SPORTS MEDICINE EOPA EXAM EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Correct Mouth Guard Fit. Answer: Mouth Guard:
Tight fit
Can breathe easily
Can communicate clearly
⩥ Incorrect Mouth Guard Fit. Answer: Mouth Guard:
Loose fit
Rigid, hard material
Speech is impeded
⩥ Glenohumeral Joint. Answer: Name of the ball-and-socket joint of the
upper extremity.
⩥ Bones of the Glenohumeral (shoulder) Joint. Answer: Scapula
(socket)
Humerus (ball)
⩥ Movements of the glenohumeral joint. Answer: flexion/extension
, abduction/adduction
medial/lateral rotation
circumduction
⩥ Impingement Syndrome. Answer: AKA swimmer's shoulder
Pinching of the rotator cuff (supraspinatus tendon) in the subacromial
space
Typically caused by repetitive overhead activities--swimming, overhead
throwing
⩥ Impingement Syndrome Signs & Symptoms. Answer: Weakness of
supraspinatus
Point tenderness of the glenohumeral joint
Positive Hawkins-Kennedy special test
⩥ Lateral Epicondylitis. Answer: AKA tennis elbow
Overuse of the forearm/wrist extensor muscles
⩥ Lateral Epicondylitis Signs & Symptoms. Answer: Aching pain on
lateral elbow
Weakness in hand and wrist
Point tenderness over lateral epicondyle of humerus
Decreased elbow range of motion
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Correct Mouth Guard Fit. Answer: Mouth Guard:
Tight fit
Can breathe easily
Can communicate clearly
⩥ Incorrect Mouth Guard Fit. Answer: Mouth Guard:
Loose fit
Rigid, hard material
Speech is impeded
⩥ Glenohumeral Joint. Answer: Name of the ball-and-socket joint of the
upper extremity.
⩥ Bones of the Glenohumeral (shoulder) Joint. Answer: Scapula
(socket)
Humerus (ball)
⩥ Movements of the glenohumeral joint. Answer: flexion/extension
, abduction/adduction
medial/lateral rotation
circumduction
⩥ Impingement Syndrome. Answer: AKA swimmer's shoulder
Pinching of the rotator cuff (supraspinatus tendon) in the subacromial
space
Typically caused by repetitive overhead activities--swimming, overhead
throwing
⩥ Impingement Syndrome Signs & Symptoms. Answer: Weakness of
supraspinatus
Point tenderness of the glenohumeral joint
Positive Hawkins-Kennedy special test
⩥ Lateral Epicondylitis. Answer: AKA tennis elbow
Overuse of the forearm/wrist extensor muscles
⩥ Lateral Epicondylitis Signs & Symptoms. Answer: Aching pain on
lateral elbow
Weakness in hand and wrist
Point tenderness over lateral epicondyle of humerus
Decreased elbow range of motion