Rehabilitation Flashcards
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An athlete demonstrates a medial knee valgus collapse during a drop jump landing. Which muscles should be prioritized in rehabilitation?
Answer: Hip abductors, external rotators, and quadriceps
Medial knee valgus during landing reflects deficits in hip abductors, external rotators, and quadriceps strength and neuromuscular control.
Which outcome measure is used to assess self-reported knee function following injury or surgery?
Answer: Lysholm Knee Scale
The Lysholm Knee Scale is a validated patient-reported outcome measure assessing knee function including symptoms like instability, pain, and activity limitations.
During rehabilitation of a grade III ankle sprain with ligament disruption, when should weight-bearing typically begin?
Answer: As soon as tolerated with appropriate protection
Early protected weight-bearing promotes ligament healing, prevents disuse atrophy, and improves proprioception outcomes for most grade III ankle sprains.
What is the SAID principle and how does it apply to athletic rehabilitation?
Answer: Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands — training must mimic sport demands
The SAID principle states the body makes specific adaptations to the demands placed on it, requiring rehabilitation exercises to progressively mimic sport-specific demands.
Which neurological assessment technique involves testing skin sensation in dermatome distributions to identify spinal nerve involvement?
Answer: Dermatome sensory testing
Dermatome sensory testing maps areas of skin sensation to specific spinal nerve levels to help identify the level of nerve root involvement.
A swimmer develops shoulder impingement syndrome. Which rehabilitation emphasis is MOST important to correct the underlying cause?
Answer: Restoring posterior capsule flexibility and rotator cuff strength
Posterior capsule tightness and rotator cuff weakness are primary contributors to shoulder impingement, and addressing both is central to rehabilitation.
Which gait deviation is most commonly observed in athletes with weak hip extensors during rehabilitation?
Answer: Forward trunk lean during stance phase
Weak hip extensors (gluteus maximus) cause an anterior trunk lean during the stance phase to shift the center of mass anterior and reduce hip extensor torque demand.