C-Spine Intervention Flashcards
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
What 5 things are generally done with intervention planning?
- Think Stability vs Mobility
- Educate
- Reduce Pain
- Address Impairments
- Improve Functional Activity Performance and Participation
Generally with MSK health conditions, think __________ vs ___________.
Stability vs Mobility
__________ about the health condition, prognosis, intervention/ management plan is incredibly important as well as activity ________ to better help the patient continue activities.
- Education
- modification
What are common ways to reduce pain?
- Manual Therapy Intervention
- Exercise
- Improve stability (coordination training)
What is done in each of the 3 phases to improve mobility?
Phase I
- activation/ coordination exercises
- mobility exercises
- inhibitory exercises
- soft tissue mobilization
- joint mobs, manipulations
Phase II
-progression to strength/endurance training of stabilizers
Phase III
-increase challenge of exercises
What is done in each of the 3 phases to improve stability?
Phase I
- exercises: physiological effects
- activation/coordination exercises
- joint mobs, manipulations
Phase II
-progression to strength/endurance training of stabilizers
Phase III
-increase challenge of exercises
PART 2: STRETCHES AND SELF-MWM
PART 2: STRETCHES AND SELF-MWM
If we are having guarded musculature, ____ intensity ____ repetition exercise can be helpful for improving motion as well as targeting ___________.
- low, high
- antagonist
If there is an actual shortening of tissue, _______ can be helpful.
stretching
PART 3: DNF EXERCISES
PART 3: DNF EXERCISES
Neck flexor exercises target what muscles?
- Rectus capitus anterior
- Longus capitus
- Longus colli
The longus colli runs along the anterior cervical spine vertebrae, a contraction _________ the cervical lordosis (flex).
straightens
During DNF exercises, patients can __________ SCM and scalenes to make sure there is no compensation from those muscles which are usually overactive in people with chronic/acute neck health conditions.
palpate
For __________________ (CCFEx) we begin at target level and progressively increase (10s x 10 reps) and avoid SCM and Anterior scalene activation.
Craniocervical Flexion Exercise (CCFEx)
What can be used for endurance training for DNF?
Chin tuck/ head lift
-increase hold times and resistance
Which is better, CCFEx or CFEx (chin tucks/head lifts)?
Improved isometric strength observed in both groups; neither group demonstrated significant improvement in muscle performance measures
PART 4: NERVE ENTRAPMENT/NERVE MOBILIZATION
PART 4: NERVE ENTRAPMENT/NERVE MOBILIZATION
With peripheral nerve entrapments and radiculopathy there is a ____ grade of compression on the nerve. Why is this problematic?
- low-grade
- On the outer sheath of the nerve there is a web of micro-vessels that supply blood to the nerve tissue. This limits the blood supply (O2) to that tissue and allows an influx of fluid. This can affect the signal transmission (sensory and motor).
What are nerve mobilizations?
Type of nerve therapy that aims to specifically locate and treat compression of nerves all throughout the body. The treatment is performed by applying gentle, precise pressure to the nerve in order to glide or floss it through the nerve sheath, which is made of connective tissue and surrounds the nerve.
What are the types of nerve mobilizations used for nerve entrapments?
- Gentle Stretching
- Nerve Mobilization (Active vs. Passive) (“Gliders” vs Tensioners”)
What are the proposed mechanisms of nerve mobilizations?
- Decrease adhesions and allow improved movement of peripheral nerves
- May increase neural vascularity allowing increased oxygenation of the nerve
- Dispersion of noxious fluids
- Improvement of axoplasmic flow
What is the difference between “Gliders” and “Tensioners”?
- Gliders involve stretching nerve at 1 joint and favoring it at another joint.
- Tensioners are giving full tension at every joint.
PART 5: GENERAL MANUAL THERAPY CONSIDERATIONS
PART 5: GENERAL MANUAL THERAPY CONSIDERATIONS
What are the joint mobilization types?
- Oscillation Mobilizations
- Manipulations
- Static Stretch Mobilizations