Closed Soft Tissue Injuries & Treatment

Imagine Nora, Lily, and Hannah are playing a game of 'Medical Detectives'. They come across a term that describes how damage or trauma occurs to skin, muscles, organs, or bones, and is used to determine the severity or likeness of an injury. Can you help them identify this term?

• Mechanism of Injury

• Ligamentous Laxity

• Signs and Symptoms

• Joint Instability

• End Feel or End Point

Hey there, students! Let's imagine a scenario. Lily, Mia, and Aria are playing a game of trivia. Lily pulls out a card and reads the following question: 'What is the term that refers to loose joints that bend more than usual? This condition doesn't always cause problems, but sometimes it can cause pain and increase your risk of injuries, such as dislocated joints.' Can you help them answer it?

• Signs and Symptoms

• Mechanism of Injury

• Ligamentous Laxity

• Joint Instability

• End Feel or End Point

Abigail, Aiden, and Elijah are playing a game of 'Medical Detectives'. They come across a clue that reads: 'Abnormalities that can indicate a potential medical condition.' What could this clue be referring to?

• End Feel or End Point

• Mechanism of Injury

• Ligamentous Laxity

• Joint Instability

• Signs and Symptoms

Imagine Anika, Scarlett, and Isla are superheroes with the power to strengthen tissues such as muscles, ligaments, and bones. However, when these tissues weaken, they no longer hold the bones of the joint in the proper place. What is this condition called?

• Joint Instability

• Mechanism of Injury

• Ligamentous Laxity

• Signs and Symptoms

• End Feel or End Point

Imagine Abigail, Aria, and Harper are playing a game of 'Physiotherapist'. They are trying to understand a specific sensation or feeling which the examiner experiences when the joint is at the end of its available passive range of motion. Can you help them identify the quality of the tissue resistance to motion at the end of the range?

• Mechanism of Injury

• End Point/End Feel

• Ligamentous Laxity

• Signs and Symptoms

• Joint Instability

David, Ethan, and Hannah are playing a game of 'Simon Says'. David is the leader and he asks Ethan and Hannah to demonstrate 'The capability of a joint to go through its complete spectrum of movements. Measurement of the amount of movement around a specific joint or body part.' What is David asking Ethan and Hannah to demonstrate?

• Range of Motion

• Mechanism of Injury

• Ligamentous Laxity

• Signs and Symptoms

• Joint Instability

Imagine Scarlett and Abigail are playing a game of 'Doctor-Doctor'. Scarlett asks Abigail, 'Which type of injury would cause wounds to bleed internally and fluid to build-up?'

• Open Soft Tissue Injuries

• Closed Soft Tissue Injuries

Imagine Liam, Luna, and Anika are playing a game of 'Medical Detectives'. They come across a scenario where blood and fluid pool within a tissue space, a compartment, or an organ. If it's superficial (close to the skin surface), it will appear as a raised surface on the skin. What medical term would they use to describe this condition?

• Hematoma

• Contusion

• Ecchymosis

• Bursitis

Imagine Samuel and David are playing a friendly game of soccer. David accidentally kicks the ball hard and it hits Samuel. Samuel doesn't have any skin breakage, but a bruise can be seen at the site of impact. What would you call this type of tissue injury?

• Hematoma

• Contusion

• Ecchymosis

• Bursitis

Imagine this, students! William, Aria, and Rohan are playing a friendly game of detective. They come across a clue - an accumulation of blood in the skin and subcutaneous tissue that forms a flat, blue or purple patch more than a centimeter in diameter. This is the same discoloration that we see with other closed soft tissue injuries. What do our young detectives call this clue?

• Hematoma

• Contusion

• Ecchymosis

• Bursitis