agents on clinical practice

Question 1

clinical practice guidelines

Answer 1

statements that attempt to interpret current research to provide evidence based guidelines to guide decisions

Question 2

disability

Answer 2

inability to perform activities required for self care, home, work and community roles

Question 3

evidence based practice

Answer 3

conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current c’est evidence to make decision

Question 4

functional limitations

Answer 4

restrictions in the ability to perform an activity in an efficient, expected, or Competent manner

Question 5

gate control theory of pain modulation

Answer 5

pain control and modulation that states that pain is modulated at the spinal cord level

Question 6

hypertonicity

Answer 6

high muscle tone or increased resistance to stretch compared with normal muscles

Question 7

ICF model

Answer 7

international classification of functioning, disability and health model created by the world health organization that views functioning and disability as a complex interaction between the health condition of the individual and contextual factors

Question 8

ICIDH model

Answer 8

international classification of impairments, disabilities, and handicaps model of disability created by the WHO that was a precursor in the ICF model and focused on disability rather than ability

Question 9

impairments

Answer 9

alterations in anatomical, physiological, or psychological structures or functions as the result of an underlying pathology

Question 10

medical subject headings

Answer 10

national library of medicines controlled vocab thesaurus

Question 11

meta analysis

Answer 11

systematic reviews that use statistical analysis to integrate data from a number of independent studies

Question 12

nagi model

Answer 12

linear model of disability in which pathology causes impairments leading to functional limitations that results in disability this was a precursor to the ICF

Question 13

preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta analysis (PRISMA)

Answer 13

evidence based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and a meta analysis the aim is to help authors improve reporting reviews and analyses

Question 14

systematic review

Answer 14

reviews of studies that answer clearly formulated questions by searching assessing, and evaluating literature from multiple sources

Question 15

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Answer 15

the application of electrical current through the skin to modulate pain