Sports Medicine HOSA Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
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What professional focuses on injury prevention and performance improvement?
✔✔Sports medicine physician
What is the immediate care given after an injury occurs called?
✔✔Acute care
Why is ice applied to a fresh injury?
✔✔To reduce swelling and pain
What type of injury involves overstretching of a ligament?
✔✔Sprain
What type of injury involves damage to a muscle or tendon?
✔✔Strain
What is a fracture?
✔✔A break in a bone
What is the first step in evaluating a sports injury?
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,✔✔Observation of the injured area
What sign indicates inflammation?
✔✔Swelling
Why is proper warm-up important before exercise?
✔✔To reduce risk of injury
What is the purpose of stretching after activity?
✔✔To improve flexibility and recovery
What type of muscle contraction occurs without joint movement?
✔✔Isometric contraction
What system supplies oxygen to working muscles?
✔✔Cardiovascular system
What is delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)?
✔✔Muscle pain occurring hours after exercise
What is the role of an athletic trainer?
✔✔Prevent and manage sports injuries
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, What does dehydration most affect during exercise?
✔✔Physical performance
What is the safest way to lift heavy objects?
✔✔Using proper body mechanics
What type of injury results from repetitive stress?
✔✔Overuse injury
What is shin splints commonly associated with?
✔✔Running and overuse
What is the main function of protective equipment?
✔✔To reduce injury risk
What does proprioception refer to?
✔✔Awareness of body position
Why is balance training important in sports medicine?
✔✔To prevent falls and injuries
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What professional focuses on injury prevention and performance improvement?
✔✔Sports medicine physician
What is the immediate care given after an injury occurs called?
✔✔Acute care
Why is ice applied to a fresh injury?
✔✔To reduce swelling and pain
What type of injury involves overstretching of a ligament?
✔✔Sprain
What type of injury involves damage to a muscle or tendon?
✔✔Strain
What is a fracture?
✔✔A break in a bone
What is the first step in evaluating a sports injury?
1
,✔✔Observation of the injured area
What sign indicates inflammation?
✔✔Swelling
Why is proper warm-up important before exercise?
✔✔To reduce risk of injury
What is the purpose of stretching after activity?
✔✔To improve flexibility and recovery
What type of muscle contraction occurs without joint movement?
✔✔Isometric contraction
What system supplies oxygen to working muscles?
✔✔Cardiovascular system
What is delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)?
✔✔Muscle pain occurring hours after exercise
What is the role of an athletic trainer?
✔✔Prevent and manage sports injuries
2
, What does dehydration most affect during exercise?
✔✔Physical performance
What is the safest way to lift heavy objects?
✔✔Using proper body mechanics
What type of injury results from repetitive stress?
✔✔Overuse injury
What is shin splints commonly associated with?
✔✔Running and overuse
What is the main function of protective equipment?
✔✔To reduce injury risk
What does proprioception refer to?
✔✔Awareness of body position
Why is balance training important in sports medicine?
✔✔To prevent falls and injuries
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