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Injury Prevention Flashcards

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  1. During a preseason screen, a football lineman demonstrates a significant right-to-left limb symmetry index (LSI) of 68% on single-leg hop tests. What does this indicate?

    Answer: The athlete has a meaningful interlimb strength/power deficit that elevates re-injury risk

    An LSI below 90% is generally considered a meaningful asymmetry associated with elevated re-injury risk, particularly after lower-extremity injury.

  2. Which warm-up protocol has demonstrated the most evidence for reducing lower extremity injury rates in soccer players?

    Answer: FIFA 11+ structured warm-up program

    The FIFA 11+ program is an evidence-based warm-up shown to significantly reduce lower extremity injuries in soccer players.

  3. What is the significance of training load monitoring in injury prevention?

    Answer: It allows identification of spikes in acute:chronic workload ratio that increase injury risk

    Monitoring the acute:chronic workload ratio helps identify dangerous spikes where sudden training increases significantly elevate injury probability.

  4. Which tendon is most commonly affected by insertional tendinopathy in distance runners due to repetitive plantarflexion loading?

    Answer: Achilles tendon

    The Achilles tendon at its calcaneal insertion is highly susceptible to insertional tendinopathy from repetitive eccentric loading in runners.

  5. A strength coach wants to reduce lumbar spine injury risk during Olympic weightlifting. Which technical cue is MOST critical?

    Answer: Keeping the chest up and maintaining a neutral lumbar spine

    Maintaining a neutral lumbar spine and upright chest position minimizes shear and compressive forces on lumbar discs during weightlifting.

  6. Which type of stretching is MOST appropriate immediately before explosive sport performance to maintain power output while reducing injury risk?

    Answer: Dynamic stretching through sport-specific movement patterns

    Dynamic stretching raises muscle temperature and maintains neuromuscular activation without the acute power decrements associated with prolonged static stretching.

  7. Shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome) are most commonly caused by which training error?

    Answer: Rapid increases in running volume or intensity on hard surfaces

    Rapid spikes in running volume or intensity on hard surfaces create repetitive tibial bone stress that exceeds the tissue's remodeling capacity.