1. Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Medical Terminology
Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

2. Planes of the body Anatomical Position? Planes
Frontal/Coronal:Divides the body in front and back halves
Sagital: Divides the body into the left and right sides
Transverse/axial: Divides the body into the top and bottom

3. Directional terms Anterior: Ventral/abdominal side of the body.
Posterior: Toward the back/dorsal aspect
Medial: pertains to the middle.
Lateral: Away from the midline/outside
Superior: Situated above something else.
Inferior: Situated inferior to something else.
Proximal: Nearest the point of attachment.
Distal: Furthest point from the attachment.

4. Directional terms cont’d
Flexion (flex): bending a joint, decreasing the range of motion
Extension (ext): Lengthening a joint, increasing the range of motion
Abduction (abd): Moving away from the midline of the body
Adduction (add): moving towards the midline of the body
External Rotation: Turning outwardly from the midline of the body.
Internal Rotation: Movement around the axis of rotation towards the midline of the body.

5. Medical Terms
Subluxation: A partial or incomplete dislocation. “I felt it pop out and back in”
Dislocation: Temporary displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint.
Fracture: A break of a bone
Sprain: Tearing of a ligament. Divided into 3 grades
Strain: tearing of a muscle/tendon. Divided into 3 grades.

6. Medical terms cont’d Tendon: Connects muscle to bone.
Ligament: Connects bone to bone.
Ecchymosis: bruising
Tinnitus: Ringing in the ears.
Photophobia: Sensitivity to light.
Epistaxis: Bloody nose
Incision: A cut made with a scalpel.
Abrasion: Superficial damage to the skin. “Scrape”
Effusion: Swelling

7. Medical terms cont’d
Laceration: Tearing of the skin with ragged/uneven edges.
Signs: Things one can observe
Range of motion: ROM
Manual muscle test: MMT
Symptoms: Things the patient can feel
Mechanism of injury (MOI): How the injury happened
Return to Play: RTP
Complains of: C/O
Crepitus: popping/clicking in a joint.