Biomechanics Test 2 Flashcards

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Elbow- Function

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shortening and lengthening of arm for positioning of hand; provides stability for use of wrist and hand

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Forearm- Function

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mobility through pronation/supination to assist in the positioning of the hand

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Elbow Complex- General Structure

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uniaxial, diarthrodial hinge joint; 1 degree of freedom of motion (transverse plane); 6 ligaments and 4 muscles involved with the two joints; elbow joints and proximal radioulnar joint are enclosed in the same joint capsule

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Elbow Complex: axis of motion

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slight angulation from medial to lateral

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Elbow Complex: Carrying Angle

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configuration of articulating surfaces results in normal valgus angle when in extension and supination; increased angle is termed cubitus valgus; women have more valgus

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Elbow Complex: Joint Stability

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joint capsule, ligaments, and close packed position

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Elbow Complex- Ligaments

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ulnar collateral ligament (MCL): resists valgus stress; radial collateral ligamen (LCL): resists varus stress

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Elbow Complex- closed pack position

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humeroulnar joint is most stable when in full extension; humeroradial joint is most stable when in full flexion

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Elbow Complex: Osteokinematics

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flexion and extension; normal range of motion 0-150 degrees

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Elbow Complex: Arthrokinematics-Flexion

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Concave: ulna and radius roll and glide anteriorly
Convex: humerus rolls anteriorly and glides posteriorly

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Elbow Complex: Arthrokinematics- Extension

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Concave: ulna and radius roll and glide posteriorly
Convex: humerus rolls posteriorly and glides anteriorly

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Elbow Complex: roll/glide rules

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roll for convex is always the same for concave; radius and ulna are the concave portion; humerus is the convex portion

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Forearm Structure: Superior

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proximal radioulnar joint; a pivot joint; articulation between ulnar radial notch, annular ligament, capitulum of humerus and radial head

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Forearm Structure: Inferior

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distal radioulnar joint; pivot joint; articulation between ulnar notch of radius, head of ulna, and articular disc (TFCC)

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Forearm: Osteokinematics

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longitudinal axis from center of radial head to center of ulnar head; pronation (0-80 degrees) and supination (0-90 degrees)

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Forearm: Pathologies

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Compression injuries, distraction injuries, valgus and varus ligament injuries; lateral epicondylitis; medial epicondylitis

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Forearm: compression injuries

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fall on an outstretched hand; can lead to radial head olecranon, or coronoid processes fracture; you could dislocate your capitate or fracture the end of your radius

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Forearm: Distraction Injuries

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radial head may slip out of annular ligament with enough longitudinal force; small children are particularly susceptible due to the radial head not being fully developed; commonly caused when a child is unexpectedly pulled or lifted by the arm (NS not turning on)

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Forearm: Varus/Valgus Ligament Injuries

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UCL and RCA in throwers may become overstretched or torn resulting in pain and laxity; UCL tears are much more common than RCL; RCL probably due to dislocation;

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Forearm: Lateral Epicondylitis

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usually seen in racquet sports where increased demand is placed on wrist extensors; all of these originate in the lateral epicondylitis; leads to microscopic tears; can eventually lead to tendon tear

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Forearm: Medial Epicondylitis

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often seen in tennis serve and golf swing when the elbow is extended and the pronator theres, flexor carpi radialis and flexor carpi ulnas are active; not as common as lateral; much stronger than extensors

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Wrist Joint: Function

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controls the multi-articular muscles of the wrist and hand; fine adjustment of grip; often open chain movements; the most complex joint of the human body

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Wrist or Carpus: Structure

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includes radoiocarpal and mid carpal joints;

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Wrist Structure: degrees of freedom

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2 degrees of freedom; radial and ulnar deviation and flexion/extension

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Wrist: Radiocarpal Joint

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Proximally- radius and radioulnar disk; distally- scaphoid, lunate, and triquetrum; TFCC acts to cushion compressive loads on the wrist

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TFCC

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Triangular fibrocartilaginous complex

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Wrist: Midcarpal Joints

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proximally: scaphoid, lunate triquetrum; distally: trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate

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Wrist: Intercarpal Joints

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scaphoid to lunate; a gliding or planar joint; articulations between carpal bones; proximal row is more mobile than the distal row

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Wrist: Ligamentous Support

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responsible for providing articular stability and guiding and checking motion; extrinsic ligaments connect radius or ulna to metacarpals; intrinsic ligaments connect carpals to carpals

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Wrist: Arches of the Wrist and Hand

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Proximal transverse arch (runs over distal carpal row), distal transverse arch (metacarpal arch), and longitudinal arch (connects the two transverse arches)

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Wrist and Hand: Osteokinematics

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Sagittal plane motion (mediolateral axis)- flexion and extension; frontal plane (anteroposterior axis)- radial/ulnar deviation

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Wrist and Hand: Arthrokinematics: radius and radioulnar disk

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concave; flexion-anterior roll and glide; extension-posterior roll and glide; ulnar deviation- medial roll and glide; radial deviation- lateral roll and glide

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Wrist and Hand: arthrokinematics: proximal carpal row

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convex side; flexion- anterior roll posterior glide; extension-posterior roll anterior glide; ulnar deviation- medial roll, lateral glide; radial deviation- lateral roll, medial glide

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Finger Structure

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Finger rays; one ray includes one metacarpal and three phalanges (two in the thumb); numbered from radial side to ulnar side (1-5)

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Fingers: Joints

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carpometacarpal joints (between distal carpal row and metacarpals); metacarpophalangeal joints (articulation between metacarpals and phalanges); and interphalangeal joints (articulations between adjacent phalanges)

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Fingers: Thumb Structure

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CMC joint: forms a saddle joint between the first metacarpal base and the trapezium; allows for a wide range of motion; the most important motion of the thumb is opposition

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Opposition

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allows for the thumb to touch the tip of each finger

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Wrist and Hand: Muscular Activity of the Wrist

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flexor carpi ulnaris- the most powerful motor of the wrist and hand; places the hand in flexion and in ulnar deviation; the pisiform increases power by increasing the lever arm; flexors are greater than twice as strong as the extensors

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Wrist and Hand: Muscular Activity of the Hand

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extrinsic muscles are responsible for placing and changing the shape of the working hand; intrinsic muscles are responsible for maintaining the configuration of the three arches in the hand

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Wrist and Hand: Power Grip

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all three finger joints are held in a flexed position and the wrist is slightly extended to tighten the wrist flexor tendons; includes the cylindrical, spherical, and hook grips

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Wrist and Hand: Precision Grip

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involves the use of the thumb and fingers to manipulate a small object in a controlled manner; includes the pad to pad, tip to tip, and pad to side grips

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Wrist and Hand: Pathologies

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carpal tunnel syndrome, ligament sprains, colles’ fracture, deQuervain’s tenosynovitis, scaphoid or lunate fracture, osteoarthritis of the thumb

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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where median nerve runs through to the hand; can show atrophy in the phenar eminence and intrinsic muscles; more common in women; rarely affects young people; most often compression in the carpal tunnel; may be due to vascular insuficiency

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Ligament Sprains

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usually due to a fall on an outstretched hand; may lead to chronic wrist pain if left untreated; lunate/capitate and radiocarpal ligaments are most commonly involved

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Colles’ Fracture

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refers to an extra-articular fracture of the distal radius; may also include fracture of the ulna; one of the most common fractures; commonly affects older people and are more common in women due to osteoporosis

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DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis

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relatively common; inflammation and swelling of the tendon sheath covering the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis longus; results in pain and limited thumb/wrist rang of motion

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Scaphoid Fracture/Lunate Dislocation

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Fall on an outstretched hand in a younger person; scaphoid may fracture on impact or the radius may cause the lunate to dislocate towards the palm; at risk for avascular necrosis;

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Osteoarthritis of the Thumb

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more common in women; typically bilateral but can be unilateral with trauma or overuse; erosion of the CMC saddle joint leads to pain and subluxation; ultimately strength and function are diminished

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Shoulder Complex: components

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shoulder girdle (scapula, clavicle, proximal humerus, AC joint); glenohumeral joint (glenoid fossa of scapula and proximal humerus)

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Shoulder Complex: functions

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shoulder girdle provides stability and mobility but also has very active muscles and neural activation to control and stabilize; glenohumeral joint positions upper extremity

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Shoulder Girdle Articulations

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scapulothoracic, sternoclavicular, and acromioclavicular joint

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Scapulothoracic Joint

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shoulder blade on thoracic cage; snapping scapula syndrome can cause the scapula to bump over the ribs; premier example of dynamic stability in the human body; almost 19 muscles have attachments to the scapula

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Sternoclavicular Joint

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a modified ball and socket; larger ROM

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Acromioclavicular joint

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acromion of the scapula to the clavicle; AC joint separation is common

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Shoulder Complex- Scapulothoracic Joint- Kinematics

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no joint or capsule or cartilage; elevation/depression, upward/downward rotation; anterior/posterior tipping; protraction/retraction

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Glenohumeral Joint

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articulation between glenoid fossa and humeral head covered in hyaline cartilage; glenodi fossa is shallow and can contain only 1/3 of the diameter of the humeral head;

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Shoulder Complex- Glenohumeral Joint- Stability

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provided by articular cartilage, glenoid labrum, capsule, and musculature

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Shoulder Complex- glenoid labrum

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fibrocartilaginous rim that serves to increase stability (provides 50% of overall glenohumeral depth)

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Shoulder Capsule: Glenohumeral joint capsule

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provides a stabilizing role and tightens with various arm positions; twice the size of the humeral head; frozen shoulder is a shrinking of this capsule that, in a specific pattern, limits various directions of motion

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Shoulder Complex: Coraco-Acromial Arch

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covers the humeral head and creates a space for the subacromial bursa; supraspinatus tendon and biceps brachii long head tendon; protects underlying structures from trauma; major site of dysfunction in the upper extremity

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Shoulder Complex: subacromial pain syndrome

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we all have some kind of impingement in this space, but only some have pain

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Shoulder Complex: arthrokinematics

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how the humerus (convex) moves on the glenoid (concave); mostly in an open-chain movement

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Shoulder Complex: arthrokinematics of movemnets

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flexion- superior roll and postero-inferior glide; external rotation- posterior roll and anterior glide; internal flexion- anterior roll and posterior glide

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Shoulder Complex: scapulohumeral Rhythm

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scapula, humerus, and clavicle moving to achieve full arm elevation; 180 degrees total motion is normal; 120 from glenohumeral and 60 from the scapulothoracic joint

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Shoulder Complex: arm elevation- 0-30 degrees

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primarily glenohumeral; supraspinatus and deltoid

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Shoulder Complex: arm elevation- 30-180 degrees

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scapulothoracic and glenohumeral movement at a 2:1 ratio (upper rotation); upper and lower trapezius along with serratus anterior

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Shoulder Complex: pathologies

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sub-acromial pain syndrome; adhesive capsulitis; shoulder instability;

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Sub-Acromial Pain Syndrome

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superior translation of the humeral head into the subacromial space; most common form of shoulder pain; probably more complex than that; can lead to bursitis, rotator cuff tear, biceps long head tear

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Adhesive Capsulitis

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frozen shoulder; capsular tightening of unknown etiology; more common in women and middle-aged elderly individuals; can be hormonal; maybe a progression of rotator cuff inflammation that spreads to the joint capsule; ROM is continually lost and pain increases

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Adhesive Capsulitis: 3 stages

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freezing (cortisone can be helpful; gradually loses ROM; pain); frozen (no pain but frozen); and thawing (regaining ROM)

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Shoulder Complex: shoulder instability

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dislocation is losing 100% of contact between the humeral head and the glenoid fossa; anything less is subluxation

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Shoulder Complex:Labral Tear

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can occur due to subluxing or dislocation; tearing the labrum of the glenoid

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Traumatic Dislocation

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only 15% success rate with conservative therapy; related to a specific injury; usually unidirectional and unilateral

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Atraumatic Dislocation

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no injury but very lax shoulders (with symptoms) usually bilateral and multidirectional (85% success rate with conservative therapy); usually genetic

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Extensibility

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muscle’s ability to be stretched or to increase in length

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Elasticity

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ability to return to normal resting length following a stretch

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Parallel Elastic Component

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passive elasticity derived from muscle membranes

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Series Elastic Component

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passive elasticity derived from tendons when a tensed muscle is stretched

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Stretch/Shortening cyclee

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eccentric contraction followed immediately by concentric contraction; eccentric contraction leads to storing energy which adds to concentric contraction; muscle acts like a spring; good for power

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Irritability

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muscle’s ability to respond to a stimulus

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Muscle Fiber

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a single muscle cell surrounded by a membrane called the sarcolemma and containing specialized cytoplasm called cytoplasm

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Structural Organization of Skeletal Muscle

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sarcomere (the basic structural unit of the muscle; the alternating dark and light bands give muscle is striations); motor unit (single motor neuron and all fibers it innervates)

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Fast Twitch Muscle Fiber

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reach peak tension and relax more quickly than slow twitch fibers; have greater tension

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Slow Twitch Muscle Fiber

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peak tension is typically slower and less forceful than fast twitch

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Parallel Fiber Arrangement

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fibers are roughly parallel to the longitudinal axis of the muscle; biceps brachii, sartorius;

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Pennate Fiber Arrangement

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short fibers attach to one or more tendons with the muscles; gastrocnemius; angle of pennation increases as tension progressively increses

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Motor Unit Recruitment Order

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slow twitch fibers are easier to activate than fast twitch fibers; increasing speed, force, or duration of movement involves progressive recruitment of MUs with higher activation thresholds

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Concentric Movement

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involves shortening of muscle; against what gravity is tending to cause

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Eccentric Movement

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involves lengthening of muscle

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Isometric Movement

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involving no change in movement;

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Stabilizers

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act to stabilize a body part against some other force

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Neutraliers

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act to eliminate an unwanted action produced by an agonist; example-prevents biceps from supinating arm during hammer curl

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Active Insufficiency

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failure to produce force when slack; decreased ability to form a fist when in wrist flxion

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Passive Insufficiency

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restriction of joint range of motion when fully stretched; fingers and elbow need to be flexed to find true ROM of wrist

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Force-Velocity Relationship

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when resistance (force) is negligible, muscle contracts with maximal velocity; velocity decreases as force goes up; there is an isometric maximum where velocity is 0

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Length-Tension Relationship

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tension present in a stretched muscle is the sum of the active tension provided by the muscle fibers and the passive tension provided by the tendons and membranes; when muscle length is short, there is no force or contraction that can occur; force is maximal when sarcomere is the perfect length to allow all of the myosin to pull on actin

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Electromechanical Delay

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time between arrival of a neural stimulus and tension development by the muscle (30-100ms)

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Muscular Strength

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the amount of torque a muscle group can generate at a joint; torque is the force that has a tendency to rotate an object

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Factors Influencing Muscular Strength

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Tension (cross sectional area and neuromuscular efficiency) and moment arms of the muscles crossing the joint (distance between muscle attachment and joint center; angle of the muscle’s attachment)

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Muscular Power

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the product of muscular force and the velocity of muscle shortening; the rate of torque production

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Muscular Endurance

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the ability of muscle to exert tension over a period of time;

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Muscle Temperature

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the warmer a muscle is, the faster the speeds of nerves and muscle function

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Strain

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injury to muscle; deformation of tissue; combination of stretch and load; usually during eccentric contractions; “popping sarcomere” when sarcomeres can become weaker and tear;

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Tendinopathy-Symptoms

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injury to a tendon; mechanism is not clearly understood; repetitive strain can lead to tendon degeneration; both mechanical and material properties change;

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Tendinopathy- Treatment

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METH- movement, elevation, traction heat; or RICE- rest, ice, compression, and elevation; isometric contractions and eccentric contraction can induce hypoalgesia and desensitize the tendons to pain

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Skeletal System: Function

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protection, support, link and levers, and is a site for muscle attachments

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Bone Stiffness

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stress/strain in a loaded material; stress divided by the relative amount of change in shape

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Bone Compressive Strength

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ability to resist compression;

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What contributes to stiffness and compressive strength?

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Calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate; smoking and caffeine can leech phosphorus

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What affects bone strength?

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bone porosity, bone structure,

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Bone Porosity

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the amount of bone volume filled with pores or cavities; the less the pores, the stiffer the bone, thus can withstand greater stress but less strain; with more porosity, the bone can withstand less stress but greater strain

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Bone Structure

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bone is anisotropic; it has different strength and stiffness depending on the direction of the load; bone is strongest in resisting compression, ok at resisting tension, weakest in resisting shear force

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Cortical Bone

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compact mineralized bone with low porosity; found in the shafts of long bones

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Trabecular or Cancellous Bone

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less compact bone with high porosity; found in the ends of long bones and the vertebrae; allows for the ends of bones to not give in to gravity

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Axial Skeleton

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skull, vertebrae, sternum, ribs

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Appendicular Skeleton

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bones composing the body appendages

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Short Bones

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approximately cubical; include the carpals and tarsals

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Flat Bones

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protect organs and provide surfaces for muscle attachments; include the scapulae, sternum, ribs, patellae, and some bones of the skull

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Irregular Bones

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have different shapes to serve different functions; include vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx, and maxilla

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Long Bones

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from the framework of the appendicular skeleton; include the humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula

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How do bones respond to training?

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the densities, the sizes, and the shapes of bones are determined by the magnitude and direction of the acting forces (SAID principle)

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Wolff’s Law

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osteoblasts and osteoclasts are continually building and resorbing bone; increased or decreased mechanical stress leads to a predominance of osteoblast or osteoclast activity respectively; weight bearing programs promote bone density

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What tends to diminish bone density?

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lack of weight bearing exercise; spending time in the water; bed rest; traveling in space; cycling

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Osteoporosis-general

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disorder involving decreased bone mass and strength with pain and one or more fractures resulting from daily activity;

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Osteoporosis- type I

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postmenopausal; osteoporosis affects about 40% of women after age 50

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Osteoporosis- type II

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age-associated; osteoporosis affects most women and men after age 70

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Osteoporosis-Treatment

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postmenopausal hormone replacement; dietary calcium and vitamin D; avoid smoking, caffeine, and alcohol

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Geenstick Fracture

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one side of bone is broken, the other side is bent (in children)

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Comminuted Fracture

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broken into 3 or more pieces (shattered)

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Stress Fracture

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tiny cracks in the bone due to repetitive application of force

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Fatigue Fractures

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normal bone subject to repeated forces and does not have time to repair

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Insufficiency Fractures

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a weak bone (osteoporosis) fails under routine activity

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Risk Factors for stress fractures

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high impact sports, poor dynamic shock absorption, sudden shift from inactivity to frequent exercise, females with amenrorhea

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Stress Fracture Prevention

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start exercise programs gradually, avoid prolonged activity, avoid sudden changes in type of exercise or intensity; train to improve shock absorption/decrease ground reaction force; cross-training; use proper equipment

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Osgood Schlatter Disease

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overuse condition that develops in adolescents due to repetitive tension of patellar tendon on the immature tibial tuberosity;

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Osgood Schlatter Disease- treatment

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rest from high-load quad activities; stretchingof quadriceps and adequate warmup/cool down