trunk stability push-up = 3 Rotary stability = 2 Y-Balance:  (dominant leg = right & non-dominant = left)  Anterior: R = 54.2, L = 64.5 Posteromedial: R = 105.3, L = 106.2 Posterolateral: R = 72.6, L = 87.1 Based on the scores above, provide an exercise (with a brief description) for each deficiency.

A soccer athlete comes to you at the end of the school year and discusses his frustrations with his chronic right ankle injuries over the last 3 years. He wants to work on exercises when he is at home for the summer so he can have an injury-free senior year.  You discuss the research of foot core exercises on chronic ankle injuries and tell him you want him to perform foot core exercises and the FIFA 11+ program over the summer. (STANDARDS 58 & 80) List and describe each foot core exercise, include how to progress each exercise and reps/sets/how long to hold, etc). (16 pts) You will be giving him a form with the FIFA 11+ program, but list and describe 3 of the exercises in the program (include reps information). (4 pts)

After a Gamekeeper’s thumb surgery, abduction stress can be incorporated into the rehab process:

The functional arm scale for throwers (FAST) patient-reported outcome reports the MDC instead of the MCID. How is the MDC different from the MCID and why do they report the MDC? 

You have a baseball athlete with anterior glenohumeral instability who is performing rehab since he is non-surgical. He is ready to begin closed chain exercises and you want him to perform push-ups w/a plus, and planks. Describe how you would have him perform the exercises to lessen the stress to the anterior GH joint.