Mechanism and Characteristics of Sports Trauma Test 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Tension | force that pulls or stretches tissue |
| Compression | force that with enough energy, crushes tissue |
| Shearing | force that moves across the parallel organization of the tissue |
| Bending | force on a horizontal beam or bone that places stress when the structure causing it to bend of strain |
| Contusion | a bruise where a hematoma is formed by a blood clot |
| Strains | injury to a muscle or tendon |
| Muscle Spasm | reflex reaction caused by trauma of the musculoskeletal system |
| Muscle Cramps | painful involuntary skeletal muscle contractions |
| Muscle Guarding | involuntary muscle contractions that occur in response to pain |
| DOMS | Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness |
| Tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| Tenosynovitis | inflammation of a synovial sheath surrounding the tendon |
| Sprain | injury to the ligaments, articular capsule, and synovial membrane |
| Subluxation | partial dislocation |
| Luxation | complete dislocation |
| Osteochondrosis | degenerative changes in the ossification center of the epiphyses of bones |
| Osteoarthritis | degeneration of the articular cartilage |
| Anatomical Weak Points | part of bones where a fracture is most likely to occur |
| Clavicle and Tibia | 2 examples of Anatomical Weak Points |
| Avulsion | fracture in which a piece of bone is pulled loose at the attachment of a tendon |
| Stress | fracture that occurs from overuse |
| Greenstick | incomplete fracture of a long bone that occurs in adolescent athletes |
| Communited | fracture in which three or more fragments are produced |
| Contrecoup | occurs on opposite side of fracture |
| Blowout | fracture of the eye socket |
| Epiphyseal | fracture at the growth plate of long bones |
| Compression and Tension | 2 causes of injuries to nerves |
| Neuritis | chronic inflammation of a nerve |
| Referred Pain | pain that is felt at a point of the body other than at its origin |
| History, Observation, Palpation, Special Tests | HOPS |
| Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan | SOAP Notes |
| Proximal | closer to the midline |
| Transverse | divides body into top and bottom halves |
| Distal | farther from the midline |
| Anterior | refers to the front |
| Lateral | refers to the outside |
| Frontal | also called the coronal plane |
| Inferior | down or below |
| Posterior | refers to the back |
| Superior | up or above |
| Medial | refers to the inside |
| Sagittal | divides body into right and left halves |
| Midline | imaginary line down the middle of the body |
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