Acute Final Flashcards
Functional Excursion
The full range of extensibility and contractility of a muscle
How can PROM be produced?
gravity
machine
another individual
another part of individual’s body
Benefits of CPM?
prevents adhesion, contractures, joint stiffness
healing incisions
quicker ROM
Active insufficiency:
when a muscle can shorten no more
Passive insufficieny:
when a muscle can no longer be elongated
When would you use PROM?
- areas of acute, inflammed tissue
- following a surgical repair of muscular or tissue
- comatose, paralyzed
- therapist is examining, teaching or demonstrating
When would you use AAROM?
- pt has weak musculature and is unable to move joint thru desired ROM
- used in areas above and beloew an immboilzed joint to maintain ROM
When would you use AROM>
Any time the patient is able to contract muscles to actively move a segment through the desired ROM
PROM does not:
Prevent muscle atrophy
Increase strength or endurance
Assist circulation to the same degree active, voluntary muscle contractions do
AROM does not
Maintain or increase strength in strong muscles
Develop skill or coordination except in the movement patterns used
Contraindications to ROM
-When motion is disruptive to the healing process
Immediately after acute tears, fractures, and surgery
When patient response or condition is life-threatening
Functional ROM
ability of structures to move or be moved to allow the presence of ROM for functional activities
Functional Mobility
ability of an individual to initiate, control, or sustain active movements of the body to perform simple to complex motor skills
Flexibility or extensibility:
ability of a muscle and other soft tissue to yield a stretch force
Contracture:
Adaptive shortening of the muscle-tendon unit and other soft tissues that cross or surround a joint that results in significant resistance to stretch, limits ROM, and may compromise functional abilities
Muscle spindle
- stretch receptor
- transmits info about velocity and duration and changes in muscle via type Ia and type II
- stimulate via stretch and via gamma efferent neural pathways
Golgi Tendon Organ
- transmit afferent stimuli via II B fibers
- sensitive to tension in muscle from passive stretch or and active muscle contraction
When is stretching indicated?
- result of contracture, adhesion or scar tissue
- vigorous exercise to minimize post exercise soreness/fitness program
- muscle weakness results from opposing muscle tightness
Contraindications for streching
- bony block limits joint motion
- after a recent fracture
- acute inflammatory process
- sharp, acute pain
- hematoma
- hypermobility
- contractures provide stability
- contractures are basis for functional ability
Precautions for Stretching
- beyond normal ROM
- recent fractures
- osteoporosis
- joint pain lasting more than 24 hours=too much force
- edematous tissue
- overstretching weak muscles
- overstretching tissues that have been immobilized for a long period of time
Therapeutic Exercise:
Systematic, planned performance of bodily movements, postures, or physical activities
Intent of therapeutic exercise:
prevent or improve impairements
enhance physical function
prevent or reduce health related risk factors
improve overall health
Balance
the ability to maintain or move the body against gravity within the available BOS without falling
Cardiopulmonary fitness
the ability to perform moderate-intensity, repetitive, total body movements over an extended period of time
Coordination
performing effective, guided, graded movements using the proper timing and sequencing of muscle firing and contraction intensity
Flexibilty
the ability to move freely without restrictions
Mobility
the ability of the body (or body parts) to move to allow ROM for functional activities
Muscle performance
the capacity of muscles to produce tension to do physical work
Neuromuscular control
the interaction of the sensory and motor systems to control the body in response to proprioceptive or kinesthetic information
Neuromuscular control utilizes:
- synergists
- agonists
- stabilizers
- antagonists
- neutralizers
Discrete
Has a recognizable beginning and end
quad set, push up, locking a wheelchair, kicking a ball
Serial
Made up of a series of discrete movements combined in a particular sequence
eating with a fork, wheelchair transfer, getting dressed
Continous
Repetitive, uninterrupted movements that have no distinct beginning or ending
walking, ascending or descending stairs, cycling
Stage of motor learning
cognitive
associative
autonomous
Cognitive stage
learning how to do motor task safety and correctly
frequent feedback
Associative Stage
-patient is fine tuning motor task
infrequent feedback
-focused on consistency and errors
Autonomous Stage
movements are automatic
easily adapts to variations in task demands
little or no instruction needed
Variables affecting motor learning
-pt understanding of the purpose of exervise
-pt interest in exercise
-pt attention
-pt observation
feedback
Ligament or tendon stage inflammation:
48-72 hours
Ligament or tendon stage proliferation:
48 hours - 6 weeks