WorksheetsRehab Chapter 21
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 35mins
The shoulder is the only joint of the body with 360 degrees of rotation
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The scapula is basically immobile
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The shoulder complex is not susceptible to impingement injuries from overhead sports.
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Excessive movement of the humeral head results in narrowing of the subacromial space
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As people age, the muscle and tendon tissues of the rotator cuff gain some elasticity
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Overuse strains often occur at the start of a sport season or with an increase in the activity level during the
season.
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The athlete should not be sedated before the humerus is relocated.
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A physician referral should be made for all shoulder separations
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An injury to a bone rarely results in injury to the soft tissue structures.
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A spleen injury can cause a symptom called Kerr’s sign, which refers pain to the left shoulder and down the
upper portion of the left arm
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The shoulder joint is a complex and fascinating area of the human body that includes (a) primary
articulation(s).
The (a) joint is commonly abbreviated simply as the “AC” joint
The (a) is the most mobile of the upper extremity joints.
While the deltoid is lifting the arm, it also produces an upward-directed force on the (a) .
According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2000), nearly (a) million people a year see
a doctor about a shoulder sprain, strain, dislocation, or other shoulder problem.
According to Marty Louzon, a physical therapist and certified athletic trainer, (a) % of overuse injuries seen
in swimmers are related to the shoulder (Louzon, 1998).
If the rotator cuff is partially torn, ____.
the athlete will not be able to move the arm in a normal range of motion
the athlete will feel pain and will not be able to move the arm in a normal range of
motion
the athlete will feel no pain
the athlete will feel pain but will still be able to move the arm in a normal range of
motion
Drooping of the biceps muscle at the distal arm is a grade (a) injury
If the posterior aspect of the head of the humerus hits the front of the glenoid hard enough at the time of
dislocation, an indentation on the posterior humeral head can be observed on an x-ray. This is called a (a)
lesion.
An injury to the brachial plexus in athletics is often referred to as a stinger or (a) .
Mobility with stability of a joint is termed (a) stability
Superior to the glenohumeral joint is the upper lateral aspect of the scapula, or shoulder blade, called the
(a) process.
The (a) cuff is a collective set of four deep muscles of the glenohumeral joint
The most important superficial muscle used in abduction of the arm is the (a) .
Doctor Charles Neer popularized the term (a) syndrome in 1972, with an article
published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Neer, 1972).
The athlete may see an area of (a) (bruising) in the upper anterior arm following the
rupture
The mechanism of injury of an anterior shoulder (a) occurs when the arm is abducted
to the side with the elbow bent, and a force applied to the arm causes external rotation.
The deepest of the soft tissues in the shoulder is the (a) .
The (a) plexus is a group of peripheral nerves that leave the spinal cord and extend
from the vertebrae into the shoulder, giving the arm its ability to function
Pain in the shoulder region does not always indicate a shoulder problem. (a) pain to the
shoulder area can originate in other areas of the body
inserts onto the humerus anteriorly
(a)
inserts onto the humerus posterosuperiorly
(a)
base of support of the shoulder complex
(a)
inserts onto the humerus posteriorly
(a)
inserts onto the humerus anteriosuperiorly
(a)
indicates biceps long head and supraspinatus tendonitis
(a)
indicates supraspinatus tendonitis
(a)
indicates biceps long head tendonitis
(a)
indicates subluxating biceps long head
(a)
indicates rotator cuff pathology
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