Samantha Pothier Lateral Ankle Sprains An inversion ankle sprain is when the ankle is turned inwards and there is an injury to a ligament either tearing or stretching. Inversion Ankle sprains are the most common and usually happen when the ankle is forced into plantar flexion and also forced inward. An ankle sprain can be just a stretch of the muscle or tendon, and it also can partially or completely tear. (2. Ferrel) There are different degrees of ankle sprains.
Other reasons that may cause chondromalacia may be because of overuse of the knee, it can be due to a slight alignment in the knee which can cause the patella to rub rather then glide over the femur. A small injury could also contribute to the knee problem. Degeneration leading to chondromalacia may also develop as part of the aging process, like putting a lot of miles on a car. This would happen specifically to elderly people; it can develop through their aging process where there is “wear and tear” in their joints (6). Abnormal pressure on the articular surface of the patella is also a factor to chondromalacia (Figure 3).
Explain the muscle anatomy or the hip and what function each muscle group performs. Discuss in detail how a femur fracture may be life threatening to an athlete. 31. Explain what myositis ossificans is and how it may develop. Myositis ossificans means that bone forms within muscle due to a blunt injury that causes deep tissue bleeding in an athlete.
Rehabilitation of an Ankle Sprain Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries for an athlete, they often occur again and again. It is essential for an optimum recovery that the injured athlete goes through a full rehabilitation program. When an athlete sprains their ankle, the first thing to do is to make sure that whatever footwear is being worn, is not removed and that they do not attempt to put weight on the ankle as this could just make the injury worse. A protocol that is used to help diagnose and treat the injury is SALTAPS. This should be used as soon as the injury occurs.
Unhappy Triad Unhappy Triad, also referred to as O’Donoghue’s Unhappy Triad or the Terrible Triad, is an injury that occurs to the knee in which three structures are damaged the anterior cruciate ligament, the medial collateral ligament, and the medial meniscus. It occurs when a lateral force to the knee is applied while the foot is fixed on the ground. Immediate signs of this injury are swelling and severe pain also there is usually bruising and a feeling of instability or like your knee will give out. The ACL tear is the most significant of the three injuries because it leaves the knee unstable. The ACL tear requires surgery and take months to recover.
Stage 3 - The sore worsens and extends beneath the skin surface, forming a small crater. There maybe no pain at this stage due to nerve damage. The risk of tissue death and infection are high. Stage 4 - pressure sores progress with extensive damage to deeper tissues (muscles, tendons and bones) serious complications such as osteomyeltis (infection of the bone) or sepis (infection carried through the blood can occur) 2) Identify pressure sites of the body. Common places where pressure sores are likely too develop are, back of head and ears, elbows, lower back and sacrum area, shoulders, hips, heels and inner knees.. 3) Identify factors which might put on individual at risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores.
1.1) Give examples of possible multiple conditions and/or disabilities that individuals may have. Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease that causes damage to joints, organs, and bodily systems due to inflammation of joint tissues. While inflammation is usually a response by a person’s immune system to disease or infection, the immune system of a Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferer attacks the person’s healthy joints, causing pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints, and a host of other symptoms. As the disease progresses, it causes difficulty in pursuing normal activities, even to the extent of interfering with walking, standing, getting dressed, personal grooming, and household chores. Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis is a crippling condition that often prevents people from working within five to ten years of diagnosis.
2.05 Common Injuries Sprained Ankle A sprained ankle, also known as an ankle sprain, twisted ankle, rolled ankle, floppy ankle, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn. This mostly occurs when one of the players lands on another player’s foot, and the ankle rolls out too forward. To be able to treat this injury, your doctor will tell you to stay of that foot for a short period of time so that the joint will stay still enough to heal the ligaments. After the short period of time, you should exercise the foot to be able to gain your strength back. Any way to be able to prevent this from happening would be to: warm up prior to performing
Shirazi (2012) defines allopathic medicine as the “practice of conventional medicine that uses pharmacologically active agents or physical interventions (like surgery) to treat or suppress symptoms or pathophysiologic processes of disease” (Definitions, para. 1). An example of the allopathic approach can be simplified into a patient’s visit to their primary care provider for knee pain. The patient is asked a series of questions regarding their symptoms. The provider will then address that specific knee pain issue and then treat accordingly, whether it is a prescription to alleviate the pain or recommending a series of exercises to mobilize the joint.
There are three main types of soft tissues and these include tendons, muscles and ligaments. Our muscles contract to produce movement and they are attached to bones by tendons. Ligaments which are strong bonds of inelastic fibrous tissue connect bone to bone. Unfortunately for us these soft tissues cause major injuries mainly whilst participating in sporting events. The three types of soft tissue injuries include, sprain, strain and contusion.