Kinesiology 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tennis Elbow, Hamstring, Rotator Cuff
27 Feb 2017
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Athletic trainers specialize in preventing, managing and rehabilitating injuries. Provide critical link between medical community and physically active people. Goals: injury prevention/risk management, diagnose extent of injury, manage injury and conditioning. Produced by repeated stress on one or both feet affects the tendon that runs along the arch of the foot. Dull or possibly sharp pain during every step near the calcaneus. Excessive running or sprinting is often the culprit. Tx: stop activity to reduce inflammation and pain, nsaids (ibuprofen), stretching, ice under foot. If left untreated, it can become chronic and injury can worsen to degree of impossible use. Stretching and strengthening exercises for the calf muscles can help prevent. Tx: mce (move, compress, elevate) and nsaid. Injury to soft tissues, usually ligaments, of ankle. Twisting your ankle coming down from jump or planting foot in wrong spot during cut (most common sport is basketball) Mcr once pain reduces, back ride on stationary bike then onto balancing exercises.
