The Elbow
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The Forearm Rehabilitation Anything Goes
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What type of joint is the elbow?
A Hinge Joint
Describe the annular ligament.
Forms a sling around radial head to
keep it in contact with the ulna.
What nerve innervates the
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5 digits?
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4
and
The Ulnar Nerve
What is a normal carrying angle?
Give a range.
5-15 degrees
Describe the varus and valgus test in
the elbow. What is being tested and
what is a positive test.
Varus Test = Integrity of the RCL ligament
Valgus Test = Integrity of the UCL
ligatment
Positive Test = Pain and laxity
DAILY DOUBLE
What is tennis elbow? (Medical Term
and description of injury)
Lateral Epicondylitis
Cause:
Repetitive extension of the elbow/wrist.
Poor biomechanics
Tommy John Surgery will help to
correct what injury?
UCL rupture
What group of bones does the
hamate belong to?
Carpal Bones
What is the anatomical snuff box?
Location of the scaphoid bone. If
tender in this area athlete may have
a possible scaphoid fx.
Name the ranges of motion for the
thumb and wrist.
Thumb = Flexion, extension, abduction,
adduction and opposition.
Wrist = Flexion, extension, supination,
pronation, radial deviation and ulnar
deviation.
Daily Double
What is Gamekeeper’s Thumb?
(Describe injury)
Injury to the UCL ligament. Makes
the thumb unstable and painful.
What is the TFCC? (What is the
purpose of the TFCC?)
A complex of ligaments and cartilage
that helps to stabilize the wrist.
What does FOOSH stand for?
Falling on the outstretched hand
Forearm splints occurs most
commonly in what sport?
Gymnastics
What is the name of the fracture
located on the distal radius?
Colles Fracture
Name the two muscle groups that
are located on the medial side of the
elbow/forearm.
Flexors and Pronators
Name 3 things that you would observe
when examining the forearm?
1. ROM (Supination, pronation, and wrist
flexion and extension)
2. Swelling
3. Bruising
4. Deformities
During rehabilitation, what is the
very first thing that you would work
on with an injured athlete?
Range of Motion
What is an isometric contraction?
Strengthening exercises where the joint
angle and muscle length do not change
during contraction.
Name 3 strengthening exercises for the
wrist.
Resistive flexion, extension, supination,
pronation, radial deviation and ulnar deviation.
Use bands, free weights, sticks, hammers, etc.
Mallet Finger is an injury to what?
The extensor tendon of a finger.
What are intrinsic and extrinsic hand
muscles?
•Extrinsic: Originate outside of the hand.
•Intrinsic: Originate in the hand.
What carpal bone is most commonly
fractured?
Scaphoid
What is a ligament and what is a tendon?
What is a sprain and what is a strain?
•Ligament: Connects bone to bone
•Tendon: Connects muscle to bone
•Sprain: Injury to a ligament
•Strain: Injury to a muscle or tendon
What is a common site for bursitis in
the elbow?
The olecranon
What is the human body’s largest
organ?
The Skin
What is the name of the two bottom
chambers in the heart?
Ventricles
The shape of DNA is also
know as….?
A Double Helix
Who do the Cleveland Indians play
this weekend?
Chicago White Sox
Who does the Kenston Boy’s Tennis
Team play today?
Walsh Jesuit