SPORTS MEDICINE EOPA 2026 REHABILITATION AND RETURN TO PLAY PROTOCOLS PROFESSIONAL GUIDE

SPORTS MEDICINE EOPA 2026
REHABILITATION AND RETURN TO PLAY
PROTOCOLS PROFESSIONAL GUIDE

◉ Healthy weight loss
Answer: 1-2 pounds per week


◉ Heat exhaustion signs/symptoms
Answer: profuse sweating, pale clammy skin, dizziness, nausea


◉ Heat modalities for a specific injury
Answer: post acute injuries


◉ How to apply the overload principle in a conditioning program
Answer: increase resistance


◉ Infection resistant to common antibiotics
Answer: M.R.S.A


◉ INJURY assessment step 1
Answer: History

, ◉ INJURY assessment step 2
Answer: Inspection (observation)


◉ INJURY assessment step 3
Answer: palpation


◉ INJURY assessment step 4
Answer: special tests


◉ Itchy, red rash on skin
Answer: eczema


◉ Key element for a properly fitted mouthguard
Answer: rigid material, tight fit, unrestricted breathing


◉ Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL)
Answer:


◉ LCL sprain
Answer: caused by varus force