Named Injuries & Impingement Syndrome Review

What could be injured during shoulder impingement?

• Rotator cuff tendons

• Biceps brachii tendons

• Scapula

• Clavicle

Let's say you have runner's knee, pain at the lateral side of your knee with tight hip adductors.  What should you do?

• Rest and stretch your hips

• Start doing squats to strengthen vastus muscles

• Get surgery to loosen tendons

• Do nothing, it will correct itself with more running

Which of these would NOT likely result in shoulder impingement?

• Changing directions quickly while running

• Painting

• Baseball

• Office/Desk job

• Sleeping on arm

What is happening in carpal tunnel? 

• Pressure on the median nerve leading to numbness, tingling, weakness or muscle damage in hand & fingers

• Tendon, ligaments, and nerves get tangled up in the wrist area causing pain, numbness, tingling, and loss of function

• Inflamed ligament restricts the tendon from moving causing loss of function

• Overuse of nerve causes pain, numbness, and tingling

What happens during the carpal tunnel release surgery to fix?

• The wrist's transverse carpal ligament is cut to allow pressure to relieve in the wrist

• The wrist carpal tendons are removed to get rid of the source of inflammation in the wrist

• The nerve is removed to stop the source of the tingling and pain in the wrist

• The bones are removed from the wrist to make space and relieve pressure

What is tendinitis? 

• Inflammation of a tendon

• Inflammation of a ligament

• A partial or complete tear of tendon

• A partial or complete tear of ligament

How do you develop tendinitis? 

• Low impact, repetitive motions cause the tendon to inflame as an overuse injury

• A sedentary lifestyle puts strain on the tendon and causes inflammation

• A lack of nutrition leads to the tendon developing inflammation

• Genetic condition causes the tendon to develop inflammation

What is tendonosis? 

• Degeneration of tendon tissue after prolonged inflammation

• Growth of new tendon tissue

• The tendon heals rapidly

• The tendon begins to mutate due to high amounts of cellular damage

How is Jumper's Knee (patellar tendonitis) caused? 

• Issues in the foot or muscle weakness in the hip and knee is having to compensate

• Jumping too much

• Tearing your patella tendon from jumping too high

• Too many years of patellar tendinosis

What causes Runner's knee (Iliotibial band syndrome)? 

• Tight Hip Abductors

• Tight Patellar Tendon

• Tight Achilles Tendon

• Tight Tibialis Anterior