Sports Physical Therapy Flashcards

Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) in runners is associated with pain at which location?

Answer: Lateral knee at the lateral femoral epicondyle

ITBS causes pain at the lateral femoral epicondyle where the ITB impinges during repetitive knee flexion-extension at approximately 30° of flexion.

Which movement assessment tool screens for fundamental movement pattern asymmetry and dysfunction in athletes?

Answer: Functional Movement Screen (FMS)

The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) scores 7 fundamental movement patterns on a 0–3 scale to identify asymmetry and dysfunction that may predispose to injury.

Plantar fasciitis typically presents with pain that is:

Answer: Worst with first steps in the morning or after prolonged rest

Plantar fasciitis classically causes severe pain with the first steps of the morning that initially eases with walking, due to fascia loading after sustained shortening.

Concussion management in the US follows return-to-play protocols that require:

Answer: Symptom-free at rest before gradual stepwise return to sport

Return-to-play after concussion requires being symptom-free at rest, then progressing through stepwise increasing activity levels per established protocols.

Rotator cuff strengthening programs focus primarily on which muscles to improve dynamic shoulder stability?

Answer: Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis

The four rotator cuff muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis) provide dynamic glenohumeral stability and are the focus of shoulder injury rehabilitation.

In patellar tendinopathy rehabilitation, heavy slow resistance (HSR) training is preferred because:

Answer: It stimulates tendon collagen synthesis without exceeding compressive load tolerance

Heavy slow resistance training loads the tendon with optimal mechanical stimulus for collagen synthesis while avoiding the reactive flare seen with high-velocity loading.