Lower leg and ankle Injuries

When applying first aid to an ankle sprain. what is a good acronym to follow?

• NATA

• RICE

• SITS

• SKAP

Toe bones

• metatarsals
• phalanges
• tarsals
• carpals

Heel bone 

• talus 
• calcaneus 
• carpal
• tibia 

bump on the inside of the ankle 

• calcaneus 
• talus 
• medial malleolus 
• lateral malleolus 

Strong ligament on the inside of the ankle 

• peroneus 
• achilles tendon 
• deltiod
• gastrocnemius 

The bones found between your phalanges and your ankle bones are 

• metacarpals
• metatarsals
• medial Cuneiform
• Intermediate Phalanges 

What type of ankle sprain is more common

• Inversion
• Eversion
• plantar flexion
• medial 

Foot Injuries best prevented by 

• taping them everyday
• appropriate footwear
• Not running
• massaging them 

Which are the cuneiform?

• 1
• 3
• 2
• 5

Which is the cuboid?

• 7
• 2
• 6
• 5