Foot Injuries

Prevention for this injury includes: Wear hard soled shoes when running or playing sports on hard surfaces, use athletic tape for support and using proper running mechanics.

• Anterior compartment syndrome

• Medial tibial stress syndrome

• Jones Fracture

• Ankle sprain

• Turf Toe

Treatment for this injury would be: Ice massages on the bottom of the foot, stretching, orthotics, well fit shoes, and avoid standing or running for a long time.

• Plantar Fasciitis

• Medial tibial stress syndrome

• Jones Fracture

• Ankle sprain

• Turf Toe

Which injury occurs when there is inflammation of the fibrous membranes, or connective tissue, in the sole of the foot.

• Plantar Fasciitis

• Medial tibial stress syndrome

• Jones Fracture

• Ankle sprain

• Turf Toe

Which injury occurs when the first metatarsal is forcibly bent into hyperextension.

• Anterior compartment syndrome

• Medial tibial stress syndrome

• Jones Fracture

• Ankle sprain

• Turf Toe

This injury involves hyperextension of the big toe.

• Mortons Neuroma

• Turf Toe

• Jones Fracture

• None of the Above

Turf toe is a sprain of the __________________ joint in the great toe.

• metatarsophalangeal

• ankle

• toe

• talocrual

Which of the following is a cause of plantar fasciitis?

• repeatedly standing on the toes

• jumping

• sudden starts

• properly stretching

Which athletes are more at risk for plantar fasciitis?

• runners

• dancers

• baseball players

• swimmers

Which foot injury is most likely described below?

 overstretching of the Achilles tendon

signs and symptoms of this injury include chronic soreness, pain with dorsiflexion and plantar flexion, possible swelling and crepitation. 

Sports that involve any type of jumping activity like basketball, high jump and long jump are at an increased risk

• tendonitis

• ruptured tendon

• fracture ankle

• turf toe

Which of the following injuries can be prevented by

Proper conditioning

Proper warm ups

Proper stretching

• tendonitis

• tendon rupture

• fractures toe

• plantar fasciitis