What are fractures and breaks?
Fractures and breaks are the same.
What is a stress fracture?
A crack from overuse, developed over time.
What characterizes a closed fracture?
Bone doesn’t protrude the skin.
What is a compound fracture?
Bone protrudes the skin.
What is a Salter Harris fracture?
A fracture involving the epiphyseal growth plate.
What is a dislocation?
Happens in joints.
What is subluxation?
Partial dislocation.
What is luxation?
Complete dislocation.
What does ROM stand for?
Range of Motion.
What determines ROM in a joint?
Age, gender, bone structure, joint tissue mass, extensibility of joint, soft tissue, tissue temperature.
What are the 4 types of stretching?
- Static
- Dynamic
- Ballistic
- Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
What is static stretching?
Passively stretching muscle to maximal stretch (stretch/holding).
What is dynamic stretching?
Voluntary technique that uses full range, sport-like motions (warmup).
What is ballistic stretching?
Technique with repetitive bouncing.
What is proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation?
Technique involving a combination of alternative contraction and stretches.
