CES Pain Science and Injury Prevention Flashcards
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Which movement pattern distortion is characterized by excessive forward lean of the trunk during an overhead squat assessment?
Answer: Overactive soleus and gastrocnemius
Excessive forward lean during the overhead squat often indicates overactive/tight soleus and gastrocnemius muscles limiting ankle dorsiflexion.
The 'cumulative injury cycle' describes which progression of events leading to chronic injury?
Answer: Tissue trauma → inflammation → muscle spasm → adhesions → altered neuromuscular control → more injury
The cumulative injury cycle shows how tissue trauma leads to inflammation, spasm, adhesion formation, and altered movement, perpetuating a cycle of further injury.
Which risk factor is classified as 'intrinsic' to the athlete when assessing injury prevention?
Answer: Muscle imbalance or weakness
Intrinsic risk factors originate within the individual, such as muscle imbalances, movement dysfunction, previous injury, and anatomical alignment.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is commonly associated with which movement impairment?
Answer: Hip abductor and external rotator weakness leading to knee valgus
Weakness of the hip abductors and external rotators causes femoral internal rotation and adduction, producing knee valgus and abnormal patellar tracking associated with PFPS.
What is 'relative flexibility' in the context of the kinetic chain and injury risk?
Answer: The tendency for motion to occur at the path of least resistance rather than at the intended joint
Relative flexibility describes how the body compensates by taking the path of least resistance through a more flexible (or less stable) segment when a less flexible segment is restricted.
Which common overuse injury involves inflammation or degeneration of the plantar fascia and is associated with limited ankle dorsiflexion and excessive pronation?
Answer: Plantar fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis involves irritation of the plantar fascia, often associated with tightness in the gastrocnemius/soleus complex limiting dorsiflexion and excessive foot pronation.