Advanced Rehab (Davies part 2) Flashcards
Neuormuscular Dynamic Stability Training (proprioception) for Rehabb of Sports:
Dose it work?
(ankle, knee, shoulder)
Ankle rehab: YES!
Knee Rehab: yes (??)
Shoulder: no studies
Neuromuscular Training for Rehab of Sports:
Where does the evidence say about the role of neuromuscular exercises (proprioception) in ACL rehab?
(I think it was used as an example for all neuromuscular exercises, not just for ACL)
Neuromuscular exercises should NOT BE PERFORMED to the exclusion of stengthening and ROM exercises.
(we need the FOUNDATION first)
Neuromuscular exercises are not likely t be harmful to pts, hower, their impacti is small, making them unlikely to yield large improvements in outcomes tor help patients return to sports faster.
THIS IS CONTRARY TO WHAT MOST CLINICIANS THINK
ALWAYS START FROM A GOOD FOUNDATION, REGARDLESS OF WHAT IS INJURED!
How does dr. Davies feel about new treatments (probably like functional/neuromuscular exercise approach)?
Although many new treatments are showing promise in treating patients, I recommend a back to the basics concept FIRST!
A lot of clinicians just want to do the sexiest procedure, the new kid on the block and they forget about the time tested utility of the basic procedures.
What does it imply when a “multi-modal” approach is recommended?
Multi-modal usually alterts us the fact that we don’t know what we are doing, so we try everything
What did a comparison of functional vs strength training show about improvements in functional capacity?
- there was no differences in improvements between the training group in their ability improve functial capacity measure by selectted outcome measures
- Functional training was less effective for women
Since we don’t really know the best way to rehab the shoulder, and a “multi-modal” approach is reccomended, how should we prescribe exercises?
- Isolated exercises for each link in the kinematic chain FIRST - “Top 10”
- Proprioceptive/kinesthetic training
- Neuromuscular reactive training
- Functional training
(this is similar to the rehab program order that he recommended to us before - in last flash card set)
What is accomodating resistance?
- When using an isokinetic resistance mahchine, the resistance will not push back on you any harder than you push against it.
- Therefore, it accomodates your strength level at every angle of ROM and optimally works each part of the ROM.
OKC Exericse and progressions
Rhythmic STabilizations (purturbations) clinical guidelines (3)
- Submax to max effort
- Slow to fast
- Know (pro-active) to random (reactive) pattern
Why is it important to know about fiber typing for rehab?
Fiber typing is important in modeling function, exericse training and rehabilitation..
Knowing the fiber type of a muscle is helpful in understanding how to activate it during rehab.
We need to rehab the injrued fiber types which may only be activated with a certain type of exercise.
What is the fiber composition of must muscles in the human body?
Most muscles in the human body are ~ 50% slow twitch and 50% fast twitch
Which muscles are generally an exception to the 50/50 fiber type rule?
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
How does the RTC muscles compare to the 50/50 fiber type rule?
The RTC has more fast twitch fibers
about 56% fast twitch fibers
So we need to rehab the fast-twitch fibers (this requires quicker movements during exercise)
During an injury/pathology what fiber type is most affected and how?
Fast twitch (FT) fibers are most affected.
- Reduction in size
- Increased variability
- Change in the frequency distribution of fiber cross sections
If we know that the RTC is prodominantly FT fibers
And FT fibers are preferentially affected by injury
Then the next question should be . . .
how can we preferentially recruit the FT fibers in hrehab?
How many ways are there to recruit FT fibers?
3
What are the three ways to recruit fast twitch fibers?
- All-or-none recruitment phenomenin (max intensity effort)
- resistance must be above 70-75% of 1 RM
- not practical for patients
- Electrical simulation
- recruits all typs of fibers
- Fast movmeent patters, which is more reason to perform manual rhythmic stabilization (purterbation) type exericeses.
- should be at least 60% resistance, but doesn’t have to be max
what is selective muscle fiber recruitment based on?
Intensity of contraction
Draw and explain the graph Comparing fiber types and hwen they are activated:
When we perform exercises with resistance below 30% of 1 RM, whatfiber type are we pretty much exclusively recruiting?
Slow twitch fibers
What percent of 1 RM do we need to train at to preferentially cruit fast twitch fibers?
above 60%
What percent of 1 RM do we need to train at to preferentially recruit fastest twitch fibers?
up around 75-80%
How do purturbations help train fast-twitch fibers?
The larger fast twitch motor units may be preferentially recurited ov er the maller slow twitch units when rapid ballistic muscle actions are performed
Why is neuromusclular insufficience of the RTC an important issue for rehab?
Disturbance in coordination of the musculature can cause a functional RTC impingement
What are 2 reasons to perform perturbation types of exercises?
- Recruit FT muscle fibers
- Stimulate joint mechanoreceptors for sensorimotor training
Are OKC or CKC purturbations better for rehab of the shoulder?
A study said that both work to help improve shoulder rehab
A meta-analysis said it doesn’t , but Dr. Davies things it does
(this slide and notes were sparse and confusing)
Example of Integrated OKC and CKC excercises?
UE Treadmill Exericses and progressions
- picutre of soemone “walking” on a treadmill with her hands while kneeling on the floor
- can progress to doing the same exercise from the plank positions from toes which is much more difficult!!
eccentric loading, concentric pushing off
What does the research say about UE plyometrics?
There is a need for more research on UE plyometrics
There are not meta-anlysis studies or systematic reviews for UE plyos
What does the research say about LE plyometrics?
100s of studies that have shown the effeccitveness of LE plyometrics in developing LE power
There is no question about the effectiveness of plyos to improve LE power