Exam 2 Review Guide

This exam will cover Chapters:

ll - Psychosocial Interventions
13 - Off Field Injuries
14 - Bloodborne Pathogens
15 - Therapeutic Modalities
16 - Therapeutic Exercises and Conditioning
17 - Drugs (Restricted to Recreational Drugs and Issues)
18 - The Foot
19 - The Lower Leg
20 - The Knee
 
Areas of concentration for exam preparation should focus on (but not strictly limited to):
 
Barriers to rehabilitation?
Stages of coping with a loss?
How may an athlete be prone to injury?
What are some of the symptoms that an athlete might experience as a result of the negative feelings elicited by a stressor?
What hormone is released as an acute response to stress?
Symptoms of sudden exercise abstinence syndrome?
What are some signs or symptoms of staleness, overtaining or burnout?
What is the most common mental and emotional stress producer?Outward signs may be exhibited by an athlete who overreacts to an injury?
 
What is the difference between evaluation and diagnosis?
Proximal or distal?
Medial or lateral?
Drawing a body part away from the midline of the body? Toward the midline?
How would an evaluator palpate a painful joint?
What is active movement?
What is passive movement?
If a manual muscle test is graded GOOD, what does this tell us about muscle strength?
Special tests are commonly used to determine what in an evaluation?
What must be accomplished in a functional test before the athlete is cleared for participation?
Concerns that can be noted while observing an injury.
 
Defince HIV or HBV?
What are the two tests for HIV?
Bleach to water as a disinfectant?
Ways an AT can prevent exposure to a bloodborne pathogen.
Virus
OSHA role
 
Conduction
Moist heat packs
Conversion
Ischemia
Whirlpool bath
Convection
Paraffin bath
Moist heat
Hot water soaks
Analgesic balm
What is fluidotherapy, and what can it be used to treat?
What are the mechanical effects of using cervical and lumbar traction?
Identify five treatment goals associated with electrically stimulating muscle contraction.
Explain the piezoelectrical effect seen in ultrasound.
The body's effort to prevent tissue damage when exposed to cold is called the.
What are the major physiological effects of cold?
In persons with less than inch of subcutaneous fat, when an ice pack is applied, how long will it take before significant muscle cooling occurs?
An athlete sprains her ankle and an ice pack is applied.  She complains of a burning, tingling sensation, but no pain.  Her toes become cyanotic, followed by the skin becoming pale and then red before returning to a normal color.  What is it? 
High-voltage electrical stimulation is indicated for what conditions?
Why would a TENS unit be used by an athlete?
What are some possible physiological responses that may be gained in using massage?
What is the coolant used in the spray-and-stretch method for treating trigger points and myofascial pain?
Therapeuticutic effects of heat.
Identify three conditions for which superficial heat should not be used.
Conditions/areas in which ultrasound should not be used.
Contraindications to cold therapy.
Physiological responses to massage.
 
Isotonic contraction
Muscle strength
Muscle endurance
Atrophy
Isometric contraction
Overload
Isokinetic contraction
Neuromuscular control
What are the two types of kinetic chain activities and their definitions?
What happens to the body when activity is suddenly stopped?
How can we retard the loss of articular cartilage and degeneration of the joint after immobilization?
In addition to muscle strengthening and flexibility, what other elements should be included in a rehabilitation program?
What are some disadvantages to using isotonic exercise?
What are some reasons to use isokinetics in a rehabilitation program?
What is the significance of the presurgical exercise phase?
Why should exercise begin 24 hours after surgery?
What are the advantages of using water submersion in your exercise plan?
What does joint mobilization work to improve?
Define a manipulation.
 
PNF methods that can be used to increase flexibility and/or strength
 
Addiction
Alcohol abuse in athletes
Side effects
Analgesics
Cocaine abuse
Smoking
 
The foot, lower leg and knee (refer to your online notes)
Anatomy of knee to lower leg (muscle, primary tendons and primary ligaments)
Types of injuries commonly seen
Grade of Injures
Assessment tests
Rehabilitation