Unit 3 Essential Question: How do ATCs assess and evaluate sport injuries?
To answer this you need to know four things:
- Explain the difference between assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis of an injury.
- Describe the various factors that influence the type of severity of athletic injuries.
- Evaluate an athletic injury using a systematic approach.
- Explain the different methods and reasons for documenting injuries.
Why is it important for me to learn about assessment and evaluation of sport injuries? Below the South Carolina Department of Education feels that you should know the following information, please highlight this standard in your syllabus:
SC Foundation Standard -
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Today's Objective: How does an ATC assess and evaluate a sports injury? |
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HOPS Video Project
With the assigned group members below you are to create a HOPS video. One group member will be the "Producer," "Injured Athlete," and "Athletic Trainer." In your video you must demonstrate the correct application of HOPS, in order. You must also describe each step of HOPS as it is being performed.
Filming -
- Today you must plan your script, turn it into the class box at the end of class.
- Wednesday we will go outside to film the injury. You may film on the track or football field.
- Friday vidoes are due at the start of class.
- 10 points each - HOPS terms each being used.
- 10 points each -HOPS terms each being described correctly and in detail.
- 10 points each -Creativity
- 10 points each -Effort
Michael
Jessica Kierra |
Lee
Alicia Michayla |
Deonte
Alexis Shelby |
Stephen
Brandie Mayah |
Jason
Taylor Liz |
Ryan
Shalia Chelsea |
Special Test examples that you may use for your HOPS video project.
Mechanism of Injury for an ACL tear of the knee.
Watch her knee, what direction is her foot planted, what direction does her knee go? |
Anterior Posterior Drawer Test
This test is a ligament laxity test for ACL and PCLs. This is a Grade 3, note that there is no end feel. |
Mechanism of Injury for a collateral ligament sprain.
Watch his elbow, what direction did his elbow buckle, what force was applied as he fell down then around his planted hand? |
Valgus Varus Stress Test
Your elbow has collateral ligaments just like in your knee (MCL and LCL). They are tested very similarly to the knee as well. The valgus stress will test for ligament laxity on the medial ligament, and the varus test will test for ligament laxity of the lateral ligament. |
Today's Objective: Describe stress mechanisms that would lead to various soft tissue injuries. |
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Tissue Stresses (forces) leading to soft tissue injuries: |
Press play in the top left hand corner of the slideshow to practice identifying each of the soft tissue injuries.
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12/11/14 Today's Objective:
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12/15/14 Today's Agenda:
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