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In the assessment of the ankle/lower leg, the history is the subjective part of the evaluation, i.e. what the athlete tells you about his/her injury. What would be an example of something that may occur during the history portion of an assessment? |
| | A) | ask the athlete to walk on his/her toes |
| | B) | look for swelling and discoloration |
| | C) | ask the athlete to point to where the pain is |
| | D) | ask the athlete to grade the pain on a scale of 1 to 10 |
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__________ is an acute injury that occurs due to sudden start/stop or forced plantarflexion. |
| | A) | Achilles tendon rupture |
| | B) | Medial tibial stress syndrome |
| | C) | Tightness of the heal cord |
| | D) | Jones fracture |
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Medial tibial stress syndrome is often due to ______________ |
| | A) | weak lower leg musculature |
| | B) | training errors |
| | C) | hypermobile/pronated feet |
| | D) | repetitive microtrauma |
| | E) | all of the above |
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An athlete presents with severe swelling and pain in his right ankle along with a loss of function. He is point tender on the lateral aspect of his ankle, has a negative compression and tap test but has a positive anterior drawer and no endpoint with the talar tilt test. What injury do you suspect and how should you react? |
| | A) | Grade II sprain, surprised, shocked and frantic |
| | B) | Grade II sprain, place athlete on crutches |
| | C) | Grade III sprain, refer to physician for follow-up |
| | D) | Grade III sprain, RICE and follow-up with physician |
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What would be appropriate treatment for an athlete you suspect may be suffering from acute exertional compartment syndrome? |
| | A) | RICE |
| | B) | passive stretching of the gastrocnemius/soleus complex |
| | C) | strengthening of the muscles of the anterior compartment |
| | D) | ice, elevation, and refer to a doctor |
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