Muscle Injury

This common type of runner’s injury will give the person mild to intense pain of the lower leg. Athletes typically experience this after intense training or ordinary people who suddenly need to run long distances. Symptoms include tenderness or soreness or pain along the inner side of a certain bone and mild swelling in the lower leg. Based on the symptoms, what common injury can you infer this is?

• Shin splints

• Runner’s knee

• Achilles tendinitis

• Planta facilities

Sue has been sick with the flu for the last week and is now feeling better. She is concerned because she has not been able to complete her regular workout schedule. What can you infer about her workout regimen as she recovers?

• She should return at a lower level of intensity

• She should return at the same level of intensity

• She should return after three weeks so she may fully recover

• She should return at higher level of intensity.

Read the findings of this study done on the muscles used in golf.

The gluteus maximus was shown to be responsible for hip external and internal rotation on the backswing and downswing as well as hip extension which is what gets you into a nice balanced posture during your finish. The pectoralis and latissimus were shown to create strong shoulder adductors, which allows you to bring your arms across your body and raise them up in the air. The core, which is considered the glue that holds the swing together, transmits force from the lower body into the upper body and helps your rotate your torso. Last but not least, the forearms transmit all of the force created by the body into the club.

Based on this information, which area is typically injured for golf players?

• The knee

• The hip

• The lower back

• The elbow

A basketball player is running down the court and feels a pop in the back of his lower leg. The athlete complains of intense pain with swelling and discoloration in his lower leg. Athlete is unable to walk and is not able to rise on his toes. There is an obvious deformity in the back of the lower leg. What can you infer is the injury?

• Stress fracture

• Torn achilles tendon

• Compartment syndrome

• Shin splints

Carmen, after years of a sedentary lifestyle, wants to start an exercise program. What can you infer is the safest form of exercise that Carmen should carry out at the start of her program?

• Vigorous Dance three times a week

• Brisk walking for thirty minutes every other day

• Running three to five miles every other day

• Swimming for one hour five times a week

While running during track practice, Esteban’s foot slipped on the gravel while making a turn making it difficult for him to get up and walk without assistance. He is probably sustained a(n)…?

• Quadricep strain

• Shin Split

• Ankle sprain

• A bursa

During a football game while attempting to receive a pass from the quarter back, Joan feels a sudden pain in his middle finger. It looks crooked, swollen, and bruised around the joint of his knuckle as if the finger has been moved out of place. What can you infer from this injury?

• Broken finger

• Finger sprain

• Finger strain

• Dislocated finger

After soccer practice Angel tells her mom a story about how she fell during practice after tripping over the ball. They laugh about it and mom asks if Angel is okay. They reply yes, but that their knee has been itchy and bleeding just a bit, but nothing terrible. What kind of injury did they sustain?

• Puncture

• Avulsion

• Contusion

• Abrasion

Your football-playing friend tells you he blacked out briefly during a game after making a hard tackle. He sits out practice for the next couple of days during which he has headaches and can't remember what happened either before the game or after. What kind of injury did he sustain?

• Headache

• Concussion

• Neck strain

• Back strain

During a softball game Val gets hit on the chest by a line drive. Once she returns to the dug-out she decides to check her injury and sees damages to the small vessels and capillaries resulting in blood collection and pooling in a limited space. What kind of injury did she sustain?

• Contusion

• Avulsion

• Abrasion

• Puncture