Sports Medicine EOPA 2025: Glossary of Key Terms
Abduction - ansMovement away from the midline of the body
Acute Injury - ansAn injury with sudden onset and short duration (1-3 days)
Adduction - ansMovement toward the midline of the body
Aerobic - ansProcess that requires oxygen EX: running, soccer
Anaerobic - ansProcess that does not require oxygen EX: football
anxiety disorders - ansPTSD, Schitosfrenia
atrophy - ansto waste away muscle
ballistic stretching - ansa technique in which muscles are stretched by the force generated as a body part is
repeatedly bounced, swung, or jerked
building muscle endurance - anslow resistance and high repetitions
Burnout - ansa state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion created by long-term involvement in an
emotionally demanding situation and accompanied by lowered performance and motivation
carbohydrate loading - ansthe practice of greatly increasing carbohydrate intake and decreasing exercise on the
days immediately before a competition
Carbohydrates - ansthe starches and sugars present in foods
, Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) - ansallied health care professional educated and trained in the prevention ,
assessment , treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries.
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist - ansA specialist who designs and implements safe and effective
strength and conditioning programs
Circuit training - ansType of physical activity program in which the person performs a group exercises in a
sequence with brief rests between exercises
closed chain exercise - anssquats (distal end is fixed)
Cryotherapy - anstherapeutic use of cold
deep tissue heat - ansultrasound
Distal - ansFarther from the trunk of the body
Dorsal - ansback
dorsiflexion - ansfoot up
dynamic stretching - anstechnique in which muscles are stretched by moving joints slowly and fluidly through
their range of motion in a controlled manner; also called functional stretching
eczema - ansnoninfectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, blisters, scabs, and itching
elastic wrapping - ansreduce swelling
Abduction - ansMovement away from the midline of the body
Acute Injury - ansAn injury with sudden onset and short duration (1-3 days)
Adduction - ansMovement toward the midline of the body
Aerobic - ansProcess that requires oxygen EX: running, soccer
Anaerobic - ansProcess that does not require oxygen EX: football
anxiety disorders - ansPTSD, Schitosfrenia
atrophy - ansto waste away muscle
ballistic stretching - ansa technique in which muscles are stretched by the force generated as a body part is
repeatedly bounced, swung, or jerked
building muscle endurance - anslow resistance and high repetitions
Burnout - ansa state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion created by long-term involvement in an
emotionally demanding situation and accompanied by lowered performance and motivation
carbohydrate loading - ansthe practice of greatly increasing carbohydrate intake and decreasing exercise on the
days immediately before a competition
Carbohydrates - ansthe starches and sugars present in foods
, Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) - ansallied health care professional educated and trained in the prevention ,
assessment , treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries.
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist - ansA specialist who designs and implements safe and effective
strength and conditioning programs
Circuit training - ansType of physical activity program in which the person performs a group exercises in a
sequence with brief rests between exercises
closed chain exercise - anssquats (distal end is fixed)
Cryotherapy - anstherapeutic use of cold
deep tissue heat - ansultrasound
Distal - ansFarther from the trunk of the body
Dorsal - ansback
dorsiflexion - ansfoot up
dynamic stretching - anstechnique in which muscles are stretched by moving joints slowly and fluidly through
their range of motion in a controlled manner; also called functional stretching
eczema - ansnoninfectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, blisters, scabs, and itching
elastic wrapping - ansreduce swelling
