Study Guide for the Ankle
1. Describe the different injuries that occur to the foot. What are the common treatments for
each?
2. What are the pros and cons of ankle braces and ankle taping?
3. Describe a high ankle sprain. What structures are injured?
4. What is “medial tibial stress syndrome”? What are the signs, symptoms and treatments?
5. How is compartment syndrome treated?
6. Describe the different types of exercises used to rehabilitate the ankle.
7. What is Wolfe’s Law?
8. What is the purpose of the Horseshoe pad in acute ankle sprains?
9. Describe the 4 motions of the foot.
10. Describe the life saver theory.
11. What is a neuroma? Where do neuromas occur in the foot?
12. What are the causes of shin splints?
13. What is a donut and what is it used for?
14. What is the technical name for the ankle joint and what bones are part of it?
15. What are the names for the 4 compartments of the lower leg?
16. What is the action of the peroneal muscle group (in what direction does it move the ankle)?
17. What is the main ligament on the medial side of the ankle?
18. What is plantar fasciitis and how is it treated?
19. What percentage of ankle sprains are inversion ankle sprains?
20. What are some consequences of poorly applied tape?
21. Describe an Achilles tendon rupture.
22. What are the methods for testing for a fracture?
23. How long do you advise the athlete to ice and in what increments?
24. What is crepitis?
25. What is functional testing?
26. What are the symptoms of Achilles tendonitis?
27. What test is used to determine if the Achilles tendon is ruptured? How is it performed?
28. What is Morton’s toe?
Vocabulary:
Dorsiflexion
Plantar Flexion
Talocural joint
Subtalar joint
Plantar fasciitis
Achilles rupture
Achilles tendonitis
Compartment syndrome
Shin splints
Inversion
Eversion
Morton’s foot
Pes planus
Pes cavus
Bone spur
Bunion
Blister
Callus