NAME: ___________________________________
PERIOD: ___________________________
SCENARIO: WARM-UP
A marathon runner comes into the sports medicine clinic complaining of feeling tightness in her
lower extremity during workouts. She states that she has a difficult time during her work out and
cannot seem to “get loose” until her workout is almost complete. She feels that she is always on
the verge of “pulling a muscle.”
What should the athletic trainer recommend as a specific warm-up routine that this patient
should consistently do before beginning her workout?
Action
Yes or No and Why?
1. Have the patient run for 15-20 minutes prior
to stretching.
1.
2. Have the patient stretch her quadriceps,
hamstrings, groin and hip abductor muscles.
2.
3. The patient should only utilize static (hold)
stretching.
3.
4. Have the patient only stretch on the days she
feels “tight.”
4.